ACTING Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) leader, Welshman Ncube, says the party is stepping up its efforts to end long-running divisions within the country’s opposition. Ncube also told the Daily News at the weekend that although the CCC’s fresh push for national dialogue in the country was in its infancy, he was optimistic that this…
By Brandon Josphat josphatbl@dailynews.co.zw PARLIAMENT is set to conduct public hearings for the repatriation and reburial of liberation war fighters who died in foreign lands and locally. This comes as many liberation war heroes and heroines were buried mostly in mass, shallow and in some cases unmarked graves in Zambia and Mozambique as the country…
Yvonne Ncube in BULAWAYO A MAN from Victoria Falls allegedly strangled his girlfriend to death after accusing her of infidelity and kept the body in his room for two days. Matabeleland North provincial police spokesperson Glory Banda confirmed the incident saying the alleged murder took place last week. “Investigations are still in progress, however, we…
By Rutendo Ngara ngarar@dailynews.co.zw The Famine Early Warning System Network (FEWS NET) says the current drought ravaging the region will see an increase in the number of Zimbabweans who require food aid. This comes as the World Food Programme (WFP) has said that it needs US$41 million to feed two million locals in the next…
By Yvonne Ncube in BULAWAYO THE government is working on building courts in all highly populated townships in order to bring justice closer to the people. Speaking to the Daily News during the tour of Gwanda High Court that is still under construction at the weekend, Chief Justice Luke Malaba said there was a connection…
ZIMBABWE’S mobile data traffic continues to rise, increasing by an overall 4.7 percent to record 46.79 petabytes in the fourth quarter of 2023. This was up from 44.67 recorded in the previous quarter, the latest industry statistics show. According to the Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz) Sector Performance Report Q4 2023, Econet…
CEMENT manufacturer PPC faces contrasting fortunes in its home and regional markets, with its South African outlook remaining subdued against positive prospects…
By Ketty Nyoni WITH the country continuing to grapple with child marriages, many vulnerable girls — including those living with disabilities — are finding themselves being forced into early motherhood. So says Telia Chilundo Mhonda, the founder and director of The Period Company, a non-profit organisation that promotes menstrual health in the country. Speaking on…
ZANU PF has shown some satisfaction that South Africa’s ruling African National Congress (ANC) was now following its footsteps and standing up against the West. Speaking to the media last week, Zanu PF spokesperson Christopher Mutsvangwa said its relationship with other former liberation movements in the region was getting stronger as they understood what Zimbabwe…
FOR many, the sight of a slithering snake — whether it is venomous or not — is enough to send a chill down their spines. But not for Polite Ncube, a man who was arrested in Kwekwe last week, after he was found with two Egyptian cobras stuffed in a satchel. The National Prosecution Authority…
