IN March 2024, President Emmerson Mnangagwa appointed Jessie Majome, a former Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) commissioner, as the new chairperson of the Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC). The ZHRC’s purpose is to promote, protect and enforce human rights and fundamental or basic freedoms. It also protects people from abuse of power and maladministration by State…
AUTHORITIES are grappling with Zimbabwe recording a mortality rate of 34, 5 percent in the second quarter of the year. Perinatal mortality is the death of a baby between 28 weeks of gestation onwards and before the first seven days of life. Speaking at a meeting with the donor community in Harare the acting director…
FREDA Rebecca Gold Mine (Freda), says it spent about US$100 000 on repair costs for its Mill Number 2, which was down for almost two weeks, but is now up and running. Freda, a subsidiary of stateowned mining entity Kuvimba Mining House (KMH), is located 90 kilometres northeast of Harare, houses three mills. The company’s…
By Ketty Nyoni and Brandon Josphat THE relative stability in prices and availability of goods that consumers have been enjoying over the past few months is under threat. This comes as businesses are once again finding it difficult to access foreign currency for their critical needs on official markets. At the same time, authorities assert…
By Ketty Nyoni nyonik@dailynews.co.zw AUTHORITIES have stepped up their efforts to overcome the high incidence of stunting and wasting among poor children in the country. In this regard, the government is working with the United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef) to improve access to essential health and nutrition services to needy families. According to the World…
ZANU PF Harare provincial leadership has suspended its women’s league chairperson Ratidzo Mukarati over allegations of indiscipline, putting the name of the party into disrepute and failure to respect the party’s constitution, among other issues. In a prohibition order issued to her after the decision of the provincial coordinating committee (PCC) yesterday, the ruling party…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday removed Harare lawyer Nobert Phiri as one of the commissioners of the commission of inquiry investigating the operations of Harare City Council (HCC). Mnangagwa recently set up a commission of inquiry to investigate council’s management amid reports of possible corruption and financial mismanagement. According to a Statutory Instrument (SI) published in…
By Stella Madzivanyika madzivanyikas@dailynews.co.zw THE issue of statelessness among migrants in Zimbabwe comes under spotlight as the parliamentary portfolio committee on Defence, Home Affairs, Security Services, and War Veterans Affairs will next week conduct national public hearings on the subject. The public hearings are meant for the lawmakers to engage with stakeholders, gather information, and…
By Beaven Dhliwayo Group Features Editor WITH the construction of the massive Manhize steel plant progressing well, the miner emphasized that significant…
By Ketty Nyoni PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa deserves to continue with his good work at the helm of the government without being sidetracked by the current succession talk. So says forthright Zanu PF spokesperson, Christopher Mutsvangwa, who adds that it is premature to discuss who will succeed Mnangagwa when the nation expects him to continue using…

