Mugove Tafirenyika HEALTH experts warned authorities yesterday against rushing to ease coronavirus restrictions further without ensuring citizens’ safety, saying this could lead to a second wave of the killer disease in the country, the Daily News reports. This comes after President Emmerson Mnangagwa also implored Zimbabweans on Monday to remain vigilant, warning that the lethal virus was…
Blessings Mashaya SENIOR STAFF WRITER mashayab@dailynews.co.zw THE government yesterday announced an ambitious horticulture project which will see 25 000 boreholes being sunk across the country. Speaking during a post-Cabinet media briefing in Harare yesterday, Information minister Monica Mutsvangwa said the new initiative is set to increase food production in the country. “The…
Blessing Masakadza STAFF WRITER masakadzab@dailynews.co.zw PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday set up two tribunals to investigate the fitness for office of one Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) member, Frank Muchengwa, and two commissioners of the Zimbabwe Land Commission (ZLC), Tadious Muzoroza and Jeanette Marrie Manjengwa. In an extraordinary Government Gazette yesterday, Mnangagwa appointed retired High Court judge Justice Nicholas…
FINANCE minister Mthuli Ncube, said yesterday that Zimbabwe’s economy would improve further in the coming months, with prices of basic consumer goods and services expected to remain stable, the Daily News reports. Addressing the media in Harare yesterday, the buoyant Ncube also predicted that the Zimbabwe dollar would continue to perform well against major global currencies,…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has implored Zimbabweans to remain wary of Covid-19, warning that the lethal virus was still a threat to the country, the Daily News reports. Speaking at the burial of national hero, Ruphus Chigudu, at the National Heroes Acre in Harare yesterday, Mnangagwa said complacency in fighting the virus could lead to disaster. This comes…
THE World Food Programme (WFP), with the support of USAID, has scaled up its urban financial assistance programme to reach over 100 000 people in eight urban areas across the country. WFP’s recent projections indicate that by year’s end, the number of food insecure Zimbabweans would have surged by almost 50 percent to 8,6 million…
THE government yesterday signed a memorandum of understanding (Mou) with the Caledonia Mining Corporation in a bid to achieve output of 500 0000 ounces of gold (18 tonnes) by 2030, the Daily News reports. This comes as the country is targeting economic growth through the envisaged US$12 billion mining industry by 2023, with gold expected to…
Blessings Mashaya SENIOR STAFF WRITER mashayab@dailynews.co.zw SENATORS have joined other prominent voices in calling for Zimbabweans to unite and work together — to foster much-needed peace and development in the country, the Daily News reports. This comes as political tension has remained high in the country, amid persisting economic challenges that have left the majority of Zimbabwe’s…
Sindiso Mhlophe SENIOR STAFF WRITER mhlophes@dailynhews.co.zw The World Trade Organisation (WTO) has commended ongoing efforts by authorities to stabilise the country’s currency and economy, the Daily News reports. This comes as the Zimbabwe dollar has lately been holding steady against major global currencies, following the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe’s (RBZ) launch of the foreign…
Sindiso Mhlophe SENIOR STAFF WRITER mhlophes@dailynews.co.zw THE Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum has called on the government to act urgently to ensure that political, social and economic rights are restored and accessible to all citizens. This comes as the forum reported that 980 rights violations, including assaults, alleged abductions and torture, were recorded since the…
