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By Brandon JosphatSTAFF WRITERjosphatbl@dailynews.co.zw CABINET ministers who took the oath of office yesterday before President Emmerson Mnangagwa said they were ready to hit the ground running. The glorious occasion took place at the State House were Mnangagwa appointed 26 Cabinet, provincial and deputy ministers on Monday. Speaking to the Daily News after the swearing-in ceremony,…

THE United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) says it has so far recorded successes in supporting developmental projects in Zimbabwe in the past year after channelling over US$190 million. Last year was the first of UNDP’s comprehensive five-year programme aimed at gearing the country towards achieving its sustainable development goals. In its 2022 review report released…

POLICE yesterday arrested Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) legislator Maureen Kademaunga and ward 10 councillor Clayd Mashozhera on allegations of attempted murder and malicious damage to property. In a statement last night, national police spokesperson Paul Nyathi said they arrested the duo together with their alleged accomplice Daudi Jessub. “Police confirm that Sunning[1]dale … MP…

By Blessings Mashaya and Brandon Josphat PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday completed the appointment of his new Cabinet team, shuffling many ministers from the previous line-up and co-opting a number of younger new faces in the executive body. Addressing the media soon after announcing his new Cabinet, Mnangagwa suggested that talk of another government of national…

SIX suspects have been arrested following the violence witnessed at Barbourfields Stadium at the weekend during a football match between Dynamos and Highlanders, which left eight people injured. Then, Highlanders hooligans — whose team was the away side in the match — stormed the pitch with Bosso trailing by two goals to nil to their…

By Nyasha Kunyiswa VETERAN opposition member Ian Makone, who is the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) ward 18 councillor, was yesterday elected as the new mayor of Harare. He replaces Jacob Mafume, also from the CCC. Makone, who garnered 46 out of 59 votes against Zanu PF’s Temai Utete of ward 1, will be deputised…

By Brandon Josphat AUTHORITIES say the current power outages the country is facing are attributed to technical faults, mainly at Hwange Thermal Power Station. This comes after the Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company issued statements to highlight areas where power supply would be interrupted because of technical faults. According to statistics provided by the…

THE government says there is no bad blood between Zambia and Zimbabwe, despite the damning report released by the Sadc observer mission led by former Zambian Vice President, Nevers Mumba, on the recently held general elections. The Sadc mission, which cast aspersions on the credibility and freeness of the polls, has been criticised for harbouring…

THE pending announcement of President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s full new Cabinet team is currently a tale of intense suspense among ministerial hopefuls and much public speculation. At the same time, consumer watchdogs, labour representatives and business leaders want the new team to focus on consolidating the country’s relative economic stability of the past few months, including…

ZIMBABWE has recorded more than 1 800 veld fires across the country, with property worth US$10 000 destroyed since the start of the fire season in July, the Environmental Management Agency (Ema) has confirmed. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, Ema spokesperson Amkela Sidange said the agency had also laid criminal charges against offenders who…