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POLITICAL EDITOR  mashayab@dailynews.co.zw THE ruling Zanu PF’s highest decision-making bodies outside the party’s congress are set to meet in Harare in three crucial gatherings from today until Friday. Among other things, the meetings of the party’s powerful politburo, central committee and national consultative assembly are expected to deal with escalating infighting that is threatening to…

muronzereyib@dailynews.co.zw AUTHORITIES have approved the Biological and Toxin Weapons Crimes Bill, a significant step towards preventing the production and use of biological weapons. The Bill’s primary objective is to outlaw the development, production, manufacture, possession, stockpiling, importation, exportation, transportation, transit, trans-shipment, transfer, or use of biological agents, toxins, and weapons. Addressing a post-Cabinet media briefing…

muronzereyib@dailynews.co.zw PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has affirmed that the late Vice President Joshua Nkomo’s heroic and selfless nationalism continues to inspire Zimbabwe’s implementation of people-oriented policies. This commemoration comes 26 years after Nkomo’s passing at the age of 82 on July 1 1999 at Parirenyatwa hospital. He was subsequently laid to rest at the National Heroes…

Thabiso Mutirwara mutirwarat@dailynews.co.zw BANKS are ramping up their efforts to combat soaring armed robberies in the country. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, the chief executive officer of the Bankers Association of Zimbabwe (Baz), Fanwell Mutogo, described the nation’s rising armed robberies as “deeply concerning”. In this regard, banks were moving to invest in advanced…

THE late former President Robert Mugabe’s son, Bellarmine Chatunga, yesterday appeared before a Concession magistrate facing seven counts, including assault and malicious damage to property charges. Police spokesperson Paul Nyathi confirmed the arrest to the Daily News last evening. “He was arrested yesterday (Monday), he is facing seven counts which include assault and malicious damage…

THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) says it is working hard to engender more public confidence in the country’s monetary system and the ZiG, to further boost the local economy. Speaking to the Daily News — the country’s most influential newspaper — RBZ deputy governor, Innocent Matshe, also said yesterday that authorities were making every…

Tapiwa Chirume chirumet@dailynews.co.zw HARARE City Council (HCC) is losing out on significant revenue, potentially millions of dollars, due to an estimated 5 000 illegal billboards across the city. This comes amid allegations that some council officials were illicitly pocketing income from the billboards. The revelation came to light during a weekend meeting between Parliament’s Public…

POLITICAL EDITOR mashayab@daily.co.zw BOTH ordinary consumers and business are concerned about the resurgence of brutal power cuts around the country. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, they said heightened blackouts would soon likely trigger fresh price increases. The spokesperson of the Consumer Protection Commission (CPC), Kudakwashe Mudereri, said power cuts had a negative effect on…

RUTENDO NGARA HARARE regional magistrate Musaiona Shotgame yesterday acquitted a man accused of raping and infecting his 10-month-old baby with a sexually transmitted disease. Shotgame argued that the mother’s evidence presented to the court was inconsistent and failed to corroborate her accusations. He also noted that, as stated by a medical doctor, genital ulcers can…

muronzereyib@dailynews.co.zw LEGISLATORS have expressed serious concerns about the deteriorating state of the country’s education sector, citing crumbling infrastructure and a severe shortage of resources. The alarm was raised in a report tabled in the National Assembly last week by the Joint Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Primary and Secondary Education and the Thematic Committee on Gender…