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Brighton Muronzereyi STAFF WRITER bmuronzereyib@dailynews.co.zw STAKEHOLDERS have called on authorities to allow more foreign investors in the media industry, which will go a long way in growing the country’s broadcasting sector and will enhance diversity and inclusion. This comes as the parliamentary portfolio committee on Media, Information and Broadcasting Services yesterday commenced public hearings in…

Shamaine Chirimujiri STAFF WRITER chirimujiris@dailynews.co.zw WAR VETERANS are outraged by the country’s proposed land tenure reforms, warning that it could concentrate economic power in the hands of a few, thereby undermining the country’s sovereignty in the process. The war veterans’ objection comes after a recent Cabinet announcement laid out plans for a completely new land…

By Masimba Makwembere makwemberemv@dailynews.co.zw AUTHORITIES will move to widen the country’s tax net and boost the government’s stretched coffers from the beginning of next month by reeling the rampant informal sector into the system. The long-overdue step, which is in line with the 2025 National Budget, comes as the government is also ramping up efforts…

FINANCIAL institution TIME Bank has agreed conditionally to the Inclusion of War Veterans’ compensation of US$3,5 billion under its loan proposal of US$38 billion. This comes after the former freedom fighters recently wrote to the bank seeking to be included among 10 groups of people including victims of the land reform programme to be compensated…

Yvonne Ncube in BULAWAYO FORMER Vice President and liberation war hero Phelekezela Mphoko was yesterday laid to rest at his home in Douglasdale farm in Bulawayo. Mphoko died in India last week while receiving medical treatment for an illness. He was 84. Despite being declared a national hero, Mphoko was buried at his home in…

By Rutendo Ngara A WOMAN who allegedly connived with his son to dupe a home seeker US$6 000 appeared in court on Friday facing fraud charges. Betina Nyabvudzi allegedly connived with his son Joe who is still at large and duped Rabson Shava who is based in South Africa after misrepresenting that they had bought…

THE family of Zimbabwe’s late longtime ruler, Robert Mugabe, has once again swatted down suggestions that his remains will be exhumed and reburied at the National Heroes Acre in Harare. Speaking to the Daily News On Sunday at the weekend, Mugabe’s nephew Leo said emphatically that the thorny issue was “a closed chapter”. He added…

A US$20 000 grant has been made available by the government to fund climate-resilient agriculture and rural economic growth across the country. The grant would be accessed by smallholder farmers across selected provinces in Zimbabwe for agricultural projects under the Smallholder Agriculture Cluster Project (SACP). SACP is a government initiative aimed at promoting market-led, climate-smart…

BY MASIMBA MAKWEMBERE FOUR rhinos, three zebras, cattle and goats, among other animals, died after drinking contaminated water at Lake Chivero Recreational Park in Harare.  In a statement yesterday, ZimParks spokesperson Tinashe Farawo confirmed the death of the animals which he attributed to the contamination of the lake. “Four rhinos have died due to contamination…