AUTHORITIES have emphatically ruled out the formation of another government of national unity (GNU) in the country, like what happened in 2009. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, Justice minister Ziyambi Ziyambi said while President Emmerson Mnangagwa had been engaging in dialogue with opposition leaders, “absolutely nothing” warranted the setting up of another GNU. “What…
THE use of drones by the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) at the country’s main port of entry, Beitbridge, has worked a treat in helping authorities to fight smuggling there. Addressing editors in Bulawayo yesterday, Zimra ICT director, Shami Moyo, said the drones were proving to be very effective in curbing crime. This comes after the…
THE government is optimistic that the country is going to be readmitted into the Commonwealth at this year’s Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Samoa. Appearing before the parliamentary portfolio Committee on Foreign Affairs in Parliament on Monday, Foreign Affairs Frederick Shava said they had done their homework to ensure the country retains its…
By Nyasha Kunyiswa kunyiswan@dailynews.co.zw LOCAL tertiary institutions have applauded the World Health Organisation (WHO)’s 2025 target to eliminate trans fatty acids saying it will reduce cases of non-communicable diseases in the country. Trans fatty acids, is a type of unsaturated fat that occurs in foods. Trace concentrations of trans fats occur naturally, but large amounts…
THE government has called on industry, business and the public to use electricity sparingly as the winter season commences. This comes as the country’s power supply has been improving steadily in the last few weeks with Hwange Power Station generating 989 megawatts, Kariba 625 megawatts while independent power producers were generating 45 megawatts and the…
ALL eyes in Zimbabwe and in other neighbouring countries are on South Africa as the regional powerhouse goes to its most tightly-contested polls tomorrow since 1994. This comes as pre-poll surveys have suggested that support for President Cyril Ramaphosa’s long-governing African National Congress (ANC) could drop to below 50% for the first time since the…
By Rutendo Ngara ngarar@dailynews.co.zw BUSINESSMAN Neville Mutsvangwa and his alleged accomplices will spend more time in remand prison after a High Court judge recused herself from the case. Justice Esther Muremba stepped aside from the court proceedings yesterday citing “personal reasons”. Speaking to the media following the development, the accused’s lawyer — Josephine Sande —…
By Bryn MatongoSTAFF WRITERmatongob@dailynews.co.zw THE United Nations (UN) is seeking to raise over US$400 million to help with food aid for over three million people in Zimbabwe affected by the El Nino induced drought. This comes as the El Nino-induced drought has resulted in high temperatures and erratic rainfall in Zimbabwe and other parts of…
By Masimba MakwembereSTAFF WRITERmakwemberemv@dailynews.co.zw FUEL giant, Puma Energy, has opened a one million litre airport storage facility in a move hailed by the government as testament to the fact that the country’s economy is in the right direction. Speaking during the official opening of the facility at the Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport in Harare…
By Rutendo Ngara ngarar@dailynews.co.zw FOUR employees of former first lady Grace Mugabe at her Blue Roof residence in Borrowdale, Harare, yesterday appeared before the courts facing charges of allegedly stealing property worth US$500 000. Mugabe is the widow of the late former President Robert Mugabe. The four accused are Allen Chinamonya, 42, Danmore Chinamonya, 35, Samson Karonga,…
