By Rutendo Ngara SEVENTY percent of the candidates who sat for 2023 Ordinary Level Zimbabwe Schools Examination Council (Zimsec) examinations failed leading to a national pass rate of only 29 percent. This comes as the government has put in place tight security measures to curb examination leakages which led to the smooth flow of the…
By Rutendo Ngara ngarar@dailynews.co.zw THE government is continuing to push for a settlement with white former commercial farmers who lost their land during the country’s chaotic agrarian reform programme of the early 2000s. This comes as it has emerged that authorities are dangling a new compensation structure to the affected farmers, which will see agreements…
BULAWAYO mayor David Coltart says council will review its policy on public toilet fees following reports of open defecation in the central business district (CBD) allegedly by vendors. This comes after the Bulawayo City Council director of health Edwin Sibanda recently accused vendors operating in the CBD of practicing open defecation and bathing in sanitary…
By Brandon Josphat josphatbl@dailynews.co.zw AUTHORITIES are optimistic that their current and planned new policy steps will soon alleviate the pressure on consumers by stabilising both the Zimbabwe dollar and the prices of basic goods in the country. Speaking to the Daily News at the weekend, the governor of the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ), John…
By Rutendo Ngara THE government is in the process of reviewing 99-year land leases so that they are bankable and can be used as collateral by farmers. This comes as the government has been criticised for the leases it gave to beneficiaries of the country’s land reform programme, as farmers could not access funding from…
THE Financial Gazette — the country’s number one business publication — and its fast-growing national television station stablemate, 3Ktv, have bagged more…
By Rutendo Ngara THE department of Veterinary Services in the ministry of Agriculture says the anthrax outbreak, which led to the infection of more than 500 people in the last two weeks is now under control. This comes as more than 40 cattle have since died due to anthrax 31 hotspot districts of Chipinge, Gokwe…
Brandon JosphatSENIOR STAFF WRITERjosphatbl@dailynews.co.zw HARARE mayor Jacob Mafume says the Harare municipal police will change their policing methods when battling with illegal transport operators saying their cat and mouse games endanger the public. This comes as war erupted last week between Harare City Council (CCC) municipal police and errant commuter omnibus crews that use undesignated…
BY BRANDON JOSPHATSenior Staff Writer TRANSPORT minister Felix Mhona says vehicles without valid documents will not be allowed to pass through toll gates across the country. This comes as the government has toughened its position on road regulation violators who have contributed to some of the major fatalities that have occurred in the country. According…
By Rutendo Ngara THE Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) faction loyal to embattled party leader Nelson Chamisa has suffered another major setback. This comes after the High Court barred the faction’s representatives yesterday from taking part in next month’s crucial parliamentary and local government by-elections on the CCC’s ticket. In making this ruling, Justice Pisirayi…
