UNITED Kingdom (UK) businesses say they are interested in investing in the country as Zimbabwe’s engagement and re-engagement efforts begin to bear fruits. This comes as Zimbabwe is stepping up efforts to improve its relations with the UK and the United States of America (US) as well as the European Union after a fallout over…
By Ketty Nyoni IN A worrying revelation, it has emerged that about 500 000 children of primary and lower secondary school age are not attending school. The country representative for the United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef), Tajudeen Oyewale, said this yesterday, adding that it had become critical for the government and other stakeholders to increase…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday appointed Sleiman Timios Kwidini and Rajeshkumari Modi as deputy ministers of Health and Child Care and Industry and Commerce respectively. In a statement, chief Secretary to the President and Cabinet Martin Rushwaya said the appointments were in accordance to the country’s Constitution. Modi bounced back as deputy minister of Industry after…
Brandon JosphatSENIOR STAFF WRITERjosphatbl@dailynews.co.zw PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa and his government are determined to get on top of the prices crisis soon, and will achieve this without lording it over business. So says presidential spokesperson George Charamba, who told the Daily News yesterday that authorities were confident that the country’s economy would continue to grow this…
POLICE are worried about the alarming spike in the number of murder cases now being reported in the country. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, police national spokesperson, Paul Nyathi, said law enforcement agents suspected that some of the murders being carried out were related to ritual killings. This comes after police reported the grisly…
By Brandon JosphatSENIOR STAFF WRITERjosphatbl@dailynews.co.zw THE Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC) says it recorded nearly 1 570 cases of power infrastructure vandalism last year, a development that is hampering adequate supply of electricity in the country. This comes as the power utility is currently struggling to consistently supply power to consumers owing to…
DESPITE the United Kingdom being one of Zimbabwe’s top export destinations, the government is concerned about low reciprocal investment in the country…
By Rutendo Ngara ZIMBABWE and Zambia are set to establish joint common agro-industrial parks (CAIP) to promote trade and growth of the two’s agricultural sectors. The industrial parks are set to concentrate on maize and dairy farming. Speaking at a two-day intra-regional value chain workshop in Harare this week, the director of business developments and…
By Brandon JosphatSENIOR STAFF WRITERjosphatbl@dailynews.co.zw CITIZENS Coalition for Change (CCC) leader, Nelson Chamisa, claimed yesterday that Zanu PF hardliners were blocking him from engaging in talks with President Emmerson Mnangagwa about resolving the country’s myriad challenges. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, Chamisa also stressed that national dialogue was urgently needed to find solutions for…
By Rutendo Ngara THE government says more than 9 000 cattle died since the 2023/24 lean season period to date. This comes as the livestock sector suffered a huge blow in the last quarter of 2023 as a result of drought, January disease and anthrax. According to statistics from Agricultural and Rural Development Advisory Services…
