By Brandon Josphat THE government will prioritise the needs of poor Zimbabweans when Finance minister Mthuli Ncube unveils his 2024 National Budget at the end of November. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, Ncube said the budget would thus contain more measures aimed at stabilising the prices of basic goods, while also focusing on food…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has appointed Martin Rushwaya as the new Chief Secretary to his office and Cabinet. This comes after the recent retirement of Rushwaya’s long-serving predecessor, Misheck Sibanda — who occupied the position for 20 years. Speaking yesterday before the inaugural meeting of the new Cabinet, Mnangagwa confirmed the new appointment. “Our Chief Secretary…
By Brandon Josphat HEALTH minister Douglas Mombeshora says that since last month, 152 cases and 12 cholera fatalities have been reported in Buhera, Manicaland Province, with the Murambinda Growth Point and apostolic religious shrines being the epicentres of the outbreak. Speaking at the first post-Cabinet briefing in Harare yesterday following the recent appointing of new…
THE government says the peaceful environment that characterised last month’s general elections led to a boom in the country’s tourism receipts. Addressing the media in Harare on Monday night to mark World Tourism Day, Tourism minister Babra Rwodzi said the confidence in destination Zimbabwe arising from the government’s engagement and re-engagement efforts, as well as…
CITIZENS Coalition for Change (CCC) senior member Job Sikhala and Chitungwiza mayor Lovemore Maiko, who are facing a charge of disorderly conduct, yesterday informed Harare magistrate Yeukai Dzuda that they will be filing an application for review at the High Court. This comes after Dzuda dismissed their application for discharge at the close of the…
By Brandon JosphatSTAFF WRITERjosphatb@dailynews.co.zw THE Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) could soon suffer calamitous ructions if its leader Nelson Chamisa continues to run the fledgling party as a one-man band, analysts say. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, the analysts warned that Chamisa risked tearing the CCC apart if he kept on operating without democracy…
AUTHORITIES have extended indefinitely the current national traffic blitz, as they bid to bring back sanity on the country’s roads. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, national police spokesperson Paul Nyathi confirmed that the campaign would continue until further notice. “The operation is going to continue. There are no dates yet to say it is…
POLICE have issued warnings to the public against baby dumping as cases have increased in the country over the past few days. National police spokesperson Paul Nyathi yesterday said in the first incident, a 29-year-old woman has been arrested for dumping her baby in a toilet pit. “Police in Gweru have arrested Shalom Kuzeyamisa in…
By Nyasha Kunyiswa RUSSIA has pledged to support Zimbabwe in improving media standards, its ambassador to Zimbabwe, Nikolai Krasilnikov, has said. He was speaking to the media after paying a courtesy call on Information minister, Jenfan Muswere. He said the initiative would be beneficial to both countries’ media industries. “We had a wonderful discussion with…
VICE President Constantino Chiwenga has challenged the church to work with the government to ensure peaceful co-existence of citizens for the well-being of Zimbabweans. Speaking in Gokwe, Midlands Province, over the weekend during the episcopal ordination of Reverend Eusebius Nyathi as the fourth bishop of the Roman Catholic Church’s Gokwe Diocese, Chiwenga said the government’s…
