THE government says the distribution of food aid across the country is going to be apolitical as Zimbabwe grapples with the effects of the El-Nino-induced drought. Responding to questions in the National Assembly on Wednesday, Social Welfare deputy minister, Mercy Dinha, said authorities were registering every person in need of food aid across the country….
JAILED former Finance deputy minister Terrence Mukupe has approached the Supreme Court appealing against both his conviction and sentence. He and his accomplices, Same Kapisoriso, Ngonidzaishe Mutsvene and Joseph Taderera, are currently serving a three year prison term after they were found guilty of contravening section 174 (1) (e) of the Customs and Excise Act…
CITIZEN Coalition for Change (CCC) senior member Tendai Biti, who was recently convicted of assault, has filed an appeal at the High Court. Biti was convicted of assault last month and sentenced to pay a fine of US$300. Harare magistrate Vongai Muchuchuti-Guwuriro found the former Finance minister guilty of verbally assaulting Russian national Tatiana Aleshina…
By Blessings Mashaya and Brandon Josphat STAFF WRITERS THE United States of America (USA) is hoping that its partial lifting of sanctions on Zimbabwe this week will help the country and further improve relations between Harare and Washington. Addressing the media in Harare yesterday, US Chargé d’Affaires, Laurence Socha, also stressed that Washington’s new measures…
ORGANISERS of the country’s premier business exhibition — the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF) — say preparations for this year’s showcase are progressing very well. This comes as the mega 2024 trade show will run from April 23 to 27 — under the theme ‘Entrepreneurship: The Catalyst for Industrialisation and Trade’. ZITF chairperson, Busisa Moyo,…
By Rutendo Ngara ngarar@dailynews.co.zw THE Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board (TIMB) says they are going to put in place a plethora of measures to curb side marketing and ensure a smooth flow of tobacco transportation ahead of next week’s opening of the marketing season. This comes as the board deregistered more than 40 000 growers…
BULAWAYO councillors have expressed concern over the poor maintenance of Blair toilets in the city’s biggest high density suburb, Cowdray Park, a situation they fear could result in an outbreak of diseases if left unattended. This comes as the country in general, and Bulawayo in particular, is battling a cholera outbreak that has claimed several…
THE country is set for another by-election after President Emmerson Mnangagwa announced April 27 as the date for polls in two Harare constituencies. The by-elections were occasioned by the resignation of Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) Mt Pleasant legislator Fadzayi Mahere and her Harare East counterpart, Rusty Markham, from Parliament recently. In an extraordinary Government…
THE Tobacco Farmers Union Trust (TFUT) has called on the government to review the current pricing models of the golden leaf by factoring in the cost of production for farmers to benefit. This comes as the 2024 tobacco marketing season is expected to open next Wednesday with farmers calling for more measures to cushion them…
LIQUID C2, a business of Cassava Technologies, a pan-African technology group, today announced collaborations with global technology leader Google Cloud and artificial…
