Tapiwa Chirume chirumet@dailynews.co.zw HARARE City Council (HCC) says it will soon roll out an operation to impound heavy trucks parked in residential areas amid fears about residents’ safety, infrastructure damage and noise pollution. The action is part of the local authority’s broader effort to enforce council by-laws and ensure the proper use of residential areas….
YVONNE NCUBE A BULAWAYO couple, believed to be part of a drug-dealing syndicate, appeared in court yesterday facing charges of unlawful possession of dangerous drugs. Their arrest followed a police raid over the weekend. Darian-Lee Kevin Lloyd Jackson, 31, and Lakin Lee Robinson, 32, both residents of West Somerton suburb, appeared before Bulawayo regional magistrate…
Blessings Mashaya and Brandon Josphat STAFF WRITERS SUCCESSION politics is among the least of Zanu PF’s challenges, as the ruling party’s main focus remains on further lifting the quality of life of needy Zimbabweans. Speaking to the Daily News — the country’s most influential newspaper — Zanu PF spokesperson Christopher Mutsvangwa also stressed at the…
THE increasing presence of Chinese companies in Zimbabwe is boosting the local job market, an economic expert has said. Dereck Goto, an…
Brandon JosphatCHIEF WRITERjosphatbl@dailynews.co.zw HIGH Court judge Justice Regis Dembure has blocked the eviction of indigenous farmers from Springs Farm in Goromonzi, Mashonaland East Province, saying the withdrawal of their offer letters is illegal. This comes after Local Government minister Daniel Garwe offered 1 000 hectares of land to business mogul Billy Rautenbach’s company, Marimba Residential…
Brandon JosphatCHIEF WRITERjosphatbl@dailynews.co.zw THE Competition and Tariff Commission says it has initiated investigations into the effects of increased imports that are now jeopardising domestic industries and will potentially lead to job losses. This comes after Merken Investments (Private) Limited and Manica Boards and Doors submitted an application to the commission alleging that increased imports of…
Thabiso Mutirwara STAFF WRITER mutirwarat@dailynews.co.zw ZIMBABWE is bracing for a cold spell with cloudy conditions expected until Wednesday, driven by southeasterly winds, the Meteorological Service Department (MSD) has announced. MSD spokesperson James Ngoma yesterday explained that the influx of moisture originates from winds traveling across the Indian Ocean and through Mozambique before entering Zimbabwe from…
muronzereyib@dailynews.co.zw LEGISLATORS are intensifying calls for the government to establish a commission of inquiry to investigate the corrupt allocation of wetlands by local authorities nationwide. This comes amidst a surge in unauthorised construction on wetlands, roadsides, and other undesignated areas, particularly in Harare and other urban centres. “This commission of inquiry must have the legal…
BY TAKUDZWA DHAMBU FINANCE minister Mthuli Ncube should increase taxes on the wealthy, to give the poor breathing space in the economy when he presents his mid-term Budget statement later this month. So says prominent economist and former member of the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe’s (RBZ) monetary policy committee, Eddie Cross, who adds that it…
THE Catholic Church in Zimbabwe is grappling with a severe shortage of people dedicating their lives to becoming priests. This emerged in an article that was written by Sister Mufaro Chakuinga, which was published in the Vatican News at the weekend. She revealed that the numbers of candidates to the country’s major seminary had been…
