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By Masimba Makwembere STAFF WRITER makwemberem@dailynews.co.zw VICE President Constantino Chiwenga is expected to officially open the highly anticipated Sadc Industrialisation (SIW) investment forum on Monday. The forum will be held on the side-lines of the 7th Annual SIW, a platform dedicated to fostering intra-African trade and regional investment. This year’s SIW, like its predecessors, is…

Brandon Josphat SENIOR STAFF WRITER josphatbl@dailynews.co.zw IN an effort to clear Basic Education Assistance Module (Beam) arrears, Treasury has released US$30 million to pay public schools. This comes as the government is owing public schools more than US$50 million, crippling learning institutions’ capacity to deliver on their mandates. Beam is a national assistance programme which…

Blessings Mashaya and Brendan Josphats AUTHORITIES will implement more measures to protect the ZiG, boost the country’s economy and further stabilise prices, Finance minister Mthuli Ncube has said. Presenting his 2024 mid-term budget and economic review statement in Parliament in Harare yesterday, a generally upbeat Ncube expressed satisfaction with how the introduction of the country’s…

Brandon Josphat and Blessings Mashaya STAFF WRITERS AMIFFED Zanu PF youth league has warned party big shots not to discuss President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s succession carelessly. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, the league’s national deputy commissar, Taurai Kandishaya, said senior party officials should behave in an exemplary manner as the succession issue was a weighty internal matter….

Brandon Josphat SENIOR STAFF WRITER josphatbl@dailynews.co.zw AUTHORITIES are fretting over the worrying increase in crimes of passion in the country. This comes after national police spokesperson, Paul Nyathi, revealed yesterday that four new murder cases linked to accusations of infidelity had been reported over the past three days alone. “The Zimbabwe Republic Police is concerned…

Brandon Josphat SENIOR STAFF WRITER josphatbl@dailynews.co.zw PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa says Zanu PF is committed to accelerating the country’s development through policies that are geared towards lifting Zimbabweans out of poverty. Addressing the politburo in Harare yesterday, Mnangagwa said the ruling party would continue to review policies to improve the livelihoods of ordinary people. “Zanu PF…

Masimba Makwembere STAFF WRITER makwemberemv@dailynews.co.zw THE United States (US) has pledged its continued support for Zimbabwe’s education sector to enhance global academic partnerships. Speaking at a Women in Academia consultative workshop on Tuesday in Harare, US ambassador to Zimbabwe Pamela Tremont said her country had been supporting the country’s education sector through offering scholarships and…

Rutendo Ngara STAFF WRITER ngarar@dailynews.co.zw HARARE magistrate Marehwanazvo Gofa yesterday dismissed  an appeal by jailed former Zanu PF Bikita West MP  Munyaradzi  Kereke seeking the courts to throw out a US$400 000 fraud charge he is facing. In his application, Kereke told the court that the complainant in the matter, the city of Harare, is now suing him…

Brandon Josphat josphabl@dailynews.co.zw ALL eyes are on Finance minister Mthuli Ncube as he prepares to present his mid-term budget review tomorrow, amid fears that the current relative stability in the prices of basic goods could be under threat. This comes as organised business has confirmed that it is once again finding it difficult to access…