STAFF WRITER muronzereyib@dailynews.co.zw BOTH Houses of Parliament – the Senate and the National Assembly – resume sitting today after a nearly two-month break, with various motions and Bills set for debate. A draft motion by Bikita West MP Energy Mutodi proposing deferring the 2028 national elections by five years and extending President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s term…
EMPLOYERS called for an urgent meeting with the government and labour yesterday to explore ways of saving jobs in the country, amid the growing closures and scaling down of operations by distressed companies. Speaking to the Daily News — the country’s most influential newspaper — the executive director of the Employers Confederation of Zimbabwe (Emcoz),…
THE Zanu PF war veterans league has hailed President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s efforts in making their lives better after the previous government had failed them. This came out over the weekend during the launch of the Presidential War Veterans Fund and Village Business Unit Empowerment Programme, a multi-million-dollar initiative designed to pull the country’s liberation fighters…
Masimba MakwembereSTAFF WRITERmakwemberemv@dailynews.co.zw THE ministry of Health has reported a surge in anthrax cases, with 10 new cases recorded in just one week in Mashonaland West and Midlands provinces. This brings the total number of anthrax cases to 19 since the beginning of the year. The cases were reported in Gokwe North District (five), Gokwe…
By Masimba Makwembere makwemberemv@dailynews.co.zw POLICE have arrested nearly 19 000 illegal transport operators across the country since the start of “operation no to “mushikashika” last month. The national police spokesperson, Paul Nyathi, yesterday confirmed the arrests. “On February 7, 994 arrests were made under operation, ‘No to Mushikashika,’ bringing cumulative arrests to 18 779. “So…
Yvonne Ncube in BULAWAYO BULAWAYO residents have pushed back against the Bulawayo City Council (BCC)’s proposal to introduce a water utility system, citing concerns over transparency and rushed consultations. During a stakeholder meeting at the council chambers on Friday, residents’ representatives questioned the urgency with which the BCC is advancing the plan. While the local…
BY BLESSINGS MASHAYA ANDBRANDON JOSPHAT AUTHORITIES need to do more to fix the country’s ailing economy and to lift the lives of all Zimbabweans, key stakeholders say. Speaking to the Daily News On Sunday at the weekend, representatives of consumers, workers and business said the latest policy steps taken by the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe…
BRANDON JOSPHATChief Writer THE Meteorological Services Department (MSD) says the country will begin receiving heavy rainfall associated with thunderstorms today, following a dry spell that has persisted for nearly two to three weeks in some regions. In an advisory report yesterday, MSD said heavy rains were expected in eastern and southern parts of the country,…
MASIMBA MAKWEMBEREStaff Writer THE police have issued a stern warning against touts, saying their barbaric behaviour is causing traffic congestion and endangering the well-being of commuters. According to the police national spokesperson, Paul Nyathi, touts and rank marshals were loading vehicles in the middle of roads and at undesignated places, leading to traffic chaos and…
STELLA MADZIVANYIKA A CAMPAIGN to address nutrition requirements of school children across the country, the “ENOUGH campaign” run by World Vision Zimbabwe (WVZ), was launched in Harare on Friday. This comes as government statistics show that approximately 27 percent of children under the age of five are stunted, which is more than half a million…
