GOVERNMENT has set aside US$13 million for cash handouts to vulnerable people in urban areas to cushion them against the effects of this year’s El Nino-induced drought. This was confirmed by the Public Service minister July Moyo during a post-Cabinet press briefing in Harare yesterday. “We have been slow in registering the people who deserve…
THE country’s gold output has increased in recent years with artisanal miners accounting for most of the growth, President Emmerson Mnangagwa has said. In 2019, Zimbabwe set out on a drive to more than quadruple the mining sector revenue by hauling minerals worth US$12 billion by 2023, a target that has since been reached. Speaking…
By Stella Madzivanyika madzivanyikas@dailynews.co.zw THE country is contemplating the introduction of E-Agriculture next season in order to curb the looting of inputs provided to communal farmers under the Pfumvudza scheme. This was said by Agriculture ministry permanent secretary Obert Jiri during his address at the start of the Sustainable and Healthy Food Systems – Southern…
POLITICAL EDITORmashayab@dailynews.co.zw POLITICAL analysts have applauded President Emmerson Mnangagwa for the way he handled the 2030 campaign by Zanu PF’s members at the party’s annual conference in Bulawayo at the weekend. At the same time, Zanu PF bigwigs say they will continue to galvanise members of the party and Zimbabweans at large in the push…
Nyasha KunyiswaSENIOR STAFF WRITERkunyiswan@dailynews.co.zw PARIRENYATWA Hospital is intensifying its awareness campaigns for women to avail themselves for early screening or treatment for cervical cancer. The disease remains one of the leading cancer ailments in the country with over 1 000 deaths recorded annually. Speaking yesterday at the handover of cancer treatment medicines for chemotherapy and…
Brandon Josphat SENIOR STAFF WRITER josphatbl@dailynews.co.zw THE ZiG remains legal tender in the country despite claims to the contrary, authorities say. Attorney-General Virginia Mabiza told the Daily News yesterday that the government had taken the necessary steps last week to affirm the currency’s position in the market. “It is very wrong to say that the…
Hazel Marimbiza in BULAWAYO GOVERNMENT has called on public procurement authorities to open opportunities for all players and allow them to compete fairly in the marketplace as this will catalyse inclusive growth. This was said yesterday by Public Service Commission (PSC) chairperson Vincent Hungwe at a public procurement and corporate governance conference in Bulawayo. “In…
Rutendo NgaraStaff Writerngarar@dailynews.co.zw A CHITUNGWIZA man appeared at the Harare Magistrates Court yesterday facing money laundering charges after he allegedly pampered himself with a new house and a top-of-the-range vehicle worth US$36 000.Ishmael Shayanewako appeared before magistrate Marehwanazvo Gofa before he was granted US$500 bail and will return to court on December 20. His bail…
Stella Madzivanyika madzivanyikas@dailynews.co.zw THE Agricultural and Rural Development Advisory Services (Ardas) says it has a deficit of 58 000 tonnes under this year’s government-funded Pfumvudza/Intwasa agriculture inputs programme. As a result, the government is targeting to allocate each deserving farmer 50 percent of expected inputs to ensure the government-sourced resources available were shared equally. In…
By Brighton Muronzereyi and Brandon Josphat THE opposition should use Parliament to engage the government and to come up with constructive ideas that can help to move the country forward, instead of posturing about political dialogue. So says Justice minister Ziyambi Ziyambi, who told the Daily News at the weekend that the country was not…
