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Brighton MuronzereyiCHIEF WRITERPRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has intensified efforts to attract more local and foreign companies to invest in Zimbabwe’s Special Economic Zones (SEZs), describing them as critical drivers of industrialisation, export growth and economic transformation.Speaking after commissioning the Davipel Holdings headquarters and the Agri-Milling Stock Feeds plant in Harare yesterday, Mnangagwa said SEZs were increasingly…

Brighton MuronzereyiCHIEF WRITER POLICE have deployed extra officers, set up roadblocks, and stepped up surveillance nationwide to ensure public safety during the upcoming Heroes and Defence Forces holidays.The Police Commissioner-General, Stephen Mutamba, yesterday confirmed that all provincial commanders have been instructed to implement rigorous security measures across national, provincial, and district events, as well as…

Rutendo NgaraSENIOR STAFF WRITER THE National Aids Council(Nac) has engaged senior civil servants in Harare to implement workplace strategies aimed at ending new HIV infections by 2030.Harare Province currently accounts for 13 percent of Zimbabwe’s overall HIV burden, representing a significant portion of the estimated 1,4 million people living with HIV nationwide.Nac Harare provincial manager…

 Hazel Marimbiza in BULAWAYO GRIEF hung heavy in the country’s second city yesterday, as hundreds of mourners gathered to lay Nothabo Zandile Tshuma and her two young daughters to rest, fol­lowing their recent tragic deaths in England. Tshuma, 42, and her daughters — Natalie and Nala — were murdered at the beginning of last month…

 Tapiwa Chirume STAFF WRITER FINANCE minister Mthuli Ncube will front the highly-anticipated mid-term budget review meet-up in Harare this morning. The event, which is once again being hosted by the Daily News — the country’s most influential newspaper — brings together top business leaders, economic experts, academics, senior government of­ficials and ordinary citizens to engage…

Chief Writer GOVERNMENT has approved a mop-up review cutting redundant licences, fees, and levies across multiple economic sectors to improve the ease of doing business.Cabinet extended the review process to cover sectors and sub-sectors excluded when the initial 13 priority sectors were reviewed in July last year, the minister of Information, Zhemu Soda, revealed during…

Rutendo NgaraSENIOR STAFF WRITERngarar@dailynews.co.zwEXORBITANT legal fees are an affront to world class justice and are pricing ordinary Zimbabweans out of the court system, Chief Justice Elizabeth Gwaunza has warned.Addressing judges during Monday’s Judges’ Symposium in Gweru, Gwaunza also implored judicial officers to uphold professionalism, fairness, and decorum that inspired public confidence.“A justice system that can…

Brighton MuronzereyiCHIEF WRITEROVER one million Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD) vaccines have been secured and 200 buffaloes relocated to halt deadly outbreaks threatening Zimbabwe’s livestock recovery.The development follows lethal disease outbreaks that threaten to derail the crucial livestock recovery, undermining vital income gains for rural farmers.Addressing the media in Harare yesterday, chief director for the Directorate of…

Brandon JosphatPOLITICAL EDITOR THE fresh calls by some civil society groups for inclusive national dialogue, following the recent enactment of Constitutional Amendment Act Number 3 (CAA3), have the net effect of creating a crisis which doesn’t exist.So says Zanu PF’s secretary for Legal Affairs in the politburo, Ziyambi Ziyambi, who argues further that such demands…

Shamaine Chirimunjiri INTRODUCING mandatory screening for pregnant women will mitigate Zimbabwe’s high incidence of postpartum depression.Speaking to the Daily News — the country’s most influential newspaper — health experts said yesterday that doing this was vital as it would enable the early detection of the mental health disorder, ensure the timely treatment of the medical…