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NEWS EDITOR tafirenyikam@dailynews.co.zw IT IS crucial that the government acts decisively against pervasive corruption in the country, the United States of America ambassador to Zimbabwe, Pamela Tremont, has reiterated. Speaking during her country’s early Independence Day celebrations in Harare on Wednesday, Tremont said corruption was depriving Zimbabweans a better life, while also hampering foreign investment…

Mishma Chakanyuka PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has bemoaned the Harare waste collection crisis, saying the behaviour has to end forthwith as it impacts the public negatively. Speaking during the commissioning of the Geo Pomona Waste Management sorting plant and refuse collection trucks in Harare yesterday, Mnangagwa said the waste crisis has had “dire consequences, ranging from…

Rutendo Ngara  SENIOR STAFF WRITER  ngarar@dailynews.co.zw   A DOMBOSHAVA man, Succeed Mukaro, has been convicted of stealing mobile phones valued at US$15 000 from an upmarket shop owned by Miniyothabo Chiwenga, the wife of Vice President Constantino Chiwenga. Mukaro appeared before provincial magistrate Ethel Chichera yesterday and pleaded guilty to unlawful entry. He is set to be…

SOUTHERN EDITOR THE Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) faction led by Welshman Ncube says it will go ahead with its planned September elective congress notwithstanding the internal strife ravaging the party. This comes as the party has split into three factions with two others led by Sengezo Tshabangu, who asserts himself as the CCC interim…

Brandon Josphat CHIEF WRITER josphatbl@dailynews.co.zw AUTHORITIES say the upcoming National Development Strategy 2 (NDS 2) will consolidate economic stability and improve ordinary citizens’ livelihoods. This comes after Cabinet in March approved the NDS 2, a five-year plan set to succeed NDS 1, which concludes this December. In a speech read by the Finance ministry director…

By Brandon Josphat CHIEF WRITER josphatbl@dailynews.co.zw SELLING fuel in ZiG, as is being clamoured for by many key stakeholders, will likely lead to the immediate return of paralysing product shortages and snaking queues at service stations. So warns the chief executive of the Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (Zera), Edington Mazambani, who argues that national foreign…

Tapiwa Chirume STAFF WRITER chirumet@dailynews.co.zw HARARE City Council is set to embark on a community-wide search for all stray dogs in a bid to euthanise them as the local authority intensifies efforts to ensure the safety of residents. This comes as the police have arrested Mike Mupinga and charged him with culpable homicide after his…

Blessings Mashaya and Brandon Josphat FORMER Deputy Prime Minister and robotics scientist Arthur Mutambara has warned that Zimbabweans face massive job cuts due to Artificial Intelligence (AI), urging the government to implement adequate measures to address the impending crisis. This comes as experts have recently indicated that the rapid development of AI is likely to…

By Rutendo Ngara HARARE regional magistrate Letwin Rwodzi yesterday sentenced an 84-yearold woman to 15 years for raping a minor boy. Erica Gurure of Mufakose suburb in Harare was convicted of aggravated indecent assault after the court found her guilty or raping a 17-year-old boy. The boy who was raped has autism. In handing down…

Takudzwa Dhambu STAFF WRITER dhambut@dailynews.co.zw THE Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) says the public should not panic as one of its units is conducting a field training exercise in the capital until Friday. In a statement, the director army public relations, Hlengiwe Dube, said the exercise would be conducted during the day and was not expected…