THE ruling Zanu PF and opposition leaders are increasingly finding convergence on many issues of national importance — raising fresh hopes for much-needed political dialogue in the country. This comes as most Zimbabweans and respected political analysts view national unity and dialogue as the only sustainable avenues to resolve the country’s decadeslong myriad challenges. It…
BY RUTENDO NGARA AND NYASHA KUNYISWA VICE President Constantino Chiwenga says the government will throw the rule book at illegal money changers in order to protect the recently introduced ZiG currency. Addressing Zanu PF supporters in Harare East ahead of next week’s by-elections, Chiwenga said the new currency, which marks the dawn of a new…
BULAWAYO mayor David Coltart says the city will find it difficult to provide adequate water to cater for the upcoming Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF) amid a serious shortage of the precious liquid. Bulawayo residents are currently receiving water for two days a week due to dwindling water levels in its supply dams. Coltart told…
By BRANDON JOSPHAT THE Consumer Protection Commission (CPC) has stepped up its campaign to defend the rights of all Zimbabweans from being transgressed by errant traders. Speaking to the Daily News On Sunday yesterday, CPC research and public affairs manager, Kudakwashe Mudereri, said the recent crackdown on trading malpractices that had been carried out in…
BY BRYN MATONGO HARARE City Council has embarked on a robust exercise of removing illegal billboards that were installed along roads and across the city in order to account for the revenue it has been losing. According to the HCC`s by-laws, it is illegal to erect billboards or any structure within the City of Harare…
ZIMBABWE is on track to achieve all its economic goals, including the resolution of the country’s debt arrears to global financiers, authorities say. Speaking during the ongoing International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank spring meetings in Washington DC yesterday, Finance minister Mthuli Ncube said the government was on the verge of taming the country’s…
By Bryn Matongo matongob@dailynews.co.zw HARARE City Council (HCC) has started issuing summons to residents, organisations and companies who owe it millions of dollars in unpaid bills. In the summons, HCC town clerk Hosiah Chisango appealed to the debtors to pay their outstanding bills or risk the embarrassment of having to be taken to court. “We,…
By Brandon Josphat josphatbl@dailynews.co.zw THE government is actively investigating the modalities of floating solar panels and installing battery storage systems at Kariba Dam to ease the country’s power shortages. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, Energy minister Edgar Moyo confirmed that Zesa was pursuing these plans in a bid to end the country’s electricity challenges….
POLICE in Harare have launched a manhunt for six unknown armed suspects who last Sunday pounced on a company along Seke Road and attacked a security guard before they got away with US$56 377 and 71 000 rand in cash and some electrical gadgets. National police spokesperson Paul Nyathi yesterday said the suspects, armed with…
Masimba Makwembere STAFF WRITER makwemberemv@dailynews.co.zw TOURISM minister Barbra Rwodzi says Zimbabwe has embarked on a process of refurbishing its infrastructure at and around tourism centres to ensure tourists access them with ease. Speaking in New York at the ongoing United Nations General Assembly Sustainability Week on Wednesday, Rwodzi said tourism was a crucial sector in…
