By Ketty Nyoni nyonik@dailynews.co.zw EIGHT St Bernard Mizeki pilgrims are suspected to have been burnt beyond recognition after the Pashonlink bus they were travelling in caught fire and burnt to ashes on Sunday night along Nyabadza-Gandanzara Road, Manicaland. They were returning from the St Bernard Mizeki annual commemorations in Marondera. National police spokesperson Paul Nyathi…
By Brandon Josphat josphabl@dailynews.co.zw AFTER months of hogging the limelight for all sorts of reasons, things suddenly appear to be going South…
By Brandon Josphat josphatbl@dailynews.co.zw AUTHORITIES say the move to quarantine the over US$100 million outstanding Dutch foreign currency auction system payments is meant to stabilise the foreign exchange and prices of basic commodities. The operations of the auction system were suspended late last year. The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) made a decision that the…
AUTHORITIES must do more to foster heightened economic development in the country and wider use of the ZiG. So says the president of the Confederation of Zimbabwe Retailers (CZR), Denford Mutashu, who adds that that many people in the country were yet to see and use ZiG notes and coins. Speaking on Thursday night on…
THE Harare City Council (HCC) has come up with a US$4 million waste management budget that will see it procuring 45 refuse…
SIX people perished while several others were injured in three separate road traffic accidents that occurred on Friday and Saturday across the country. National police spokesperson Paul Nyathi yesterday said the first accident happened when a vehicle hit a child who was riding a bicycle resulting in the Nissan Caravan veering off the road and…
ZIMBABWE’S fuel consumption experienced a significant drop in the first three months of 2024, with petrol demand falling by 15 percent and diesel usage declining by three percent compared to the same period last year. According to the Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority’s (Zera) Petroleum Sector Performance Statistics, the country consumed 251,03 million litres of diesel…
THE relationship between Zimbabwe and Zambia remains very strong despite concerns in Harare that some western countries want to put a wedge between the two sibling nations. So says presidential spokesperson George Charamba, who also told the Daily News On Sunday at the weekend that President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his Zambian counterpart, Hakainde Hichilema, related…
PUBLIC sentiment remains divided regarding the government’s efforts to tackle the shortage of Zimbabwean Gold (ZiG) notes and coins since its April introduction. The scarcity has led retailers to issue change coupons or round up prices. In response, the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) partnered with Homelink to launch a “swipe for ZiG cash” initiative….
BY BRANDON JOSPHAT THE government has prohibited schools from conducting civvies days saying it is a burden for parents as learners are required to pay money. This comes as schools have been accused of profiteering and discriminating against poor students by demanding at least US$1 from each pupil to be allowed to attend classes in…

