CITIZENS Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa has called for sincere reconciliation for the country to move forward. Addressing hundreds of party supporters at a rally in Seke, Mashonaland East Province, yesterday, Chamisa said disunity and toxicity were derailing the country’s development. “It’s now time for the country to have a genuine reconciliation where…
Brandon JosphatSTAFF WRITERjosphatbl@dailynews.co.zw PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa says his administration is committed to ensuring that uniformed forces are well taken care of to enable them to effectively discharge their various mandates. Speaking during the 43rd Zimbabwe Defence Force (ZDF) celebrations in Harare yesterday, Mnangagwa said the government would remunerate members of the defence forces with both…
THE government has acquired drone technology to help Zimbabwe achieve record wheat production of 400 000 metric tonnes. Agriculture ministry permanent secretary…
Brandon JosphatSTAFF WRITERjosphatbl@dailynews.co.zw THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) has now entered the final phase of its preparations for next week’s eagerly-anticipated national elections, which includes training polling officers. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, an upbeat Zec chief elections officer, Utloile Silaigwana, said it was “all systems go” ahead of August 23, with the training…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday praised Zimbabweans for maintaining peace and promoting unity in the country. Speaking at the National Heroes’ Acre in Harare during the burial of Zimbabwe’s late ambassador to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Johannes Tomana, and retired brigadier-general Milton Siziba, he also stressed that there was no room for tribalism and…
HIGHER and Tertiary Education, Innovation, Science and Technology Development minister Amon Murwira says Zimbabwe’s State universities have established more than 100 start-ups in line with the government’s efforts to ensure that institutions of higher learning add value to the national development agenda. The 100 start-ups, which include more than 16 commercially viable industries, are a…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa awarded four individuals and institutions that excelled in serving the country in various fields yesterday. Speaking at the burials of late Zimbabwe’s ambassador to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Johannes Tomana and retired brigadier general Milton Siziba, while also commemorating Heroes Day, Mnangagwa said the individuals had served the country with…
Brandon JosphatSTAFF WRITERjosphatb@dailynews.co.zw THE Zimbabwe Republic Police yesterday said it was forced to use tear smoke in Masvingo on Sunday to disperse Citizens Coalition for Change supporters who turned violent and threatened to torch the force’s vehicles. One police officer was injured in the melee that ensued. In a statement last night, national police spokesperson…
By Rutendo Ngara THE Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) is confident that it will recover US$1 billion in graft-linked properties and cash by the end of this year. Speaking to the Daily News at the weekend, Zacc chairperson Justice Loice Matanda-Moyo also revealed that Swirtzerland, Singapore, Hong Kong and the United Kingdom (UK) were among the…
ECONOMIC experts have praised the ongoing efforts by authorities to further stabilise the prices of basic goods and the Zimbabwe dollar. This comes after both Finance minister Mthuli Ncube and Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) governor John Mangudya unveiled more measures to boost the economy last week — including promoting the wider use of the…
