BULAWAYO City remains on a collision course with its residents, this time over its plans to establish a separate entity to manage its water and sanitation services. This has seen anxious stakeholders describing the move as being tantamount to privatising its water and sanitation services, to the detriment of residents. All this also comes after…
By Masimba Makwembere makwemberem@dailynews.co.zw OPPOSITION Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) councillors have been embroiled in a scam of regularising illegal land occupations, especially ahead of national elections. This emerged yesterday before the commission of inquiry into the governance of the Harare City Council chaired by retired High Court judge Justice Maphios Cheda. During the cross…
By Rutendo Ngara ngarar@dailynews.co.zw THE 78 Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) activists who were arrested last June for allegedly participating in an unlawful gathering and for disorderly conduct yesterday applied for discharge at the Harare Magistrates’ Court. This comes as the State closed its case against the accused on Friday. In their arguments through their…
By Brandon Josphat josphatbl@dailynews.co.zw ORDINARY people and businesses are reeling after Zesa ramped up its load-shedding schedules following a major fault at the key Hwange Power Plant late last week. The under pressure power utility confirmed at the weekend that it had lost 300 megawatts at Hwange after the plant’s new Unit 8 generator unexpectedly…
By Brandon Josphat josphatbl@dailynews.co.zw AUTHORITIES say they have implemented measures, including deployment of a team of 21 technicians armed with nine drones countrywide, to curb the impact of quelea birds on wheat yields. This comes after huge flocks of quelea birds are still wreaking havoc in some parts of the country where the early planted…
Masimba MakwembereSTAFF WRITERmakwemberemv@dailynews.com THE National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) has been forced to refute claims that it owns several properties in foreign countries, saying they belong to a pension fund. This comes amid speculation that the railway company had properties internationally, including in the United Kingdom (UK) and South Africa. In a statement yesterday, the…
THE infighting in the Paul Mwazha-led African Apostolic Church is escalating with leaders of a faction writing to the police seeking protection from a rival group allegedly planning to disrupt a conference set to be attended by President Emmerson Mnangagwa in the Midlands Province. The camp led by Reverend Nyika Murisi, through their lawyers Rubaya…
Nyasha KunyiswaSENIOR STAFF WRITERkunyiswan@dailynews.co.zw HEALTH experts have warned parents and guardians against giving babies cooking oil as a remedy for colic and digestive disorders. Cardiothoracic surgeon, Wilfred Muteweye, was among the experts who told the Daily News at the weekend that the country was losing many babies unnecessarily due to lipoid pneumonia. “We have lost…
BY MASIMBA MAKWEMBERE THE country’s strife-torn opposition is in desperate need of a new face to lead it in the same effective way that the late former prime minister, Morgan Tsvangirai, did. So says opposition stalwart and former MDC chairperson, Morgen Komichi, who also reiterates that it is crucial that all those competing against the…
BY BRANDON JOSPHAT THE Confederation of Zimbabwe Retailers president Denford Mutashu says they are deploying a team to help the Financial Intelligence Unit in monitoring compliance with exchange control regulations. Speaking to the Daily News on Sunday, Mutashu said after their consultative meeting with Reserve Bank (RBZ) governor, John Mushayavanhu last week, they had pledged…
