PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa is not opposed to the idea of a peace summit ahead of next year’s crunch national elections. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, presidential spokesperson George Charamba, also said while Mnangagwa welcomed all peace initiatives ahead of 2023, this would be best done under the auspices of the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission.This comes…
By Farai Mabeza RESERVE Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) governor, John Mangudya, says authorities will clamp down on all activities which negatively affect prices, the exchange rate of the Zimbabwe dollar and inflation. Mangudya said this in Harare on Monday, at the launch of the latest iteration of the National Financial Inclusion Strategy, which is meant…
By Brandon Josphat THE government has given a soft landing to Zimbabweans who were based in South Africa as they will not pay duty on one vehicle and no limits to personal property upon their return. This comes as mass deportations of undocumented Zimbabweans are expected from South Africa following expiry of the Zimbabwe Exemptions…
By Nyasha Kunyiswa ENERGY minister Zhemu Soda has encouraged the Southern African Power Pool (SAPP) nations to work in unison in order to end the current power shortages that are troubling the region countries including South Africa. Speaking during the official opening of SAPP offices in Harare on Monday, Soda said there were plenty of…
By Nyasha Kunyiswa ZIMBABWE has already achieved its 2025 targets of 95-95-95 on HIV prevention, National Aids Council (Nac) chief executive officer…
By Blessings Mashaya and Brighton Muronzereyi ANALYSTS have reiterated that it is very important that political parties and other key stakeholders engage ahead of the 2023 national elections to ensure peace before, during and after the crunch polls. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, senior lecturer at South Africa’s Tshwane University of Technology, Ricky Mukonza…
By Rutendo Ngara THE country’s agriculture sector recorded significant growth in growth and exports in the 2020/2021 season compared to the previous season, the government says. This comes as the agriculture sector hit the initial 2025 target of US$8.2 billion a year last year as the industry grew by 36.2 percent to US$8.19 billion.Speaking during…
By Brighton Muronzereyi THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) says it is yet to deliberate on whether it should use electronic election results screens at polling stations in next year’s harmonised polls. This comes after Zec used digital platforms as a pilot project in the March 26 by-elections, in a bid to enable the efficiency and…
FORMER wife of vice president Constantino Chiwenga, Marry Mubaiwa was yesterday acquitted of assaulting her maid by magistrate Learnmore Mapiye. Mapiye ruled that the State’s case was weak and punctuated with contradictions from witnesses. She accepted Mubaiwa’s lawyer Beatrice Mtetwa’s arguments in her discharge application at the close of the State case that the matter…
By Hazel Marimbiza THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) yesterday proposed a budget of US$158 million for 2023, a figure it said is key in ensuring improved service delivery and infrastructure maintenance. This comes after sentiments expressed during the recently held budget consultation meetings were mainly focused on the need to improve service delivery at an…
