Stella MadzivanyikaSTAFF WRITERmadzivanyikas@dailynews.co.zw THE British government is heartened by the growth in trade between Zimbabwe and the United Kingdom (UK), which now stands at more than £600 million a year Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, British Ambassador to Zimbabwe, Peter Vowles, said the “win-win” rise in trade between the two countries was being led…
Brighton MuronzereyiSTAFF WRITERmuronzereyib@dailynews.co.zw PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has implored Zimbabweans to remain united for the development of the country. Addressing mourners during the burial of the late national hero, Jaison Chirinda, at the National Heroes Acre in Harare yesterday, Mnangagwa said despite challenges of climate change and the global economic down-turn, his administration was determined to…
Brandon Josphat SENIOR STAFF WRITER josphatbl@dailynews.co.zw POLICE officers have been banned by their superiors from using cellphones whilst on duty with immediate effect. The use of mobile phones, while on duty, would only be permitted during official breaks. In an internal memo dated 3October 2024 and addressed to all police stations in Masvingo Province, the…
ZANU PF has now moved to forbid the pushing of the contentious 2030 slogan that calls for President Emmerson Mnangagwa to remain in office beyond 2028.The ruling party’s national political commissar, Munyaradzi Machacha, confirmed to the Daily News at the weekend that the former liberation movement had shelved the slogan with immediate effect.This comes as…
ZIMBABWE could be readmitted to the Commonwealth — despite concern over its human rights record — following support from Baroness Scotland, the…
Rutendo NgaraSTAFF WRITERngarar@dailynews.co.zw THE government is putting in place measures to punish pirate taxi owners by installing traffic lights cameras that record offending vehicle registrations and linking them to banking details for easy deduction of penalties.This comes as the police have launched several unsuccessful blitzes against the pirate taxis, commonly referred to as mushikashikas.The new…
Masimba MakwembereSTAFF WRITERmakwemberemv@dailynews.com THE ministry of Health says it recorded three cases of typhoid last week alone in the country.In a statement, the ministry confirmed the cases and urged people to follow precautionary measures as a way to curb the spread of the disease. “The disease surveillance report for the week ending 20 October 2024 shows…
Rutendo NgaraSTAFF WRITERngarar@dailynews.co.zw A HARARE man who is claiming that he has been doing ‘deals’ with the city of Harare officials in selling land appeared in court on Friday for allegedly selling a non-existent stand .Pearson Chinanga appeared before Harare magistrate Dennis Mangosi who granted him US$100 bail before remanding him to December 14 pending…
BY BRANDON JOSPHAT BOTH Zanu PF and the country’s opposition have badly failed long-suffering Zimbabweans who yearn for a better quality of life. So says respected former Cabinet minister and Sadc executive secretary, Simba Makoni, who told the Daily News On Sunday at the weekend that ordinary people had, as a result, been left to…
BY MASIMBA MAKWEMBERE LEADING property development firm, Pinnacle Properties, launched its eagerly-awaited multi-billion dollar housing scheme at a colurful ceremony in Harare on Friday. It was announced at the well attended event that all was on track for the unveiling of the first 250 000 stands of the housing project in the next few weeks,…
