BY BRANDON JOSPHAT CITIZENS Coalition for Change (CCC) says next year it will use Parliament as an avenue to seek an all-inclusive dialogue in order for the country to move forward and create national consensus. This comes as the opposition has been pushing for dialogue with President Emmerson Mnangagwa and Zanu PF in a bid…
BY RUTENDO NGARA THE United Nations Children Fund (Unicef) Zimbabwe chapter says the number of food-insecure people is expected to increase in the first quarter of 2025. This comes as most of the country is battling the 2023/24 El Nino-induced drought which President Emmerson Mnangagwa has declared a national disaster and appealed for US$2 billion…
Masimba Makwembere makwemberem@dailynews.co.zw THE government’s move to foster the growth of independent power producers will soon see the country overcoming its rolling blackouts of the past two and half decades. So says top economist and businessman, Eddie Cross, who adds that Zimbabwe’s brutal power cuts will likely become a thing of the past in 18…
BY MASIMBA MAKWEMBERE ACCIDENT statistics for the festive season to date show a worrying rise in the number of people who have died on the country’s roads compared to last year. This comes after 77 people lost their lives in road crashes between December 15 and 26, compared to 71 during the same period in…
THE government has signed an agreement with development partners to empower and incentivise village health workers, recognising their role in ensuring universal access to healthcare in the country. This comes at a time when the country is losing thousands of health workers who are trekking mainly to the diaspora seeking greener pastures. Speaking to the…
By Brandon Josphat josphatbl@dailynews.co.zw ROBUST safety mining measures and thorough risk assessments should consistently be implemented during the rainy season, the government has ordered. The government’s call to mining companies comes as the rainy season is usually associated with increased fatalities, with some mines collapsing due to lack of proper supporting structures. Addressing the media…
By Rutendo Ngara ngarar@dailynews.co.zw THE Zimbabwe National Water Authority (Zinwa) says the construction of Kunzvi Dam has gone past the halfway stage. This comes as the water authority hopes to have the reservoir situated in Murehwa, Mashonaland East Province completed by the end of next year, a development that is expected to ease the Harare…
Brandon JosphatSENIOR STAFF WRITERjosphatbl@dailynews.co.zw A CABINET reshuffle could be in the offing, which could see a number of poorly performing ministers getting the boot early in the new year. President Emmerson Mnangagwa, who has lately not been shy to call a spade a spade, hinted at this possibility when he talked to the ZBC on…
By Jeffrey Muvundusi and Masimba Makwembere OVERJOYED parents toasted to the arrival of 143 babies at Zimbabwe’s major referral hospitals in Harare and Bulawayo on Christmas Day. At Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals’ Mbuya Nehanda maternity ward in the capital city, a total of 42 babies — 20 boys and 22 girls — were welcomed into…
THE company managing Bulawayo’s paid parking, Tendy Three Investments (TTI) has claimed that it contributed US$2million since it began operations two years ago, making it the largest contributor of foreign currency to the city’s coffers. TTI director Lizwe Mabuza told the Daily News that the organisation was making a huge contribution to the development of…
