By Brighton Muronzereyi THE Zimbabwe Council of Churches (ZCC), which is pushing for dialogue between major political parties says that while bringing the ruling party, Zanu PF and opposition parties together has been difficult, there is always a way out. Calls for political parties to dialogue and avoid disputed election results have been made by…
By Brandon Josphat THE government says it has started a process of formalising illegal mining activities across the country in order to collect revenue from the currently informal operations. Addressing informal miners, popularly known as Makorokoza yesterday in Mazowe, Mashonaland Central Province the Mines minister, Winston Chitando said the proposed measures were intended to control…
WHILE noting the ongoing efforts by authorities to boost the economy, an expert says the government needs to do more to lift businesses and improve the quality of life of longsuffering Zimbabweans. Speaking last night on independent national television channel 3Ktv’s popular current affairs programme, Vantage, prominent economist Gift Mugano said while ordinary Zimbabweans had…
By Nyasha Kunyiswa A TOTAL of 9 762 diarrhoea cases and at least 10 deaths from the infection were recorded in one week last month, the Health ministry has confirmed. The cases were reported between October 24 and 30, 2022, according to the Health ministry’s most recent weekly disease surveillance report. In a statement, the…
By Regis Chingawo DIABETIC patients have urged the government to enact a national levy to protect them from rising medical costs when seeking treatment at both private and public hospitals. The national coordinator for Diabetics Association of Zimbabwe, Keith Vitrino, told the Daily News yesterday that a diabetic patient needs at least US$270 per month…
By Rutendo Ngara ZIMBABWE imports milk worth US$180 million per year, and the Agriculture ministry has announced the establishment of an artificial insemination centre at the Henderson Research Station in Mazowe to improve the national dairy herd. Addressing dairy farmers during a Zimbabwe Agriculture Growth Project (ZAGP) policy conference in Harare yesterday, the ministry’s chief…
By Brighton Muronzereyi HOME Affairs minister Kazembe Kazembe has said regulations for registering and governing local private security firms were lax and there was a need to regulate their operations to reduce the rising number of armed robberies. According to the minister, most private security companies contribute to the rise in armed robberies because they…
NOT for the first time over the past two decades, the country’s opposition once again learnt the hard way this week that there are no permanent friends and enemies in politics, but enduring interests. This comes after former Zanu PF politburo members and alleged Generation 40 (G40) kingpins Jonathan Moyo and Patrick Zhuwao — who…
By Regis Chingawo THE Chinese government has pledged to continue supporting Zimbabwe and actively participate in the development of the international governance system said China’s Ambassador to Zimbabwe Gou Shaochun, yesterday Speaking during a discussion on the recent 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China and on China-Zimbabwe bilateral cooperation in Harare yesterday,…
By Regis Chingawo RESIDENTS’ associations across the country have raised a red flag over the poor drainage system in most urban councils, a situation that has been worsened by the recent rains resulting in some roads being inaccessible. The Zimbabwe National Organisation of Associations and Residents Trust (Znoart) Shalvar Chikomba told the Daily News yesterday…
