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STAKEHOLDERS are lobbying for financial incen­tives in the Whistleblower and Witness Protection Bill to encourage citizens to expose deep-seated corruption. This push comes after Cabinet approved the Whistleblower and Witness Protection Bill, which aims to create a formal framework for protecting indi­viduals who report corruption and witnesses. Speaking during a whistleblower workshop in Ha­rare on…

A SPECIAL Constitu­tional Court sitting will be held on May 14 to honour outgoing Chief Justice Luke Malaba’s retirement. The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) in a statement yesterday said the ceremony would mark the end of Malaba’s nine-year tenure at the helm of the country’s judiciary. “The Judicial Service Commis­sion will hold a Special Court…

PLAGUED by deepening factional divisions, the ruling Zanu PF has frozen its district and provincial elec­tions that are due this year to restore order within the former liberation movement. Speaking to the Daily News — the country’s most influential newspaper — Zanu PF national political commissar, Munyaradzi Machacha, confirmed the surprise suspension of the polls…

AUTHORITIES are gravely concerned about the growing number of minors from foreign countries who are joining locals to live on the streets in urban areas. On that score, Harare is collaborating with the governments of Mozambique and Malawi in particular, in a bid to keep their homeless minors off the streets. The minister of Public…

CHEGUTU Municipality is rolling out a massive development agenda featuring commercial, residential, and tourism projects to achieve city status.Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, Chegutu mayor Rydes Machekera outlined a broad transformation agenda that included modern infrastructure, commercial hubs, residential developments and a tourism corridor designed to reposition the town as a key urban centre.“We…

THE Zimbabwe Trade Development and Promotion Organisation, ZimTrade, has implored local businesses to tap into Botswana’s market, saying there are vast untapped opportunities that could significantly boost Zimbabwe’s export growth and deepen bilateral trade relations.Speaking at the Zimbabwe-Botswana Business Forum held on the sidelines of the just ended 66th Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF), ZimTrade…

THE government has enacted sweeping amendments to the Insurance and Pensions Commission Act aimed at strengthening regulation, enhancing transparency and promoting stability in the sector.In a notice in the latest Government Gazette, the Chief Secretary to the President and Cabinet, Martin Rushwaya, said the new law, was assented by President Emmerson Mnangagwa to align the…

Yvonne Ncube and Rutendo Ngara THE majority of households in the country are reeling in the wake of fresh hikes in the prices of basic goods, deepening the severe and long-term economic suffer­ing of many citizens. This comes after surveys that were conducted in Bulawayo and Harare at the weekend by the Daily News —…

Yvonne Ncube in BULAWAYO THE 66th Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF) generated over US$600 million in transac­tions, underscoring its role as a key investment driver in the country, the minister of Industry, Mangaliso Ndhlovu, has said. Delivering a post-event briefing yesterday following the week-long showcase held in Bulawayo from April 20 to 25, Ndhlovu said…

ZIMBABWE’S phar­maceutical sector has expanded by 50 percent since 2021, with the number of local manufacturers rising from 10 to 15. The Medicines Control Authority of Zimbabwe (MCAZ) attributes this growth to strategic government inter­ventions, including tax exemptions on imported pharmaceutical raw materials and zero-rated value added tax on locally produced medicines. These measures were…