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Rutendo NgaraSENIOR STAFF WRITER A SUSPECTED robber, who allegedly robbed businessman Wicknell Chivayo’s in-laws of his lobola money in April, yesterday claimed in court that police officers shot at him during his arrest. Felix Karimba and his coaccused Taurai Mushawemhuka appeared before regional magistrate Marehwanazvo Gofa facing 10 armed robbery charges, and she remanded them…

Brandon Josphat CHIEF WRITER josphatbl@dailynews.co.zw HEALTH minister Douglas Mombeshora says authorities are acutely aware of the myriad challenges facing public health facilities, but are also confident that these will be resolved soon. Speaking to the Daily News — the country’s most influential newspaper — Mombeshora also revealed yesterday that the government had since moved to…

Takudzwa Dhambu dhambut@dailynews.co.zw AUTHORITIES have appealed to the private sector to support the fight against gender-based violence (GBV) in the country. The minister of Women Affairs, Monica Mutsvangwa, yesterday said the private sector can provide funding as part of their corporate social responsibility. “We are working with the private sector and we realise that it…

SOUTHERN EDITOR BUSINESSES are set to deepen regional trade ties and tap into new export markets as ZimTrade leads a delegation of local enterprises to Malawi for a high-level export mission. The delegation, comprising 10 local companies, would participate in strategic trade engagements in Blantyre aimed at unlocking export opportunities and building sustainable commercial partnerships…

Staff writer in BULAWAYO BULAWAYO mayor David Coltart says the city is on guard against bed-bug infestations as anxiety spreads across the country after Kwekwe became the latest city to be affected by the parasites after the capital Harare. The bed-bugs were first reported in Harare’s sprawling suburb of Mbare, with claims that the blood-sucking…

STAFF WRITER muronzereyib@dailynews.co.zw GOVERNMENT has noted significant stability in the prices of basic goods as well as their availability on the market, saying it is a sign that its various measures to improve the economy are bearing fruit. Speaking during a post-Cabinet media briefing in Harare yesterday, the minister of Information, Jenfan Muswere, said the…

Brandon Josphat CHIEF WRITER josphatbl@dailynews.co.zw YOUTH minister Tino Machakaire’s refreshingly candid concerns about the dire state of Zimbabwe’s public hospitals stirred heated debates in the country yesterday. This came after the Daily News — the country’s most influential newspaper — recently focused national attention anew on Zimbabwe’s failing health sector, which is weighed down by…

Takudzwa Dhambu dhambut@dailynews.co.zw THE Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (Potraz) says the country has seen a sharp rise in mobile, internet usage, and increased investment in network infrastructure with over 15,6 million registered as cellphone users. This was confirmed by Potraz director general Gift Machengete in a sector performance report for 2024. “Active mobile subscriptions…

Brandon Josphat CHIEF WRITER josphatbl@dailynews.co.zw POWER cuts have taken a fresh turn for the worse, following another breakdown at the vital Hwange Thermal Power Plant. And in even more bad news for some residents of Harare, Zesa also confirmed yesterday that one of its major substations — that supplies electricity to the capital city’s southwestern…

POLITICAL EDITOR mashayab@dailynews.co.zw ZIMBABWE is pushing for international financial institutions to relax lending conditions to ease the burden on developing countries, which are struggling with crippling debts, deputy Finane Minister Kudakwashe Mnangagwa has said. “We cannot depend on a global financial architecture that was established for a world that existed 80 years ago,” he said…