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Mugove Tafirenyika CHIEF WRITER tafirenyikam@dailynews.co.zw   In addition, experts who spoke to the Daily News yesterday would like Ncube to remove some of the onerous taxes on commerce and industry, to promote investment and job creation in the country. This comes after the government recently unveiled its new economic blueprint, the National Development Strategy (NDS1), which kicks…

Mugove Tafirenyika  CHIEF WRITER tafirenyikam@dailynews.co.zw RISING Covid-19 cases in schools across the country has resulted in Parliament recommending to the government that it defers end-of-year examinations, the Daily News reports.   Since last week, Zimbabwe has been reporting a high number of positive cases at learning institutions, with schools such as John Tallach in Matabeleland South now…

Vasco Chaya  SENIOR STAFF WRITER chayav@dailynews.co.zw  This comes as the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) Vehicle Theft Squad (VTS) has in recent weeks attended to numerous incidents where motorists have been hijacked by would-be passengers. “We have discovered that most robbery cases are being committed by men who pretend to be genuine travellers or passengers. “They…

Mugove Tafirenyika CHIEF WRITER tafirenyikam@dailynews.co.zw THE ruling Zanu PF is holding a crunch politburo meeting in Harare today, amid high tension over the looming district co-ordinating committee (DCC) elections and other intra-party contestations. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, acting Zanu PF spokesperson Patrick Chinamasa confirmed that the politburo would be seized with “all outstanding issues” —…

  Mugove Tafirenyika  AUTHORITIES are seriously worried about the rising cases of Covid-19 infections in the education sector, amid growing calls for the temporary closure of schools and colleges to curb the spread of the lethal disease, the Daily News reports. This comes after Chinhoyi High School in Mashonaland West became the latest institution yesterday to be…

  Dakarai Mashava  SPECIAL FEATURES EDITOR mashavad@dailynews.co.zw FINANCE minister Mthuli Ncube is expected to provide much-needed clarity on Zimbabwe’s national economic priorities and growth prospects for the coming year at the Daily News Post-National Budget Business Breakfast Forum to be held at Rainbow Towers in the capital next Monday.  Ncube, who will be the guest of honour…

  Nyasha Dube   STAFF WRITER duben@dailynews.co.zw HARARE City Council (HCC) plans to blacklist government departments and residents who are not paying their rates on time, the Daily News reports.  This comes as HCC is owed $2 273 738 420, with industrial and commercial clients sitting on a huge debt of $1 255 828 875 while the government…