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PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa last night fired the deputy minister of Industry and Commerce Roy Bhila with immediate effect. In a statement, Chief Secretary to the President and Cabinet Martin Rushwaya said Mnangagwa had exercised his constitutional powers to fire Bhila. “His Excellency the President of Zimbabwe … has, in terms of Section 108 (1a) of…

By Ketty Nyoni THE country’s education sector has received a funding boost of nearly US$49 million from the Global Partnership for Education (GPE) meant to ensure quality learning and improved access to educational opportunities. Unicef and Campaign for Female Education (Camfed) are the grant agents that would ensure effective and efficient programme implementation. Speaking at…

Brandon JosphatSENIOR STAFF WRITERjosphatbl@dailynews.co.zw THE International Monetary Fund (IMF) says it is ready to assist the country execute its economic reforms through a staff monitoring programme to enhance economic development. Addressing the media at State House, Harare, after paying a courtesy call on President Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday, IMF director African department Abebe Aemro Sezassie said…

SENGEZO Tshabangu, who asserts that he is the interim secretary-general of the strife-torn Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC), says he is now busy preparing for the party’s elective congress. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday as the CCC’s internal wars become more intractable, Tshabangu said he would soon unveil a “roadmap with clear sign posts”…

Brandon JosphatSENIOR STAFF WRITERjosphatbl@dailynews.co.zw PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa says his administration will not tolerate any form of corruption in the mining sector as this derails the country’s economic development. Speaking during the commissioning of the Bikita Mineral Spodumene and Petalite processing plants in Bikita, Masvingo, yesterday, Mnangagwa said the law would not hesitate to take its…

Rutendo NgaraSTAFF WRITERngarar@dailynews.co.zw ZIMBABWE is among the countries in the region which will likely bear the full brunt of El Niño climate effects — with the resultant droughts worryingly set to continue until 2025. As a result, there are growing concerns that millions of people in the country and within Sadc will be food insecure…

A ZIMBABWEAN woman allegedly stole a five-month-old baby in South Africa before she came back and started staying in Harare’s Waterfalls suburb. Janet Marimo, 28, who resides at Prospect Flats in Waterfalls, was charged with contravening provisions of the Trafficking in Persons Act when she appeared before Harare Magistrate Marehwanazvo Gofa yesterday. Marimo, who is…

BY BRANDON JOSPHAT THE Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC) says there was limited participation of Civil Society Organisations (CS0s) in voter education ahead of the August 23 general elections due to new laws that censored their operations. This comes after President Emmerson Mnangagwa passed the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Amendment Act 2023, commonly called…

By Brandon Josphat and Brighton Muronzereyi STAFF WRITERS HARD-PRESSED Zimbabweans are pinning their hopes on Finance minister Mthuli Ncube, who will present his 2024 National Budget tomorrow. Among other things, poor citizens are hoping for more resources to be allocated to social ministries, while workers are pining for further tax reliefs. Speaking to the Daily…