THE Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has warned that it will descend heavily on traffic offenders and violators of Covid-19 regulations during the Easter Holiday. This comes after President Emmerson Mnangagwa earlier this week pronounced a number of new measures to curb the spread of Covid-19 during the Easter Holiday, including stopping boarding school students from…
IN A move which shows the government’s growing concern with the rising abuse of social media in the country, authorities will treat all such cases as a threat to national security. Giving a lecture at the National Defence University in Harare yesterday, Home Affairs minister Kazembe Kazembe also complained that legislators were “taking too long…
A BULAWAYO legislator has proposed that the government sets up a standalone children’s ministry that deals specifically with the welfare and rights of minors. Currently, Zimbabwe has a ministry of Health and Child Care (MOHCC) which is headed by Vice President Constantino Chiwenga. In an interview with the Daily News, Bulawayo legislator Jasmine Toffa said it was…
IT IS now illegal to import vehicles that are more than 10 years old, after the government gazetted a new law yesterday aimed at curbing the purchase of battered cars into the country. The new law, which comes into effect today, follows proposals that were made by Finance minister Mthuli Ncube during his 2021 National…
SUPREME Court judges, Justices Bharat Patel and Chinembiri Bhunu, have dismissed an appeal by MDC Alliance candidate Gift Konjana challenging the pronouncement of Zanu PF legislator Dexter Nduna as the winner of the Chegutu West seat during the 2018 elections. In dismissing the appeal, Justice Patel noted that while it had merit, it could not…
OUTSPOKEN war veterans secretary-general, Victor Matemadanda, pictured, has lashed out at his Zanu PF critics for prematurely “rushing to write his political obituary”. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, the deputy Defence minister also insisted that he was still the ruling party’s national political commissar despite his reported recent axing from the position. In this regard, Matemadanda…
OVER 27 000 people have been arrested as police intensify efforts to stop illegal operations by artisanal miners across the country. This comes after the police launched a crackdown aimed at eliminating unlawful mining activities in January dubbed “Chikorokoza Ngachipere/Isitsheketsha Kasiphele” following a surge in illegal mining and violent crimes perpetrated by machete gangs. …
NEDBANK Zimbabwe has reversed the 2019 losses of $761 million to achieve inflation-adjusted income of $159 million in a challenging operating environment in 2020. In its audited condensed financial statements released yesterday, the bank’s operating income grew to $3,4 billion, outpacing — in inflation terms — $2,9 billion in prior year. On growth in operating…
HARARE City Council (HCC) has spent US$5,6 million in water purification chemicals for the first three months of 2021 as the capital battles to supply clean water to residents, latest council reports show. HCC has been battling perennial water shortages in most of the city’s suburbs, with some areas going for years without supply owing…
Blessings Mashaya SENIOR STAFF WRITER mashayab@dailynews.co.zw OPPOSITION leader Douglas Mwonzora has now formally approached President Emmerson Mnangagwa and other key stakeholders on the much-talked about national dialogue. At the same time, sources told the Daily News yesterday that President Emmerson Mnangagwa and the ruling Zanu PF wanted Vice President Constantino Chiwenga to be their point man for…
