Brandon Josphat and Annie Mpalume SENIOR STAFF WRITERS ZIMBABWE is more than ready for a woman president, respected former freedom fighter and opposition stalwart, Margaret Dongo, said at the weekend. Speaking to the Daily News — the country’s most influential newspaper — the straight talking Dongo also urged President Emmerson Mnangagwa to break with tradition…
ZIMBABWE will on Thursday, November 21, launch its historic 2024 -2025 national summer farming season at a breakfast event in Harare where…
THERE is an urgent need for more funding and awareness campaigns for national care services — amid increased male suicide cases in…
Brighton MuronzereyiSTAFF WRITERmuronzereyib@dailynews.co.zw FORMER deputy Finance minister Terrence Mukupe’s appeal against his conviction and sentence has been dismissed by the Supreme Court, the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has confirmed. Mukupe was found guilty of smuggling fuel by the High Court and was sentenced to a three-year jail term and US$12 780 fine in November last…
Beaven DhliwayoGroup Features Editor ON SUNDAY Zimbabwe joined the global observance of the World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims, a day marked by solemn remembrance, awareness-raising campaigns, and a renewed commitment to making roads safer for all. Every year, families and communities around the world gather to honour the memories of loved ones…
HOSPITALITY group, African Sun Limited (African Sun), hotel occupancy reached 64 percent in the third quarter to September 30, 2024 from 53 percent the previous year, driven by growth in the meetings, incentives, conferences, and events (MICE) business. The group operates luxury hotels that includes Great Zimbabwe hotel, Caribbea Bay Resort, Monomotapa, Holiday Inn Mutare,…
ZIMBABWE is considering setting up a Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF) plant at the Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport that will serve as a regional hub for the production and supply of sustainable aviation fuel. SAF is a biofuel used to power aircraft that has similar properties to conventional jet fuel, but with a smaller carbon…
PUBLIC Service Commission (PSC) chairperson Vincent Hungwe says partnerships between government entities and the private sector are key to the country’s economic development. This comes as President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Friday commissioned the Bulawayo Student Accommodation (BSAC) complex built by the Infrastructure and Development Bank of Zimbabwe (IDBZ) which has provision for fast food outlets,…
Brandon Josphat josphatbl@dailynews.co.zw TEN Zanu PF Harare Province officials were suspended on Thursday last week for allegedly standing in the way of the party’s resolution to extend President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s tenure in office. This saw the officials, who include provincial political commissar, Kudakwashe Damson, being banned from executing their duties until their disciplinary hearings have…
By Brandon Josphat josphatbl@dailynews.co.zw AUTHORITIES are stepping up their efforts to reduce the government’s expenditure owing to the State’s depleted coffers. In this regard, the permanent secretary of the Ministry of Finance, George Guvamatanga, told senior government officials last week that Treasury would now only prioritise critical payments that include bonuses and food deficit mitigation…
