ONE of the country’s leading construction companies, Beta Holdings, has applied to the Master of the High Court for the firm to be placed under voluntary business rescue due to lack of sufficient working capital. This comes amid a boom in the construction industry that has seen an influx of foreign companies in the sector,…
Stella MadzivanyikaSTAFF WRITERmadzivanyikas@dailynews.co.zw HEAVY rains received across the country in the past week have brought hope to farmers after a long dry spell. This comes as the Agriculture ministry officials have advised farmers to complete planting before the end of this week. In an interview with the Daily News yesterday, Agricultural and Rural Development Advisory…
ZIMBABWE and Zambia have entered into a Small to Medium Enterprises (SME)s cooperation agreement which the two countries believe will unlock new trade and investment opportunities between them. Speaking after the two countries had signed the agreement, Women Affairs, Community, Small and Medium Enterprises Development minister Monica Mutsvangwa said the partnership would boost the two…
By Brandon Josphat josphatbl@dailynews.co.zw THE government should work harder next year to further improve the lives of hard-pressed ordinary Zimbabweans, key stakeholders said yesterday. Speaking to the Daily News — the country’s most influential newspaper — following a challenging 2024, the stakeholders implored authorities to especially focus a lot more on the stability of the…
By Brandon Josphat josphatbl@dailynews.co.zw THE Meteorological Services Department (MSD) of Zimbabwe says most parts of the country will continue to receive heavy rains characterised by thunderstorms throughout this week. This comes as over the weekend the highest amounts of rain were received in areas such as Mutema in Chipinge, Manicaland Province which recorded 78mm while…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has begun his annual month-long official leave with effect from today. The president’s vacation was announced yesterday by the acting chief secretary in the office of the president, George Charamba. “He plans to spend his vacation in the country, and will be available for commitments requiring his personal attention, both as State…
BULAWAYO mayor, David Coltart has described the year 2024 as one of the most challenging years for the city in recent memory. The city, already burdened by decades of neglect, has faced several crises, including severe water shortages, and the heavy toll of central government policies, Coltart said. “An assessment or reflection on the year…
By Rutendo Ngara ngarar@dailynews.co.zw HIGH COURT judge justice Neville Wamambo yesterday reserved his judgment in a matter where Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) led by Welshman Ncube has dragged Sengezo Tshabangu to court for allegedly illegally effecting some changes in Parliament without the approval of the party. The changes effected by Tshabangu earlier this month…
THE total value of the country’s exported goods as of last month reached US$905,2 million, marking a 29,7 percent increase from the US$698,1 million recorded in October, the Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (Zimstat) has revealed. In its monthly statistics update yesterday, the Zimstat acting director for macro-economics, Mable Chimhore said industrial supplies comprised 95,4 percent…
By Brandon Josphat josphatbl@dailynews.co.zw AN ANGRY Zanu PF vowed yesterday to go after people who are seemingly extolling colonialism and lionising the late former Rhodesian prime minister, Ian Douglas Smith. Speaking to the Daily News — the country’s most influential newspaper — Zanu PF chief whip in Parliament, Pupurai Togarepi, said the culprits were “harming…
