Brandon Josphat SENIOR STAFF WRITER josphatbl@dailynews.co.zw POLICE have heightened security operations ahead of the Sadc extraordinary summit which is set to be held in the capital next week. This comes after President Emmerson Mnangagwa, who is also the Sadc chairperson, called for the four-day summit from November 16 to address a number of emerging issues…
AUTHORITIES say the recently launched Pinnacle Properties’ housing project, Nyore Nyore Housing Scheme, will augment President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s 2030 vision for an upper middle-income economy. Addressing the media after inspecting the affordable housing scheme in Harare South yesterday, minister of Local Government Daniel Garwe said the project was set to see the construction of 250…
Masimba Makwembere STAFF WRITER makwemberemv@dailynews.co.zw THE rains that pounded most parts of the country since the start of November have damaged 210 houses, 54 schools and two health centres across Zimbabwe. Most of the extensive damages have been recorded in Manicaland, Midlands, Mashonaland East and Central, Matabeleland South and North, and Masvingo provinces. In a…
Blessings Mashaya and Brandon Josphat ZANU PF followers are free to show their love for President Emmerson Mnangagwa in any way that they wish to, including calling for him to remain in office beyond 2028. So says the ruling party’s secretary for security in the politburo, Lovemore Matuke, who added yesterday that the 2030 slogan…
THE Grain Marketing Board (GMB) says it is owing farmers US$21 million in outstanding payments from the 2022/2023 farming season. Appearing before Parliament Public Accounts Committee (Pac) chaired by Chalton Hwende on their audited financial statements in the 2023 Auditor General’s Office report in the house yesterday, GMB chief executive officer Edson Badarai said they…
By Nyasha Kunyiswa AUTHORITIES are stepping up their efforts to make the country’s roads safer and less hectic for both drivers and pedestrians. This comes as an international survey on road traffic has listed Zimbabwe as the third most dangerous country globally to drive in — behind India and Venezuela. Speaking to the Daily News…
Nyasha Kunyiswa kunyiswan@dailynews.co.zw THE Meteorological Services Department (MSD) says it is expecting heavy rainfall with thunderstorms this week in Harare, Masvingo, Manicaland and Southern part of Mashonaland West provinces. Speaking to Daily News yesterday, MSD head of forecasting James Ngoma said some of the places were set to receive moderate rainfall. “We are expecting heavy…
THE Auditor General’s (AG) Office is grappling with an acute shortage of skilled auditors, aging systems, and insufficient resources, a development it says is hindering its major task of safeguarding the transparency of public entities’ finances. This emerged at the weekend during the 2025 pre-budget presentation in Bulawayo by acting AG Rhea Kujinga who said…
THE Public Service Commission (PSC) is praying for vastly improved and timeous funding from Treasury next year, to help it overcome the myriad challenges that it is facing. This comes as the government owes a staggering ZiG915 million to civil servants’ Pension Fund, ZiG321 million to the National Social Security Authority (Nssa), and ZiG291 million…
THE government has vehemently denied that it plans to license WhatsApp group administrators. In that regard, the minister of Information Communication Technology (ICT), Tatenda Mavetera, emphasised at the weekend that proposed penalties of US$2 500 targeted at affected parties would only apply to platforms that collect personally identifiable information (PII) for commercial use. This comes…
