A SUSPENDED Harare City Council principal engineer Albert Madanha, who has been in custody for nearly a week, will spend the Easter holidays in custody after a magistrate ordered him to return to court on April 2 for his bail ruling. Madanha, who is facing criminal abuse and assaulting a peace officer charges, appeared before…
Brandon JosphatSENIOR STAFF WRITERjosphatbl@dailynews.co.zw THE government yesterday took a notable step that should help to ease market anxiety over perceived policy paralysis by authorities regarding the country’s Zim dollar and prices crisis. This comes after authorities brought forward the starting date of the tenure of the new governor of the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ),…
By Nyasha Kunyiswa kunyiswan@dailynews.co.zw THE National Blood Services Zimbabwe(NBSZ) says it has in stock one week supplies of the crucial body fluid after managing to collect over 4 000 units in the two weeks leading up to the Easter Holiday. Speaking to Daily News yesterday, NBSZ chief executive officer Lucy Marowa said they were satisfied…
By Ketty Nyoni nyonik@dailynews.co.zw LOCAL government minister Winston Chitando has given the Harare City Council (HCC) up to April 19 to come up with a roadmap that will address shortcomings that led to the rejection of its budget by the parent ministry. This comes as the HCC had its proposed 2024 budgets rejected by the…
By Yvonne Ncubein BULAWAYO CHIEF Justice Luke Malaba has said that the Integrated Electronic Case Management System (IECMS) introduced last year will help in weeding out corruption in courts and enhance access to justice by citizens. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday on the sidelines of the Gwanda High Court construction in Matabeleland South Province…
By Rutendo Ngara ngarar@dailynews.co.zw POLICE commissioner general Godwin Matanga says enough police officers have been deployed on the roads to ensure that no illegal transporters pass through roadblocks this Easter holiday. This comes as at least 16 people died in one weekend ending March 17, while Transport Minister Felix Mhona has suspended licences for two…
THE brutal power cuts of the past few weeks are set to ease after it emerged that Zesa is ramping up its electricity imports from South Africa and Mozambique. In more good news for the utility’s longsuffering customers, Zesa has also managed to bring back online the refurbished Unit 6 at the key Hwange Power…
By Brandon JosphatSENIOR STAFF WRITERjosphatbl@dailynews.co.zw AUTHORITIES will keep an eye on schools conducting illegal vacation lessons by deploying monitors across the country during the school holiday that commenced yesterday. This comes as the government has prohibited all schools from offering holiday lessons, stating that pupils had sufficient time to study during the schooling term.Speaking to…
Shamaine ChirimujiriStaff Writer AUTHORITIES have implored bus operators and drivers to prioritise people’s lives and to avoid road carnages this Easter holidays. This was said by the Transport deputy minister, Joshua Sacco, during the Traffic Safety Council of Zimbabwe Easter campaign launch held in Harare, yesterday.“My clarion call this Easter is for a holiday that…
By Rutendo Ngara PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has called on farmers to be more productive as Zimbabwe battles to be food secure in the wake of the El-Nino-induced drought. He said this during the commissioning of Champion Foods milling plant in Tynwald, Harare, which has the capacity to mill 700 tonnes of grain per day.Mnangagwa said…
