PEOPLE’s Own Savings Bank (POSB) has partnered with Zimnat General Insurance to offer its customers a range of “bancassurance” services. The joint venture would enable POSB to provide various insurance products directly to its customers and streamlining access to essential financial services. In a statement yesterday, the POSB chief executive officer, Garainashe Changunda, said the…
VICTORIA Falls rainforest has seen a significant surge in tourist arrivals in the first quarter of 2025, with a total of 61 139 visitors, according to Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (ZimParks). This represents a notable increase from 59 718 visitors during the same period in 2024. ZimParks spokesperson Tinashe Farawo attributed the surge…
Brandon JosphatCHIEF WRITER FORMER Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) boss, Nelson Chamisa, expressed doubt yesterday that Zimbabwe’s divided opposition leaders would unite ahead of the scheduled 2028 national elections. Speaking to the Daily News — the country’s most influential newspaper — Chamisa said committed and consistently principled opposition leaders were needed for this to happen,…
By Tapiwa Chirume chirumet@dailynews.co.zw AMID lingering suspicions that some of the Harare City Council’s senior officials hold fake qualifications — which may be contributing to the capital’s poor service delivery — Mayor Jacob Mafume wants the metro to institute a skills audit. Speaking during a full council meeting on Tuesday, the tenacious Mafume said the…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has challenged Zanu PF members to remain loyal to the party and steer the country’s economic development. Addressing the former liberation movement’s politburo meeting in Harare yesterday, Mnangagwa said it was “critically important that cadres and deployees assigned to leadership positions and strategic national duties remain loyal, patriotic and committed to wholeheartedly…
Nyasha KunyiswaSENIOR STAFF WRITER PARIRENYATWA hospital is set to revolutionise its renal unit with 21 new machines that will start functioning in August. This comes as the country’s public health delivery system faces numerous challenges, with the minister of Health, Douglas Mombeshora acknowledging the challenges, but expressing confidence in their resolution. Parirenyatwa hospital matron Pretty…
Rutendo NgaraSENIOR STAFF WRITER A SUSPECTED robber, who allegedly robbed businessman Wicknell Chivayo’s in-laws of his lobola money in April, yesterday claimed in court that police officers shot at him during his arrest. Felix Karimba and his coaccused Taurai Mushawemhuka appeared before regional magistrate Marehwanazvo Gofa facing 10 armed robbery charges, and she remanded them…
Brandon Josphat CHIEF WRITER josphatbl@dailynews.co.zw HEALTH minister Douglas Mombeshora says authorities are acutely aware of the myriad challenges facing public health facilities, but are also confident that these will be resolved soon. Speaking to the Daily News — the country’s most influential newspaper — Mombeshora also revealed yesterday that the government had since moved to…
SCHWEPPES Holdings Africa Limited has appointed Stanley Muchenje as its new managing director with immediate effect. He replaces Charles Nkululeko Msipa who retired at the end of April after serving the company for 20 years. In a statement yesterday, Schweppes said Muchenje, who was the managing director of African Distillers since 2021, had joined Delta…
Takudzwa Dhambu dhambut@dailynews.co.zw AUTHORITIES have appealed to the private sector to support the fight against gender-based violence (GBV) in the country. The minister of Women Affairs, Monica Mutsvangwa, yesterday said the private sector can provide funding as part of their corporate social responsibility. “We are working with the private sector and we realise that it…

