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PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa last night appointed a new director general of the Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO), Fulton Mangwanya, replacing Isaac Moyo. Before his appointment, Mangwanya, a career intelligence operative, was the Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (ZimParks) director general. In a statement, the chief secretary to the President and Cabinet, Martin Rushwaya, said the…

THE agriculture sector’s prospects for this season remain bright as the country is expected to receive decent rain between now and March. So said the Meteorological Services Department (MSD) yesterday, as Zimbabwe and the sub region continue to reel from the effects of the El-Niño-induced drought. Speaking to journalists in Harare, MSD deputy director, Tamburiro…

Nyasha KunyiswaSENIOR STAFF WRITERkunyiswan@dailynews.co.zw RETIRED police commissioner general Godwin Matanga has dispelled claims that he was fired from his post, adding he was properly served with his retirement notice. Matanga was retired by President Emmerson Mnangagwa on December 31, 2024 and was replaced by deputy police commissioner Stephen Mutamba. Speaking at the police commissioner general…

FORMER Speaker of the National Assembly Lovemore Moyo says authorities should improve the deteriorating lives of ordinary citizens this year by implementing policies focusing on economic growth. Speaking to the country’s most influential newspaper, the Daily News, yesterday, Moyo said most ordinary people were wallowing in abject poverty. “The year 2024 was indeed a challenging…

Blessings Mashaya POLITICAL EDITOR mashayab@dailynews.co.zw AUTHORITIES will crack down on people who stand accused of abusing social media to denigrate President Emmerson Mnangagwa and to instigate social unrest in the country, police warned yesterday. Speaking to the Daily News — the country’s most influential newspaper — ZRP national spokesperson, Paul Nyathi, said law enforcement agents…

Brighton Muronzereyi STAFF WRITER muronzereyib@dailynews.co.zw A CHITUNGWIZA businessman lost US$13 500 after locals stormed his home and stole the cash saying it was part of the loot from the US$4 million Bulawayo bank heist last year. This followed social media posts that the bank money had been found at the businessman’s house. It also comes…

Shamaine Chirimujiri STAFF WRITER AUTHORITIES, have with immediate effect, banned all activities at Lake Chivero, Harare, until pollution levels are brought under control, affecting around 20 000 families who rely on the lake for their livelihoods. This comes after the lake was last month contaminated with cyanobacteria killing four rhinos, three zebras, fish and other…

THE Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management (ZimParks) says it is a miracle that an eight-year-old boy survived for almost a week in a game park. ZimParks spokesperson, Tinashe Farawo, told the Daily News yesterday that Tinotenda Pudu’s survival in the wildlife-infested Matusadona Game Park was an “incredible mystery”. This comes after Tinotenda disappeared on Christmas…

STAFF WRITER THE police have dismissed social media reports that retired commissioner general Godwin Matanga yesterday reported to his former office in the force’s uniform claiming he was not served with a termination letter. In a statement last night, the national police spokesperson, Paul Nyathi, said the reports were malicious, adding new commissioner general Stephen…