THE Zanu PF youth league is continuing to campaign for President Emmerson Mnangagwa to remain in power beyond 2028. This comes despite Mnangagwa himself having recently reiterated that he would be taking a rest in four years’ time when his second term in office ends. It also comes as Zanu PF has said that it…
ZIMBABWE’S banks support adopting the ZiG as the nation’s sole currency before the current target date of 2030, provided the economic stability…
BY NYASHA KUNYISWA VICE-PRESIDENT Constantino Chiwenga says the country is ready to host the heads of state and government Sadc summit next month. Speaking to journalists after touring the Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport VVIP pavilion, Rainbow Towers Hotel, Museum of African Liberation, new Parliament building and the University of Zimbabwe (UZ), Chiwenga said preparations…
ZIMBABWE has received a significant boost in its fight against maternal deaths. This comes after the recent commitment of US$5 million towards the provision of free maternal health care in the country by the Health Resilient Fund (HRF) — which has resumed its results-based financing (RBF) programme.Since the programme was launched, it has made health…
By Masimba Makwembere makwembere@dailynews.co.zw POLICE say the recent increase in armed robberies across the country, where companies and individuals are losing thousands of dollars, are linked to close people who have information and connive with the robbers. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, national police spokesperson Paul Nyathi confirmed the spike in armed robberies, adding…
By Brandon JosphatSENIOR STAFF WRITERjosphatbl@dailynews.co.zw AUTHORITIES have implored artisanal and small-scale miners to practice responsible mining that is sustainable and environmentally friendly. Speaking at a Zimbabwe Miners Federation (ZMF) annual conference in Harare yesterday, Mines minister Winston Chitando said mining practices should always be confined to the country’s laws. “Mining, being an extractive industry, should…
CONTRARY to the belief of many people, there is no automatic successor to President Emmerson Mnangagwa, Zanu PF politburo member and liberation war stalwart, Tshinga Dube, has said. This comes after Mnangagwa recently reiterated that he would be retiring at the end of his constitutionally mandated two terms in office in 2028 — amid growing…
AUTHORITIES have begun rehabilitating roads here in the second city, as part of an ongoing national programme to improve the country’s key infrastructure. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, Bulawayo Provincial Affairs permanent secretary, Paul Nyoni, confirmed that the work to upgrade the metropolis’ roads was already under way. The city’s major roads are being…
THE government has warned school authorities from turning away pupils due to non-payment of fees by their parents as children have a right to education. Speaking at the late Vice President Joshua Nkomo’s annual celebrations in Bulawayo on Thursday, Vice President Kembo Mohadi said depriving pupils their right to education by turning them away from…
FORMER first lady Grace Mugabe is in a spot of bother and could face arrest, after a Harare lawyer, Munyaradzi Bwanya, threatened to press perjury charges against her. This comes after Grace — the widow of the late former president Robert Mugabe — allegedly accused Bwanya in the High Court in April this year of…
