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By Rutendo Ngara NINE women who were advertising massage and sex services on social media were yesterday fined US$30 each by Harare provincial magistrate Winfilda Tiatara. The nine, Natasha Makowe, Anne Mandaza, Ashley Nyamutsaka, Nyasha Mungate, Gamuchirai Dzvukutu, Ellen Chihota, Miola Manyange, Euno Chiwara and Mukhtah Banda, were convicted of breaching the Criminal Law Codification…

Brandon Josphat CHIEF WRITER josphatbl@dailynews.co.zw THE government has learned from its past mistakes, which has allowed authorities to have a firmer grip on the national budget, the ZiG and prices of basic goods in the country. So says the minister of Finance, Mthuli Ncube, who stressed yesterday that the government was now committed to living…

GOVERNMENT says it is in talks with civil servants through the Tripartite Negotiating Forum (TNF) with a view to improving their salaries and working conditions. This comes as civil servants are pushing the government to restore their previous salaries where they were earning close to US$800. Currently, government employees are earning around US$350, which is…

Brandon Josphat CHIEF WRITER josphatbl@dailynews.co.zw ZIMBABWE and Mozambique are joining forces to end power outages by enhancing cooperation in energy generation and petroleum production. The two countries yesterday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on energy cooperation, aimed at promoting economic growth through the use of natural resources. According to the MoU that was signed…

SOUTHERN EDITOR BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) is hosting the City of Bulawayo Research and Innovation Seminar (COBRIS) to reclaim the second capital’s status as the country’s industrial hub. Held under the banner: “Create, Collaborate, and Commercialise”, the seminar is being attended by top academics, entrepreneurs, policymakers, and investors to tackle Bulawayo’s most pressing challenges, which…

PARLIAMENTARIANS have criticised the country’s ports of entry for allowing the smuggling of illegal skin bleaching products. The criticism comes as the Medicines Control Authority of Zimbabwe (MCAZ) cracks down on socialites advertising unauthorised skin bleaching products on social media. Debating a motion on stricter legislation to control skin lightening creams on Tuesday, Murewa South…

Brandon JosphatCHIEF WRITER FORMER Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) boss, Nelson Chamisa, expressed doubt yesterday that Zimbabwe’s divided opposition leaders would unite ahead of the scheduled 2028 national elections. Speaking to the Daily News — the country’s most influential newspaper — Chamisa said committed and consistently principled opposition leaders were needed for this to happen,…

By Tapiwa Chirume chirumet@dailynews.co.zw AMID lingering suspicions that some of the Harare City Council’s senior officials hold fake qualifications — which may be contributing to the capital’s poor service delivery — Mayor Jacob Mafume wants the metro to institute a skills audit. Speaking during a full council meeting on Tuesday, the tenacious Mafume said the…

PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has challenged Zanu PF members to remain loyal to the party and steer the country’s economic development.  Addressing the former liberation movement’s politburo meeting in Harare yesterday, Mnangagwa said it was “critically important that cadres and deployees assigned to leadership positions and strategic national duties remain loyal, patriotic and committed to wholeheartedly…

Nyasha KunyiswaSENIOR STAFF WRITER PARIRENYATWA hospital is set to revolutionise its renal unit with 21 new machines that will start functioning in August. This comes as the country’s public health delivery system faces numerous challenges, with the minister of Health, Douglas Mombeshora acknowledging the challenges, but expressing confidence in their resolution. Parirenyatwa hospital matron Pretty…