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Jeffrey Muvundusi SOUTHERN EDITOR BULAWAYO councillors are livid over persistent sewer bursts affecting the city despite the local authority hiring four sewerage management companies to tackle the challenge of flowing sewer. US$1 million was set aside for the three-year contract. In August this year, the Bulawayo City Council (BCC) engaged Nambs Investments, Tokologo Technical, Saltavay…

Blessings Mashaya POLITICAL EDITOR mashayab@dailynews.co.zw TOP Zanu PF officials have moved in to douse infighting in the party’s youth league following this week’s reshuffle of its national executive by its boss Tino Machakaire. However, the reshuffle has been resisted by other senior youth league officials, arguing they were unconstitutional. The wrangle among the youth league…

LAWMAKERS have urged Finance minister Mthuli Ncube to have a relook at his proposed 2025 National Budget to cushion ordinary people more from the current challenging economic environment. Presenting MPs’ recommendations on the Budget in the National Assembly on Tuesday, the chairperson of the parliamentary portfolio committee on budget and finance, Clemence Chiduwa, said some…

Brandon JosphatSENIORS STAFF WRITERjosphatbl@dailynews.co.zw AUTHORITIES are keeping an eagle eye on illegal foreign dealers who are now resurfacing on the streets to manipulate the ZiG ahead of the festive season. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, permanent secretary in the ministry of Home Affairs Raphael Faranisi said the police would be on high alert of…

By Jeffrey Muvundusi and Brighton Muronzereyi ZANU PF youth secretary, Tino Machakaire, remains in the spotlight after he recently reshuffled the league’s executive council — leading to ructions in the structure. This prompted a disquieted Zanu PF director for information, Farai Marapira, to call the youth league protagonists to order yesterday. Speaking to the Daily…

MINISTER of Women Affairs Monica Mutsvangwa has implored religions not to misuse scriptures to justify violence against women and girls in society. This was said during a religious leaders training of Gender-Based-Violence (GBV) first line support awareness campaign in Harare yesterday. Mutsvangwa stressed that empowering religious leaders through capacity building was vital, as they have…

Blessings Mashaya and Brandon Josphat STAFF WRITERS THE strife that has been consuming the main opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) appears to be getting worse by the day. In the latest instalment of the chaos, the party’s interim leader, Welshman Ncube, and his team have approached the courts to stop his erstwhile ally-turned bitter…

Masimba Makwembere STAFF WRITER makwemberemv@dailynews.co.zw GOVERNMENT says 344 illegal miners have been arrested across the country following the ban on all alluvial mining activities imposed in August this year. Speaking at a post-Cabinet press briefing in Harare yesterday, minister of Information Jenfan Muswere said the statutory instrument (SI) by minister of Mines Winston Chitando banning…

Hazel Marimbiza in BULAWAYO THE country is heading towards a negative population growth rate owing to declining fertility and birth rates, the Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (Zimstat) says. Presenting the findings of its latest Demographic and Health Survey yesterday, Zimstat manager for social statistics Tinashe Madiwa said the country’s fertility rate for young women aged…