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Brandon JosphatSENIOR STAFF WRITERjosphatbl@dailynews.co.zw POWER utility, Zesa, has confirmed that Hwange Thermal Power Station is down, resulting in reduced power supplies in the country.This comes as the country as of yesterday generated 1 048 megawatts (MW) against an average daily demand of 1 700MW, resulting in rolling power cuts across Zimbabwe.“Zesa would like to advise…

Nyasha KunyiswaSENIOR STAFF WRITERkunyiswan@dailynews.co.zw THE Harare City Council (HCC) has proposed a US$548,195 million budget for next year which they say will focus on improving the local authority’s service delivery.Delivering the city’s 2025 budget in Harare yesterday, the council’s finance and development committee chairperson Costa Mande said the budget would, among other things, prioritise improved…

Stella MadzivanyikaSTAFF WRITERmadzivanyikas@dailynews.co.zw DEPUTY minister of Agriculture Davis Marapira has encouraged farmers to wait until the end of the year to start deworming their animals to give them time to recover from the effects of drought.Zimbabwe has been experiencing drought since last year due to El Nino, which has, among other things, left 10 000…

Brandon Josphat and Jeffrey Muvundusi STAFF WRITERS AUTHORITIES remain fully committed to de-dollarisation and a managed process towards making the ZiG the sole currency for routine transactions in the country. Responding to demands by Members of Parliament during a pre-budget retreat in Bulawayo this past weekend, the minister of Finance, Mthuli Ncube, said this was…

Masimba Makwembere makwemberemv@dailynews.co.zw THE country’s national security is being compromised by growing social media abuse and disinformation by some Zimbabweans. So said many speakers who participated in yesterday’s media day roundtable in Harare, which was organised by the Centre for Defence and Strategic Studies (CDSS) at the Zimbabwe National Defence University. Among the prominent speakers…

Brandon Josphat SENIOR STAFF WRITER josphatbl@dailynews.co.zw POLICE have heightened security operations ahead of the Sadc extraordinary summit which is set to be held in the capital next week. This comes after President Emmerson Mnangagwa, who is also the Sadc chairperson, called for the four-day summit from November 16 to address a number of emerging issues…

AUTHORITIES say the recently launched Pinnacle Properties’ housing project, Nyore Nyore Housing Scheme, will augment President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s 2030 vision for an upper middle-income economy. Addressing the media after inspecting the affordable housing scheme in Harare South yesterday, minister of Local Government Daniel Garwe said the project was set to see the construction of 250…

Masimba Makwembere STAFF WRITER makwemberemv@dailynews.co.zw THE rains that pounded most parts of the country since the start of November have damaged 210 houses, 54 schools and two health centres across Zimbabwe. Most of the extensive damages have been recorded in Manicaland, Midlands, Mashonaland East and Central, Matabeleland South and North, and Masvingo provinces. In a…