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By Brandon JosphatSENIOR STAFF WRITERjosphatbl@dailynews.co.zw THE government has suspended with immediate effect the mass evictions of families who settled on State and local authorities’ land around the country. Speaking to the Daily News last night, after a meeting of the inter-ministerial committee that was spearheading the evictions, Justice minister Ziyambi Ziyambi confirmed that they had…

By Brandon Josphat josphatb@dailynews.co.zw THE ministry of Health says the country has recorded more than 1 000 malaria cases and one death in a week across the country. This comes as the government is currently battling a cholera outbreak that has so far claimed the lives of several people across the country. In its weekly…

By Rutendo Ngara ngarar@dailynews.co.zw ZIMBABWE requires more cholera vaccines to further curb the spread of the acute diarrhoeal disease in the country. In a recent report, the United Nations Children Fund (Unicef) confirmed that the nation needed more vaccines to deal with cholera, as authorities had almost exhausted all the stocks they had received. “Unicef,…

By Brandon JosphatSENIOR STAFF WRITERjosphatbl@dailynews.co.zw THE central government is set to capacitate local authorities across the country to set up new water treatment plants for citizens to access potable water. This comes as most urban councils are battling to adequately supply clean water leading to outbreaks of mediaeval diseases such as cholera. Responding to a…

By Brandon Josphat josphatbl@dailynews.co.zw THE Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (Zimstat) says nearly half of the country’s youth aged between 15 and 35 years are neither going to school, training nor employed. In its quarterly labour force survey released yesterday, Zimstat said the 2023 fourth quarter results showed “the national percentage of youth not in education,…

By Shamaine Chirimujiri ZIMBABWE and Belarus businesses should take advantage of strong bilateral relations between the two countries to explore various opportunities in different economic sectors, President Emmerson Mnangagwa has said. He said this in a speech read on his behalf by Vice President Constantino Chiwenga at the official opening of the Zimbabwe-Belarus Business Forum…

By Brandon Josphat SENIOR STAFF WRITER josphatbl@dailynews.co.zw THERE is no respite for poor consumers as the prices of basic goods in the country continue to rise, including for products that are exclusively sold in US dollars. A survey conducted by Daily News teams in Harare and Bulawayo at the weekend confirmed that the prices of…

BY BRANDON JOSPHAT THE Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) has finally done away with the face of its former leader, Nelson Chamisa, as the party’s symbol. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, CCC spokesperson Nqobizitha Mlilo confirmed that the party would not be using Chamisa’s face going forward. This comes after CCC appointed one of…

By Rutendo Ngara STAFF WRITER ngarar@daiynews.co.zw THE government says lack of funding is hampering the country’s desire to utilise its capacity to put two million hectares under irrigation. At the moment Zimbabwe has 220 000 hectares which are under irrigation against the 350 000 hectares target by next year. This comes as the country is…

By Brandon JosphatSENIOR STAFF WRITERjosphatbl@dailynews.co.zw THE government says it is sourcing international and domestic investors through the Zimbabwe Investment Development Agency (Zida) to provide houses to the people. This comes after the government had set a new target of delivering one million houses by 2025. Responding to a question by Zanu PF MP for Zaka…