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…
STAFF WRITER muronzereyib@dailynews.co.zw PARTIES involved in the escalating armed conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) need to engage in constructive dialogue as a matter of urgency. So reiterated President Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday, when he addressed a virtual Sadc extraordinary summit. He repeatedly emphasised that dialogue was critical if the Sadc and East Africa…
Staff writer in BULAWAYO POLICE in Bulawayo have confirmed that some parents or guardians involved in selling illegal drugs are using their children as mules and have vowed to end such practices. This comes as the police have intensified a crackdown on drug dealers in the country. Speaking during a stakeholders’ engagement yesterday, Bulawayo acting…
RAINBOW Tourism Group (RTG) posted a four percent growth in occupancy levels to 54 percent for the year ended December 31, 2024 driven by strong performances in both the accommodation and conferencing segments. The group chairman, Douglas Hoto, in a statement accompanying the group’s financials, said the growth in occupancy levels was from a 2023…
ZIMBABWE has launched the Zim-Bee Project that aims to drive the growth of the country’s honey sector. The initiative, supported by the French government, seeks to enhance honey production and boost exports, while also empowering women. It was officially launched in Harare on Tuesday by the chief director, Economic Cooperation, International Trade, and Diaspora in…
Brandon JosphatCHIEF WRITERjosphatbl@dailynews.co.zw BOTH labour and business want authorities to take more fiscal and monetary steps to boost the economy, amid the recent closures of distressed companies and retrenchment of thousands of people over the past few months. Speaking to the Daily News — the country’s most influential newspaper — the acting secretary general of…
BULAWAYO residents will have to wait a little longer before the current brutal water rationing is eased. This is despite the city having recently recorded substantial water inflows into its supply dams this rainy season — which have now reached just above 50 percent of their capacity. This good news has prompted the local authority…
AUTHORITIES, through the ministry of Industry, have re-established the Commercial and Industrial Premises Rent Boards for the Southern and Northern regions to address rising disputes and ensure fair rent determination for business properties. This development comes after the absence of these boards had left many business owners, particularly small to medium enterprises (SMEs), at the…
Stella MadzivanyikaSTAFF WRITERmadzivanyikas@dailynews.co.zw A GANG of two robbers allegedly stole cash and goods worth US$90 000 from the minister of Sports, Kirsty Coventry’s parents Robert and Lyn’s home in Harare on Tuesday, police have said. According to the police, the two, who are still at large, broke into the couple’s bedroom while they were asleep…
Brighton Muronzereyiand Takudzwa DhambuSTAFF WRITERS POLICE say the scourge of counterfeit products has become a security threat, amid concerns that those who smuggle them into the country make a lot of money, but do not bank it, thereby attracting armed robbers. This comes as authorities are struggling to curb the smuggling of goods into the…
