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Brandon Josphat CHIEF WRITER WITH the country reeling from rising armed robberies, police officers are now undergoing even more intensive training to deal with the scourge and other violent crimes. Speaking to the Daily News — the country’s most influential newspaper — national police spokesperson, Paul Nyathi, said yesterday this was being done as law…

THE minister of Energy, July Moyo, has challenged Sadc countries to come up with new initiatives to address power challenges. Speaking in Victoria Falls yesterday during the 64th Southern African Power Pool (SAPP) Management Committee, Moyo said the region has experienced insufficient power generation capacity and obsolete infrastructure. “Of late, the electricity supply industry in…

Nyasha KunyiswaSENIOR STAFF WRITERkunyiswan@dailynews.co.zw THE government has secured US$30,8 million for the procurement of cancer machines, confirmed the minister of Health, Douglas Mombeshora, yesterday. The funds were secured from the sugar tax introduced by the government last year. Mombeshora confirmed the development in Harare while addressing journalists, adding that the government was making efforts to…

BY RUTENDO NGARA THE son of the late Cabinet minister Joel Biggie Matiza, Batsirai, has won a High Court case against Nadia Vongai Mabvirakare, who attempted to remove him from a tree-planting project in Murehwa, Mashonaland East Province. Matiza is the current Zanu PF youth league environment secretary. In her court application filed under The…

Kudzanai Gerede MARKETS EDITOR THERE are fresh calls for the government to review the country’s plethora of taxes, which experts said yesterday were weighing down businesses and worsening the plight of poor citizens. Speaking at the Annual Tax Review Breakfast Meeting in Harare — hosted by the country’s number one business publication, The Financial Gazette,…

Thabiso Mutirwara mutirwarat@dailynews.co.zw THE minister of Health, Douglas Mombeshora, has confirmed that progress has been made in drafting the National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill, which will be tabled in Parliament before June. The proposed bill aims to improve healthcare access for citizens by creating an essential compulsory medical aid cover. Addressing the media in Harare…

SOUTHERN EDITOR INFORMAL traders have called for dialogue to find a lasting solution to the long-running battles between illegal vendors and authorities. This comes after the government on Wednesday issued a 48-hour ultimatum to all local authorities to clear night vendors from the streets, citing littering and disruptions of other formal businesses in central business…