BY RUTENDO NGARA THE son of the late Cabinet minister Joel Biggie Matiza, Batsirai, has won a High Court case against Nadia Vongai Mabvirakare, who attempted to remove him from a tree-planting project in Murehwa, Mashonaland East Province. Matiza is the current Zanu PF youth league environment secretary. In her court application filed under The…
Kudzanai Gerede MARKETS EDITOR THERE are fresh calls for the government to review the country’s plethora of taxes, which experts said yesterday were weighing down businesses and worsening the plight of poor citizens. Speaking at the Annual Tax Review Breakfast Meeting in Harare — hosted by the country’s number one business publication, The Financial Gazette,…
Thabiso Mutirwara mutirwarat@dailynews.co.zw THE minister of Health, Douglas Mombeshora, has confirmed that progress has been made in drafting the National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill, which will be tabled in Parliament before June. The proposed bill aims to improve healthcare access for citizens by creating an essential compulsory medical aid cover. Addressing the media in Harare…
SOUTHERN EDITOR INFORMAL traders have called for dialogue to find a lasting solution to the long-running battles between illegal vendors and authorities. This comes after the government on Wednesday issued a 48-hour ultimatum to all local authorities to clear night vendors from the streets, citing littering and disruptions of other formal businesses in central business…
STAFF WRITER muronzereyib@dailynews.co.zw PARTIES involved in the escalating armed conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) need to engage in constructive dialogue as a matter of urgency. So reiterated President Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday, when he addressed a virtual Sadc extraordinary summit. He repeatedly emphasised that dialogue was critical if the Sadc and East Africa…
Staff writer in BULAWAYO POLICE in Bulawayo have confirmed that some parents or guardians involved in selling illegal drugs are using their children as mules and have vowed to end such practices. This comes as the police have intensified a crackdown on drug dealers in the country. Speaking during a stakeholders’ engagement yesterday, Bulawayo acting…
Brandon JosphatCHIEF WRITERjosphatbl@dailynews.co.zw BOTH labour and business want authorities to take more fiscal and monetary steps to boost the economy, amid the recent closures of distressed companies and retrenchment of thousands of people over the past few months. Speaking to the Daily News — the country’s most influential newspaper — the acting secretary general of…
BULAWAYO residents will have to wait a little longer before the current brutal water rationing is eased. This is despite the city having recently recorded substantial water inflows into its supply dams this rainy season — which have now reached just above 50 percent of their capacity. This good news has prompted the local authority…
AUTHORITIES, through the ministry of Industry, have re-established the Commercial and Industrial Premises Rent Boards for the Southern and Northern regions to address rising disputes and ensure fair rent determination for business properties. This development comes after the absence of these boards had left many business owners, particularly small to medium enterprises (SMEs), at the…
Stella MadzivanyikaSTAFF WRITERmadzivanyikas@dailynews.co.zw A GANG of two robbers allegedly stole cash and goods worth US$90 000 from the minister of Sports, Kirsty Coventry’s parents Robert and Lyn’s home in Harare on Tuesday, police have said. According to the police, the two, who are still at large, broke into the couple’s bedroom while they were asleep…
