ZIMBABWE will continue to implement needed political and economic reforms for the benefit of its people, presidential spokesperson George Charamba has said. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, after the United States of America imposed fresh sanctions on 11 locals last week — citing alleged corruption, as well as the political and human rights situation…
PREPARATIONS for this year’s 64th edition of the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF) are at an advanced stage, with over 94 percent of space now taken by exhibitors, organizers said at the weekend. ZITF board chairperson Busisa Moyo said space amounting to 46 945 sqm out of the net space of 49 499 sqm had…
THE government is optimistic that the country will find a resolution to the debt that it owes international lenders during next month’s debt clearance talks in Harare. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, Finance minister Mthuli Ncube said discussions on the clearance of the debt remained on course, amid hopes that these would be finalised…
PROFESSORS Without Borders, a United Kingdom-based non-governmental organisation that seeks to improve equitable access to quality education, will today begin a two-day peer counselling and self-empowerment workshop at Women’s University in Africa in Harare. Professors Without Borders’ workshop in Harare is being held in conjunction with Africa Healing Foundation, an international health and community development…
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) finds itself mired in a fix after failing to address its long outstanding issue of estimated high bills to residents. Since the Covid-19 pandemic outbreak in 2020, the local authority has been issuing estimated bills due to movement restrictions imposed by the government then as part of measures to curb…
THE Zimbabwe Council for Higher Education (ZIMCHE), a parastatal responsible for the accreditation of universities, has de-registered seven foreign higher education institutions. This comes barely less than a week after ZIMCHE announced that the International Institute of Philanthropy (IIP) was not registered and not authorised to issue honorary degrees. In a statement yesterday, ZIMCHE warned…
GOOGLE’S senior vice president for artificial intelligence, James Manyika, has urged authorities to address the issue of high data tariffs to the growth of digital technology. He was speaking after meeting Information Communication Technology (ICT) minister Tatenda Mavetera in Harare yesterday, where Manyika emphasised the importance of affordable Internet services. “For developing countries to be…
BY RUTENDO NGARA ZANU PF says it has neither discussed nor suggested in any way that President Emmerson Mnangagwa should extend his term in office. So says the party’s director for information, Farai Marapira, who also asserts that the raging tittle-tattle in the country around Mnangagwa’s possible stay in office beyond 2028 is being fuelled…
AUTHORITIES yesterday poohpoohed claims that they ill-treated American citizens who were deported after recently travelling to the country. This comes after Washington accused Harare of violating international law following the deportation of United States Agency for International Development (USAid) workers. USAid claimed that the affected workers were subjected to “overnight detention, transportation in unsafe conditions,…
By Ketty Nyoni THE Consumer Protection Commission (CPC) says it has fined over 2 000 businesses across the country for various offences, including selling expired or substandard goods. This was confirmed to the Daily News On Sunday by the commission’s public affairs manager, Kudakwashe Mudereri. “As a consumer protection body, we are alive to the…
