POLITICAL EDITOR mashayab@dailynews.co.zw ZANU PF bigwigs are stepping up their push to persuade an unenthusiastic President Emmerson Mnangagwa to remain in power beyond the expiration of his tenure in office in 2028. Speaking to the Daily News — the country’s most influential newspaper — Zanu PF director for information, Farai Marapira, confirmed yesterday that senior…
THE local council has embarked on a major programme to rehabilitate the city’s damaged roads. In this regard, metro officials are busy engaging private contractors to complement the work of the municipality in repairing its many potholed roads. Speaking to the media here yesterday, the city’s acting director of works, Methusi Dibidi, said they were…
Stella Madzivanyika madzivanyikas@dailynews.co.zw LOW water levels at the Kariba and Cahora Bassa dams continue to disrupt power supplies and agriculture activities in Zimbabwe and Zambia. This emerged at a virtual meeting for Sadc Agriculture ministers on regional food and nutrition security yesterday. The two countries have hydro-power stations at the dam. “Ministers are invited to…
SOUTHERN EDITOR OPPOSITION parties in Matabeleland have united to prop up a Zapu candidate against the ruling Zanu PF party contender ahead of the Insiza North parliamentary by-election. The by-election which will be pitting four candidates is scheduled for June 14. These include Zanu PF’s Delani Moyo, Zapu’s Thabani Mlotshwa, Zimbabwe National Revival Party’s Mbongeni…
THE trial of two nurses and their accomplices, who allegedly facilitated the sale of a baby for US$200, has commenced at the Harare Magistrates Court. During the first day of trial last Friday, one of the State witnesses, a minor, told magistrate Tilda Mazhande that the matter came to light after an unnamed prophetess prophesied…
Brandon JosphatCHIEF WRITERjosphatbl@dailynews.co.zw AUTHORITIES are ramping up their efforts to address the country’s ail ing healthcare system, which has come under severe public scrutiny in recent weeks. In this regard, the government is engaging Cuban companies and medical specialists to support the National Pharmaceutical Company (Natpham) to produce essential medications, and to assist lo cal…
By Rutendo Ngara A HARARE man, Wilson Mutambwani, is facing charges of assaulting Zanu PF legislator for Masvingo South, Tanatswa Mukomberi, for allegedly having an affair with his wife. Mutambwani of Braeside, appeared before Harare magistrate Ruth Moyo on Friday, after being charged with assault and malicious damage to Mukomberi’s vehicle during their altercation. He…
The government must create a supportive environment for the manufacturing sector to thrive, experts have said. Speaking at a business indaba in Bulawayo at the weekend, the CEO Africa Roundtable chief executive officer, Kipson Gundani, lamented the decline of local manufacturers. “Competitiveness presupposes that there is efficiency. For you to be competitive, you have to…
By Rutendo Ngara THE Sadc chairperson, President Emmerson Mnangagwa, has called upon Africans to rekindle the continent’s liberation ethos to remain united and fight common enemies. In his speech commemorating Africa Day yesterday, Mngangagwa said the youth or millennials should be taught that Africa’s sovereignty did not come on a silver platter hence its achievements…
Takudzwa Dhambu dhambut@dailynews.co.zw THE Zimbabwean government has suspended the importation of live clovenhoofed animals and their products from Gauteng Province, South Africa. Cloven-hoofed animals are those whose feet are divided into two or more toes, with each toe encased in a separate hoof. This means their hooves appear to be split, like a “cloven” or…
