FORMER Vice President Joice Mujuru is heading the African Union Electoral Observer Mission (AUEOM) on elections in Mauritius. This comes as Mauritius held its national elections yesterday. In a statement over the weekend, AU chairperson Mussa Faki Mahamat said the observer mission was to ensure elections in Mauritius meet regional, continental and international standards for…
ZIMBABWE exported goods worth US$1,7 billion to China in 2023 and imported US$1,3 billion worth of machinery and steel products. Speaking in Shanghai, China, over the weekend at the 7th China International Import-Expo, ministry of Industry permanent secretary Thomas Utete Wushe called on the Asian country to establish factories in Zimbabwe to enhance trade between…
THE Mines ministry says it is grappling with significant budget constraints despite the sector’s growing economic importance, contributing a huge stake to the national gross domestic product (GDP) as well as over 70 percent of export receipts. As of September 2024, according to ministry of Mines deputy minister Polite Kambamura, the mining sector had generated…
THE recent stunning return to power by United States president-elect, Donald Trump, could see relations between Washington and Harare improving significantly. So says prominent economist and former opposition stalwart, Eddie Cross, who adds that Trump’s return to the White House could also see Washington scrapping its remaining sanctions on the country, including those imposed on…
THE government has deported more than 1 500 illegal immigrants so far this year, as Zimbabwe continues to grapple with rising numbers of foreigners settling illegally in the country. Speaking at a parliamentary pre-budget retreat in Bulawayo yesterday, the deputy minister of Home Affairs, Chido Sanyatwe, bemoaned this growing challenge while further pleading with Treasury…
BUDGETARY constraints have hampered the completion of the country’s Digital Phase 2 project to expand digital broadcasting coverage, Information minister Jenfan Muswere says. According to Muswere, only 38 percent of Zimbabwe’s geographical area is currently covered by television, leaving the majority of citizens without access to critical information. In his presentation during the ongoing pre-budget…
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) says it remains vigilant against the Mpox outbreak and has trained 113 health workers for early detection of the disease. According to latest BCC council minutes, efforts were being intensified to prevent the spread of Mpox. This comes as Zimbabwe last month recorded two Mpox outbreaks. “The province remained vigilant…
THE Consumer Protection Commission (CPC) has appealed to authorities to avail more financial resources for it to be able to deal with errant businesses. This comes as CPC is going after businesses, particularly filling stations, operating without point of sale (POS) machines saying the move was a violation of the country’s laws. Speaking to the…
By Blessings Mashaya and Brandon Josphat ZANU PF has deployed senior party leaders to its structures countrywide, in a bid to heal internal rifts that widened in the run-up to the former liberation movement’s annual conference last month. Well-placed sources confirmed to the Daily News yesterday that the ruling party was pulling out all the…
JUSTICE minister Ziyambi Ziyambi says the government is fully committed to observing the rule of law as well as maintaining the country’s democratic culture. He added more could be fully achieved when enough resources were availed by the Treasury to the relevant authorities. Speaking at the ongoing pre-budget retreat yesterday in Bulawayo, Ziyambi called for…
