THE country’s power woes are set to persist for a while longer due to the low water levels at Lake Kariba. Speaking in the National Assembly on Wednesday, Energy minister Edgar Moyo confirmed that the power situation in the country remained dire and would not be resolved overnight. This comes as Zimbabwe is currently producing…
THE International Organisation for Migration (IOM), the African Development Bank and African Union Commission (AUC), have targeted US$5,2 million for diaspora investment in Zimbabwe and seven other African countries. In a statement yesterday, the IOM said the other targeted countries in Africa are the Gambia, Liberia, Madagascar, Mali, Somalia, South Sudan and Togo and over…
SPEAKER of the National Assembly Jacob Mudenda has reported several ministers to President Emmerson Mnangagwa for stalling parliamentary business through their habitual non-attendance. This comes as Mudenda received apologies from 18 ministers, including deputies, for failing to turn up for Wednesday’s question and answer session in the National Assembly. ‘’I want to assure you Honourable…
THE government has attributed the increase in the majority of teenage pregnancies and school drop outs in Bulawayo Province to lack of parental guidance. The authorities added that most parents were migrating to the diaspora seeking greener pastures, leaving their offsprings alone.Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, Education ministry principal educational psychologist for Bulawayo Province,…
By Blessing Mashaya and Brandon Josphat THE calls within the ruling Zanu PF for President Emmerson Mnangagwa to extend his stay in power beyond 2028 are intensifying. This comes as Zanu PF youth league leaders are planning to take a formal position on the campaign — that is already being actively pushed by the women’s…
FORMER deputy prime minister and leader of the opposition, Thokozani Khupe, has lifted the lid on her continuing brave fight against breast cancer. She told the Daily News yesterday that the disease had flared up aggressively having gone into remission a few years ago. Khupe said her positive outlook in life and indomitable spirit had…
By Masimba MakwembereSTAFF WRITERmakwemberemv@dailynews.co.zwZIMBABWE needs a total of US$4, 4 billion for its rural electrification project, the World Bank has said. Speaking at the national electrification programme strategy workshop in the capital yesterday, World Bank country manager Eneida Fernandes said Zimbabwe needed to bridge the gap between the urban and rural populace in terms of…
ZANU PF political commissar Munyaradzi Machacha says the ruling party’s current national restructuring exercise is targeting the youth as they are a key in national development and supporting the party. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, Machacha said Zanu PF would put in place more efforts to bring more youth on board.“The youth are key….
LANDS ministry officials are corruptly evicting farmers across the country, particularly widows and children of war veterans. This was revealed in a report tabled in the National Assembly on Tuesday by the Albert Nguluvhe-chaired portfolio committee on Defence and Home Affairs after the Children of War Veterans and Heroes’ Dependants Forum petitioned Parliament, urging authorities…
FORMER freedom fighters are digging in their heels over their delayed elective congress, which they want to go ahead as soon as possible. This has seen the war veterans’ executive calling for an urgent meeting on the issue in Harare tomorrow, after the struggle stalwarts rejected the latest proposed date for the congress — July…
