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TAPIWA CHIRUMEStaff Writer GOVERNMENT has authorised mayors and council chairpersons to drive council vehicles in an effort to reduce operational costs on condition that they meet requisite vehicle licensing requirements. This comes after Local authorities had appealed to the Local Government ministry two years ago for authority to drive council-owned vehicles to reduce fuel and…

By Blessings Mashaya and Brandon Josphat THE country’s public transport system has reached alarming levels, most notably during peak hours in urban areas when the demand for mass transit surges. Frustrated commuters in major urban areas who spoke to the Daily News — the country’s most influential newspaper — said this week that authorities had…

PROVINCIAL Affairs minister, Judith Ncube, has implored all key stakeholders to work together to boost the regional economy. Speaking at a seminar here yesterday, Ncube said it was very important that Bulawayo’s industrial sector was revived so that it could benefit the region and also play the essential role it used to fulfil in the…

Rutendo Ngara ngarar@dailynews.co.zw A GROUP of war veterans has approached the High Court seeking a Constitutional Court referral to challenge the constitutionality of the land tenure implementation programme. Last year, President Emmerson Mnangagwa launched the programme at his Precabe Farm in Kwekwe. The land tenure implementation programme seeks to address land ownership, particularly for beneficiaries…

CITIZENS Coalition for Change (CCC) has failed to field candidates for the upcoming by-elections in Insiza North and Gutu East constituencies due to ongoing factional fights within the party. The polls are scheduled to take place on June 14. CCC spokesperson Willias Madzimure from the Welshman Ncube faction yesterday admitted that the internal fights had…

GOVERNMENT is set to accelerate the approval of rural local authorities’ master plans to enable them to improve development in their communities. Local Government deputy minister, Albert Mavhunga, yesterday said local authorities should also work hard in developing their master plans. “Master plans are a key element when it comes to rural development, and our…

Shamaine Chirimujiri and Blessings Mashaya SPIRITED church leaders are once again girding their loins for a fresh national dialogue push, which they see as the best way to extricate Zimbabwe from its decades-long myriad challenges. Speaking to the Daily News — the country’s most influential newspaper — the chairperson of the Zimbabwe Heads of Christian…

Brandon Josphat CHIEF WRITER josphatbl@dailynews.co.zw POLICE have raised concern over the proliferation of illegal firearms in the country, amid soaring cases of armed robberies. This comes as authorities are upping their game in their war against criminals who use guns to commit armed robberies. Police national spokesperson Paul Nyathi yesterday expressed concern that firearms holders…

SOUTHERN EDITOR EFFORTS to revive Bulawayo’s once vibrant industrial base require a more strategic, case-by-case approach rather than blanket interventions, local business leaders have said. Bulawayo, historically the country’s primary industrial centre which boasts a diverse range of industries, including manufacturing, heavy industry, and the headquarters of the National Railways of Zimbabwe, is now a…

STAFF WRITER chirimujiris@dailynews.co.zw DELTA Corporation, a leading beverage manufacturer in the country, reported a lager beer consumption of 2,66 million hectolitres in Zimbabwe last year. This represents an eight percent increase compared to 2023. In its financials released yesterday, Delta Corporation chairman Todd Moyo attributed the achievement to offering affordable prices to consumers. “The growth…