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STAKEHOLDERS representing the business community and residents have implored the Bulawayo City Council (BCC) to be transparent with its proposed 2025 budget in order to have it approved by government. In a joint notice, The Confederation of Zimbabwe Industries (CZI), the Zimbabwe National Chamber of Commerce ((ZNCC), the Bulawayo United Residents Association (Bura), the Bulawayo…

AUTHORITIES should bring forward their plans to de-dollarise and have the ZiG as the country’s sole currency, as this will ensure the long term stability of the economy. So says veteran economist and former member of the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe’s (RBZ) monetary policy committee, Eddie Cross, who also reiterates that the government must take…

THE Medicines Control Authority of Zimbabwe (Mcaz) and the police’s CID Drugs and Narcotics Department last week raided local herbal clinics operating in Harare’s central business district and selling unregistered herbal products. This comes as several popular socialites have been promoting these products on social media platforms, claiming they treat illnesses such as infertility and…

Stella MadzivanyikaStaff Writer THE government aims to surpass last year’s yields for winter crops following the good rains received this year. In 2024, 119 954 hectares of wheat produced 562 591 metric tonnes, 6 697 hectares of barley produced 36 120 metric tonnes, and 8 657 hectares of potatoes produced 233 739 metric tonnes. According…

THE government has granted the Zimbabwe Mobile Sanitation Association (ZMSA) the right to provide public mobile toilets nationwide to prevent outbreaks of communicable diseases. This development supports the government’s efforts to combat cholera by setting up mobile toilets at bus terminals and other crowded areas. In a letter dated February 19 2025 addressed to the…

BULAWAYO councillors have expressed concern over the high number of incomplete key projects, resulting in the city lagging behind in development. This concern comes after the Bulawayo City Council (BCC) recently announced that local projects are only 50 percent complete and are expected to be finished this year, with some projects extending into 2026. According…

Brandon Josphat CHIEF WRITER WITH the country reeling from rising armed robberies, police officers are now undergoing even more intensive training to deal with the scourge and other violent crimes. Speaking to the Daily News — the country’s most influential newspaper — national police spokesperson, Paul Nyathi, said yesterday this was being done as law…

THE minister of Energy, July Moyo, has challenged Sadc countries to come up with new initiatives to address power challenges. Speaking in Victoria Falls yesterday during the 64th Southern African Power Pool (SAPP) Management Committee, Moyo said the region has experienced insufficient power generation capacity and obsolete infrastructure. “Of late, the electricity supply industry in…

Nyasha KunyiswaSENIOR STAFF WRITERkunyiswan@dailynews.co.zw THE government has secured US$30,8 million for the procurement of cancer machines, confirmed the minister of Health, Douglas Mombeshora, yesterday. The funds were secured from the sugar tax introduced by the government last year. Mombeshora confirmed the development in Harare while addressing journalists, adding that the government was making efforts to…