MINING stakeholders have called for increased adoption of sustainable practices in Zimbabwe’s mining sector to drive economic growth. Speaking to the Daily News on Sunday on the sidelines of the jus tended Mine Entra, the permanent secretary for Bulawayo Provincial Affairs and Devolution, Paul Nyoni, said sustainability must be at the heart of every mining…
YVONNE NCUBE A SENIOR Bulawayo City Council (BCC) official says lack of a comprehensive master plan stalls infrastructure, worsens informal settlements, and deters investors needed for the city’s future growth. Speaking on sustainable urban development at the just-ended Mine Entra in Bulawayo, BCC director of engineering services, Wisdom Siziba, said Bulawayo’s progress depended on a…
THE Comesa Competition Commission (CCC) has handled 480 mergers and investigated over 50 restrictive business practices since its inception. This highlighted a regional crackdown that has recently brought major conglomerates with a footprint in Zimbabwe, such as Diageo and Heineken, into legal crosshairs with the regional commission. CCC chief executive Willard Mwemba told the media…
BOTH the Medicines Control Authority of Zimbabwe (MCAZ) and top health experts have warned the public over the use of the popular complementary medicine, Tsunami. The unregistered, green-coloured ointment — which is ubiquitously available across Zimbabwe — continues to be smuggled into the country by unknown suppliers with worrying ease. The producers of the pungent…
Brandon Josphat CHIEF WRITER josphatbl@dailynews.co.zw THE prosecution of high-profile corruption cases cannot be fast-tracked due to the complex nature of such investigations. So says Prosecutor General, Loice MatandaMoyo, who adds that a further complication in such cases is that they often involve international jurisdictions and intricate financial networks. Speaking at a Transparency International Zimbabwe (TIZ)…
By Yvonne Ncube in BULAWAYO THE ministry of Mines and Mining Development will conduct a ‘responsible mining audit’ before the end of the year. This targets all mining operations across Zimbabwe. The effort is renewed to enforce compliance and curb environmental degradation caused by unregulated mining. Speaking at the just-ended Mine Entra Conference in Bulawayo,…
PARLIAMENT has launched a nationwide probe into the state of rural health institutions across the country. Speaking to the Daily News — the country’s most influential newspaper — yesterday, the parliamentary portfolio committee on Health acting chairperson, Daniel Molokele, said the investigation was aimed at assessing the availability of essential medicines, equipment, and infrastructure, including…
STAFF WRITER muronzereyib@dailynews.co.zw PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has sacked Zanu PF director general Ezekiel Zabanyana with immediate effect. This comes as the 83-year-old leader has recently announced a major shakeup of the politburo and which has seen the likes of Obert Mpofu being replaced as secretary-general, ex-legal secretary Patrick Chinamasa being moved to finance and Ziyambi…
Blessings Mashaya and Brandon Josphat AUTHORITIES have started to install prepaid electricity meters in government departments, farms and mines, in a bid to force all key customers to pay for their power and to improve Zesa’s finances. Speaking to the Daily News — the country’s most influential newspaper — the deputy minister of the Ministry…
THE Grain Marketing Board (GMB) has received US$5 million from the Treasury to pay farmers for cereal deliveries, a development expected to ease their financial pressures and stimulate further agricultural investment. In a statement yesterday, GMB chief executive officer, Edson Badarai, confirmed the funding would help clear part of outstanding payments to farmers who delivered…
