By Brandon JosphatSENIOR STAFF WRITERjosphatbl@dailynews.co.zw MANY Zanu PF bigwigs and structures are continuing to encourage President Emmerson Mnangagwa to go for a third term in office. Addressing a National Youth Day gathering in Masvingo yesterday, Mnangagwa himself quipped that only God knew how long he would stay in power. This comes amid growing tittle-tattle in…
THE Supreme Court has granted an appeal filed by a Mazowe farmer challenging Lands Minister Anxious Masuka’s decision to revoke his offer letter for a farm in the area before it was handed over to the Zimbabwe Defence Forces (ZDF). After the ministry rescinded the offer letter in 2016, Wonder Mukwaira — who was granted…
By Brandon Josphat josphatbl@dailynews.co.zw THE Commercial Farmers Union (CFU) remains committed to working with authorities over the compensation of the majority of white former commercial farmers who lost their land during the government’s fast-track agrarian reforms of the 2000s. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, CFU president Liam Philp confirmed that many affected farmers were…
By Brandon JosphatSENIOR STAFF WRITERjosphatbl@dailynews.co.zw ZIMBABWE is faced with a shortage of food amid revelations by the government that they had missed the set target of planting two million hectares of maize this season at a time the country is experiencing an El Nino-induced drought. This comes as millers have set themselves a target to…
By Rutendo Ngara ngarar@dailynews.co.zw THE local horticulture sector is in a favourable condition despite the prolonged dry spell being experienced in the country as farmers take advantage of the national dam levels, which are at 86 percent full. Some rain-fed crops such as maize, traditional grains and roundnuts are reported to have dried up whilst…
THE interim leadership of the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) will engage Sengezo Tshabangu in a bid to bury the party’s recent chaos. At the same time, the party — which has, for now, resorted to its founding structures that date back to 2019 — remains open to ironing out its differences with its former…
By Yvonne Ncubein BULAWAYO BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) has extended its water cuts to both residents and businesses, as its perennial water woes persist. The move has been necessitated by continuing repairs and maintenance delays at the key Ncema waterworks.“The City of Bulawayo would like to advise the public of the extended water supply interruptions…
Brandon JosphatSENIOR STAFF WRITERjosphatbl@dailynews.co.zw GOVERNMENT plans to procure an additional 6.3 million vaccines in order to accelerate the fight against cholera, especially in places that have been declared hotspots. This comes after the United Nations Children Fund (Unicef) said Zimbabwe required more cholera vaccines to further curb the spread of the acute diarrhoeal disease.It also…
By Rutendo NgaraSTAFF WRITERngara@dailynews.co.zw FORMER Independent MP for Norton Temba Mliswa says the government should release land audit reports to ensure that people know the real owners of the land to curb corruption and illegal settlements. This comes as the government had embarked on nationwide evictions where they were targeting land barons and illegal settlers,…
THE 40 Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) supporters, including Glen View South MP, who have been on remand since their arrest last August following an unsanctioned car rally they held, yesterday tried to be released from remand pending the start of their trial. The 40, who include Gladmore Hakata, the Glen View South MP, appeared…
