AUTHORITIES are being urged to take more measures against the abuse of, and unbridled consumption of alcohol in the country. The secretary general of the Southern African Alcohol Policy Alliance (SAAPA) in Zimbabwe, Aadielah Maker Dierdericks, said at the weekend that the 2017 draft national alcohol policy contained a number of such needed measures. “Zimbabwe,…
THE reduction of capital gains withholdings tax on marketable securities on the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE) to one percent from two percent previously kicked into effect this week amid expectations it will boost overall investment activity. Capital gains tax is a charge levied on the monetary gains arising from the disposal of a specified asset…
THE Hon Dr. A.J. Masuka, the Minister of Lands, Agriculture, Water, Fisheries, and Rural Development, has extended the deadline for destroying tobacco seedbeds to 15 January 2025. The Plant Pests and Diseases (Tobacco) Regulations, 1979, mandates that all tobacco seedbeds be destroyed by 31 December to break the life cycle of pests and diseases that…
AUTHORITIES need to do more to improve the quality of life of ordinary Zimbabweans. So says the chairperson of the Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC), Jessie Majome, who told the Daily News On Sunday at the weekend that one of the steps that the government needed to take urgently in this regard was to fix…
THE government says it is trying to implement a number of short-term measures to mitigate the second city’s water crisis. This comes as Bulawayo has been facing a serious water crisis for many years, which has led to some residents resorting to open defecation — amid worsening sewer blockages. Speaking to the Daily News On…
HEALTH experts have challenged authorities to put in place tough measures to curb another national cholera outbreak. This comes after one cholera death and 60 cases were reported at Mazowe Flowers Farm in Mashonaland Central Province. The source of the cholera outbreak was identified as a community borehole. Speaking to the Daily News On Sunday…
BY STELLA MADZIVANYIKA LIMITED financial resources have forced the World Food Programme (WFP) to cut its urban cash assistance from benefiting five urban areas to only one affecting over 40 000 vulnerable residents. The WFP confirmed this in its latest update released over the weekend. “In November, WFP assistance reached 62 481 individuals across Mzilikazi,…
THE United States Agency for International Development (USAid) says it provided HIV prevention support to more than 77 000 women and girls in the country last year. This comes as Zimbabwe has been commended for making significant efforts in the fight against HIV/Aids The US organisation yesterday committed to continue supporting the country’s health sector….
MINING companies have been challenged to embrace responsible mining activities as this will boost Zimbabwe’s minerals on the global market. This was said yesterday by the Association of Mine Managers of Zimbabwe (AMMZ) president, Abel Makura, in an interview with the Daily News yesterday. “Mining companies should conform to environmental, social and governance (ESG) requirements…
THE Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) is encouraging its legislators to attend a field day at President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s farm in Kwekwe tomorrow. Speaking to the Daily News — the country’s most influential newspaper — the CCC spokesperson for the group led by Sengezo Tshabangu, Nqobizitha Mlilo, said yesterday that the planned visit to PreCabe…
