A HARARE magistrate yesterday issued a warrant of arrest for the outgoing deputy Health minister, John Mangwiro, after he failed to appear and testify in the trial of Marry Mubaiwa, who is facing attempted murder charges. Mubaiwa is being accused of attempting to kill her former husband, Vice President Constantino Chiwenga, while he was hospitalised…
THE 26th edition of the annual Mining, Engineering and Transport (Mine Entra) exhibition has been slated for November at the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF) in Bulawayo. The exhibition will be held under the theme “Accelerating Economic Transformation through Mineral Beneficiation”, from November 1 to 3 this year. In a statement yesterday, ZITF chief executive…
By Brandon Josphat KEY stakeholders are urging authorities to implement more measures to encourage the wider local use of the Zimbabwe dollar and to further stabilise prices. This comes as President Emmerson Mnangagwa — who has just been re-elected for another five years in office — says the economy remains among his top priorities, including…
ECOCASH, Zimbabwe’s leading mobile financial services platform, has removed the challenge of the shortage of change in retail outlets across the country with the introduction of its US$ wallet merchant payment system. This follows the wide acceptance and usage of the EcoCash US$ wallet in major retail outlets across the country, which allows shoppers to…
SOUTH African President Cyril Ramaphosa has defended his attendance at President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s inauguration, saying his government’s policy was that of appeasement rather than confrontation. This comes after Ramaphosa’s rivals have savaged him saying his attendance was an endorsement of a flawed electoral process in Zimbabwe despite aspersions cast by the Sadc observer mission on…
THE United Kingdom (UK) government has called upon Zimbabwean authorities to ensure that they focus on the revival of the economy in order to improve the livelihoods of ordinary citizens. This comes after President Emmerson Mnangagwa defeated the principal of the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC), Nelson Chamisa, for the second time in a row…
By Rutendo Ngara THE tourism sector has set itself a foreign currency earning target of US$2,6 billion by the year 2030 by promoting domestic tourism through subsidising prices and availing packages for every Zimbabwean based on the current economic situation. This comes as stakeholders in the tourism industry held a tourism policy review to enable…
A HARARE City Council (HCC) employee is facing fraud and forgery charges after she was connected to an alleged $425 million graft case. Melody Sevenzai, 41, of Glen View, Harare, was arraigned before Harare magistrate Dennis Mangosi on Tuesday before being granted US$500 bail and she will return to court on October 12 for routine…
By Brandon Josphat CITIZENS Coalition for Change (CCC) boss, Nelson Chamisa, should move with speed to improve his leadership style and strengthen his party ahead of the 2028 elections. So say political analysts, who also told the Daily News yesterday — after Chamisa and CCC were defeated by President Emmerson Mnangagwa and Zanu PF in…
MEMBERS of Parliament and senators who won in the 2023 harmonised elections will be sworn in tomorrow at the Parliament Building in central Harare. In an extraordinary Government Gazette yesterday, the clerk of Parliament, Kennedy Chokuda, confirmed the swearing-in adding it was in line with the country’s Constitution. “It is hereby notified that in terms…
