mashayab@dailynews.co.zw PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa says the government is working overtime to stabilise the prices of basic goods in the country. Addressing the…
Rumbidzai Ngwenya STAFF WRITER ngwenyar@dailynews.co.zw THE Speaker of National Assembly Jacob Mudenda, yesterday said people’s rights should not be infringed on for the country to maintain peace and order. Addressing security forces from across the Sadc region in Harare at the National Defence University, Mudenda said respecting people’s rights is the foundation of stability in…
Ketty Nyoni STAFF WRITER nyonik@dailynews.co.zw HARARE City Council (HCC) has threatened to repossess residential stands from residents who are failing to pay land intrinsic value. In a statement, HCC said those who are affected by the directive can approach their offices. “Residents who were offered residential stands by council and have not paid land intrinsic…
A HARARE man has been slapped with an effective 20- year imprisonment for repeatedly raping his daughter, while threatening to assault her if she reveals the matter. In another incident, a self-styled prophet has been slapped with 13 years in jail for raping a spiritual-help-seeking church mate. Enock Chivhunga was found guilty of rape after…
THERE are encouraging signs that the country’s major political parties may be starting to soften their hardline stances towards each other. While it is still early days for strife-weary Zimbabweans to completely believe that all will now be well on the political front going forward, there are welcome hints that not all hope is lost…
Melisa Chatikobo chatikobom@dailynews.co.zw FARMERS are concerned that they will lose more of their crops as a result of the incessant rains which…
Brighton Muronzereyi muronzereyib@dailynews.co.zw GOVERNMENT is set to import more electricity from Zambia to ease power shortages as the country approaches the winter…
Brighton Muronzereyi muronzereyib@dailynews.co.zw MORE than 70 people were killed and 202 injured during the Easter and Independence holidays. In a statement yesterday, police spokesperson Paul Nyathi said a total of 264 accidents were recorded during the holidays, claiming 73 lives and injuring 202 people, compared to 24 deaths and 117 injured in 2021. Nyathi attributed…
Rutendo Ngara ngarar@dailynews.co.zw THE national 2022 population and housing census began yesterday with the Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (Zimstats) pleading for cooperation from the public to enable enumerators to undertake their work. Speaking during the awareness campaign in Harare yesterday, Zimstats public relations manager Mercy Chidemo said the census night (yesterday) was important because it…
IN A welcome move that could help to de-escalate the country’s toxic political polarisation, the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) is taking a different approach to national politics and events. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday after the party participated in Independence Day celebrations on Monday, CCC interim secretary-general Chalton Hwende, said the party was finalising a…
