THE government says it has done a commendable job in instituting political and media reforms in the country, notwithstanding the recent criticism of Harare by the European Union (EU). Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, amid the accusations of slow progress on the reforms front, Justice minister Ziyambi Ziyambi said authorities were satisfied by what they had…
THE National Social Security Authority (Nssa) pensioners are set to receive once-off basic commodities grocery vouchers from June as an interim measure to cushion them from the rampant rise in the cost of living, while the State pension fund explores other ways of further mitigating the plight of its beneficiaries. Nssa deputy director marketing and…
Brighton Muronzereyi muronzereyib@dailynews.co.zw HARARE City Council has stopped installing pre-paid water meters for residents amid funding challenges and reports that the billing gadgets were being vandalised. This comes as the local authority had installed the meters in a pilot project in Sunningdale and Kambuzuma. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, city spokesperson Michael Chideme said the removal…
Cloud Fusire fusirec@dailynews.co.zw THE football fraternity has reacted with anger to Zimbabwe’s axing from the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers. This came after the Sports and Recreation Commission (SRC) refused to reinstate the suspended Zifa board led by Felton Kamambo at least two weeks before the start of the qualifiers, in line with Fifa’s…
Rumbidzai Ngwenya ngwenyar@dailynews.co.zw ZIMBABWE is set to be one of the world’s leading exporters of lithium following the construction of a US$300…
Jeffrey Muvundusi muvundusi@dailynews.co.zw IN A move that is set to stir emotions and raise much debate, the son of the late veteran nationalist, Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo — Sibangilizwe — is stepping up his bid to have the remains of his father exhumed from the National Heroes Acre in Harare. Sibangalizwe, who now leads ZAPU, says…
Melisa Chatikobo BLACK farmers who lost land during the land reform programme will either get back their property, while others will be included in the US$3.5 billion Global Compensation Deed for white farmers, Agriculture minister Anxious Masuka has said. Speaking to the Daily News on the sidelines of the borehole rigs handover ceremony to Zimbabwe Water Authority…
AGRICULTURE deputy minister Douglas Karoro has been granted $50 000 bail, ending his incarceration on allegations of conniving in defrauding the Grain Marketing Board (GMB) of fertiliser and seeds worth US$73 000. Karoro yesterday described his arrest as the work of his political adversaries eying his political seat in Mbire constituency when he appeared before…
Andile Tshuma THE government has called on policy makers to consider the interests of indigenous communities who bear the brunt of human-wildlife conflict. In his welcome remarks at the African Elephant Conference in Hwange yesterday, permanent secretary in the Environment ministry, Munesu Munodawafa said communities should be catered for as the results of high elephant…
Brighton Muronzereyi muronzereyib@dailynews.co.zw FOUR people died yesterday morning after two Zupco buses collided head–on at the 101 kilometre peg along Harare-Chirundu highway. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, police spokesperson Paul Nyathi confirmed the accident, saying they were still investigating the accident. “The accident occurred between Banket and Chinhoyi near Dondo River Bridge. The first Zupco bus…
