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GOVERNMENT workers have now appealed to President Emmerson Mnangagwa, pictured,  to intervene in their stand off with their employer, the Public Service Commission…

A €12,5 million credit facility to Zimbabwe by the European Investment Bank (EIB) yesterday is expected to spur small businesses and help…

INDONESIAN energy and   pharmaceutical companies are set to partner Zimbabwean firms in various areas including power generation, vaccines manufacture and water and sanitation, government says. Addressing a post-Cabinet media briefing yesterday, ICT minister Jenfan Muswere said  this year’s  sector ministers’ meeting on sanitation and water for all held in Indonesia recently had highlighted the challenges brought about by…

THE High Court has ordered the reinstatement of Jacob Mafume, pictured,  as Harare mayor, ending his fourth suspension by Local Government minister July Moyo. Moyo suspended Mafume on December 17, 2021, citing misconduct and incompetence. That was the fourth time Moyo had suspended Mafume, keeping him away from town house in 45-day intervals.  “I have reasonable…

A THREE-YEAR-OLD toddler died at Zvishavane District Hospital after being allegedly struck with a brick on the forehead by his uncle. In a statement yesterday, the police said they were investigating the murder case which occurred on May 25, 2022 at Tagwirei Village in Chivi, Masvingo Province. “A three-year-old toddler died whilst admitted at Zvishavane…

VICE President Constantino Chiwenga says authorities are working hard to try and bring closure to one of the saddest chapters in Zimbabwe’s history, the Gukurahundi killings of the 1980s. Speaking at the burial of Chief Vusumuzi Khumalo Mabhikwa in Matabeleland North at the weekend, Chiwenga said the government’s ongoing efforts in this regard were part…

Hazel Marimbiza THE government has urged citizens to be wary of malaria as 10 million people are at risk of contracting the disease. This comes as the ministry of Health said although malaria cases were on the decrease, the weekly surveillance report indicated that Mashonaland Central, Mashonaland East and Manicaland provinces were recording the highest…

Rutendo Ngara ngarar@dailynews.co.zw THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) must be empowered to regulate political organisations in the country, to discourage the proliferation of parties on the eve of national elections, the Speaker of Parliament Jacob Mudenda has said. Addressing a workshop on electoral reforms in Kariba at the weekend, Mudenda said the Electoral Act needed…

Rumbidzai Ngwenya ngwenyar@dailynews.co.zw THE government yesterday commended the Geo Pomona project in Harare, saying it would give a new meaning to the status of the capital city. This comes after a German investor, Geogenix BV, entered into a build, operate and transfer partnership with Harare City Council and took over the dumpsite last month to…

Brighton Muronzereyi muronzereyib@dailynews.co.zw THE government plans to improve the country’s education sector by increasing its funding to the global benchmark of 20 percent of national budget. Speaking during the Global Action Week for Education (GAWE) launch in Harare yesterday, Primary and Secondary Education minister, Evelyn Ndlovu said the government was targeting to reach the 20…