PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has implored Zanu PF members to desist from using social media to sow seeds of division among senior party leaders. Mnangagwa told a Zanu PF politburo meeting in Harare yesterday that there was need for party leaders to act against those using media platforms to divide the party. “It is incumbent on…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday gave 90 offroad vehicles to chiefs as part of the government’s efforts to ensure the welfare and dignity of traditional leaders is improved. Speaking during the handover of the vehicles in Harare, Mnangagwa said the service vehicles would ensure that chiefs carry out their “critical duties more efficiently and effectively.” “My…
By Brandon Josphat josphatbl@dailynews.co.zw THE Zimbabwe Electoral commission (Zec) says elections are a process to choose leaders that should not be allowed to divide the nation. This comes after former Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa disputed President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s win in last year general elections, citing alleged rigging and lack of credibility…
STANBIC Bank has once again come to the rescue of people living with albinism by donating an assortment of sun protection products worth US$25 000 to the Albino Charity Organisation of Zimbabwe (ALCOZ). The leading financial services institution yesterday handed over 1 000 units of sunscreen lotion; 1 000 units of antibacterial soap; 1 000…
Brandon Josphat josphatbl@dailynews.co.zw AUTHORITIES are ramping up their efforts to shore up the under pressure ZiG and to stabilise the prices of basic goods in the country. In this regard, the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) told the Daily News yesterday that it was confident that the steps that it was taking would soon achieve…
GOVERNMENT says it is targeting to import about 430 000 metric tonnes of grain to feed the nation up to March next year. This comes as the country is grappling with the debilitating effects of the El Nino-induced drought that was declared a state of national disaster by President Emmerson Mnangagwa. The grain requirements were…
FORMER Zanu PF national youth political commissar Godfrey Tsenengamu says he has quit politics to concentrate on championing the fight against corruption. Tsenengamu was expelled from Zanu PF for intransigence and continued disparaging of senior party members in 2020 before forming his own political party, the Front for Economic Emancipation in Zimbabwe. Addressing the media…
THE government says it is committed to promoting multilingual education in a bid to ensure every child acquires necessary skills to compete in the global market. Speaking on the side-lines of International Literacy Day celebrations yesterday, Bulawayo Provincial Affairs minister Judith Ncube said multilingual education was a priority in the education sector. “The government of…
By Masimba Makwembere makwemberem@dailynews.co.zw THE Harare City Council (HCC) is reportedly losing millions of dollars in foreign currency as its billing system has been non-functional for the past five years. This emerged yesterday when HCC finance committee chairperson Costa Mande was giving oral evidence before the five-member commission chaired by retired Justice Maphios Cheda to…
THE government says lack of funding is hampering the growth of the country’s energy sector as reliance on power importation is leading to high tariffs. Speaking at the renewable energy fund launch organised by Old Mutual in Harare at the weekend, Energy ministry permanent secretary Gloria Magombo said there was a need to increase energy…
