BOTSWANA-HEADQUARTERED supermarket chain, Choppies, says it is selling its business in Zimbabwe due to economic hardships. In a statement, Botswana Stock Exchange (BSE) sponsoring broker Motswedi Securities said the company was in discussions to dispose of its business operations. “The listings BSE require the company to announce any circumstances or events that have or are…
GOVERNMENT has launched a US$50million crop buffer fund to ensure farmers get paid in time after delivering their produce to the Grain Marketing Department. Addressing the media during the launch of the fund in Harare on Friday, minister of Agriculture Anxious Masuka said the initiative was effective from this season. “You will recall that last…
YVONNE NCUBEIn Bulawayo THE Vendors Initiative for Social and Economic Transformation (VISET) is rolling out a new project to empower informal traders and local residents to actively engage in the budgeting processes of their municipalities. Speaking to the Daily News on Sunday yesterday following the launch of the programme in Bulawayo titled Local Accountability for…
By Brandon Josphat, Jeffrey Muvundusi and Masimba Makwembere CONSUMERS, trade unions and business leaders said yesterday that they were expecting much more from the 2025 National Budget that was presented by Finance minister Mthuli Ncube on Thursday. Speaking to the Daily News — the country’s most influential newspaper — the key stakeholders also agreed that…
SOUTH Africa minister of Home Affairs Leon Schreiber has extended the validity of the Zimbabwean Exemption Permits (ZEP) to next year. In…
By Stella Madzivanyika madzivanyikas@dailynews.co.zw THE Meteorological Services Department (MSD) has issued an alert of possible reduced rains and hot temperatures starting today until December 11. The MSD also advised citizens to protect themselves from direct sun, keep hydrated and irrigate their crops. “Starting Friday, 29 November 2024, a cool moist south-easterly airflow should reduce the…
By Masimba Makwembere makwemberemv@dailynews.co.zw GIRLS, who sat for this year’s Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (Zimsec) Grade 7 examinations, performed better than their male counterparts with the national results also showing a significant increase in the pass rate compared to 2023. Addressing the media in Harare yesterday, Zimsec chairperson Paul Mapfumo said the national pass rate…
FORMER MDC stalwart, Abednico Bhebhe, says he is saddened by the continuing lack of direction and infighting among opposition leaders. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, the forthright Bhebhe added that the chaos within the opposition was threatening the future of multi-party democracy in the country. “The opposition is long gone. When you talk of…
Blessings Mashaya, and Brendon Josphat STAFF WRITERS THE 2025 National Budget presented by hard-pressed Finance minister Mthuli Ncube in Harare yesterday reflected the myriad challenges facing the fiscus and the country’s economy. As a result, Ncube had little space to manoeuvre — to make life that much easier for under the cosh consumers and businesses…
Masimba MakwembereSTAFF WRITERmakwemberemv@dailynews.co.zw THE European Union (EU) ambassadors and senior government officials yesterday held a formal partnership dialogue aimed at deepening relations between the two. Speaking during the Zimbabwe-EU partnership dialogue in Harare, EU ambassador to Zimbabwe Jobst von Kirchmann said the bloc valued the opportunity for dialogue and “reaffirms our ambition to continue deepening…
