DEPUTY Transport minister Joshua Sacco has called on the Harare-Masvingo-Beitbridge road contractors to speed up work and meet set targets. This comes as his departmental boss Felix Mhona has said “private capital must drive infrastructural development in the country”. “I think this road is very important to us as the government, being the key trade…
Blessings Mashaya POLITICAL EDITOR THE government will not be pressured to comply with the conditions set by the United States of America for the complete removal of its sanctions on Zimbabwe. So says Justice minister Ziyambi Ziyambi, who told Parliament this week that authorities would also move at their own pace with regards to compensating…
RETAILERS have implored regulating agencies and local authorities to align their licensing frameworks immediately in line with recently Cabinet-approved reforms. This call comes after Cabinet on Tuesday approved the review of licences, permits, levies, and fees in the retail and wholesale sectors, aligning with business reforms in 12 sectors of the economy. Speaking to the…
ACTING President Constantino Chiwenga says the government will intensify efforts to stamp out corruption within the country’s mining sector as such practices are depriving citizens of their rightful benefits and eroding public trust. Officially opening the Mine Entra 2025 Exhibition in Bulawayo, Chiwenga said corruption remained one of the biggest threats to Zimbabwe’s economic growth….
EXPERTS are calling on the government to review the Termination of Pregnancy Act (TOP), enacted in 1977, to expand the circumstances under which safe abortion can be offered in Zimbabwe. In an interview with the Daily News in commemoration of the belated International Safe Abortion Day yesterday, Women’s Action Group executive director Loveness Tambudzai Rukuni…
ZIMBABWE is calling for US$4billion in investment from global partners to fully implement its National Energy Compact, a comprehensive strategic blueprint designed to end power shortages, accelerate economic growth, and light up currently un-reticulated urban areas. Speaking at the Africa Capital Markets Forum in Sandton, South Africa, yesterday, Energy and Power Development minister July Moyo…
LEADING road construction firm, Bitumen World (Private) Limited, has distanced itself from social media allegations made by former deputy minister of Information Energy Mutodi that the company was asked to pay kickbacks to the Finance ministry’s permanent secretary, George Guvamatanga. In a post on his X account last week, Mutodi alleged that Bitumen was asked…
THE government will continue to engage with its suppliers and contractors as it strives to clear as soon as possible the long-delayed US$1,2 billion that it owes these service providers. Speaking to the Daily News — the country’s most influential newspaper — Finance minister Mthuli Ncube confirmed yesterday that dialogue would remain central to overcoming…
SOUTH Africa has extended the validity of Zimbabwe Exemption Permits (ZEPs) to May 2027 — granting relief to thousands of locals in the process. The latest extension continues the recent trend of the neighbouring country regularly prolonging the validity of ZEPs, to allow affected Zimbabweans to stay and work in South Africa. SA Home Affairs…
Takudzwa Dhambu STAFF WRITER dhambut@dailynews.co.zw THE government has warned citizens to guard against the rapid spread of misinformation and disinformation, stressing the vital role of media literacy in a digitally changing environment. Speaking at a Media and Information Literacy (MIL) meeting in Harare yesterday, deputy minister of Information, Publicity, and Broadcasting Services Ompile Marupi, representing…
