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Rutendo Ngarangarar@dailynews.co.zw GOVERNMENT is set to manufacture dipping chemicals in an effort to eradicate tick-borne diseases in cattle. Addressing hundreds of villagers at the Venice dip tank in Mhondoro-Ngezi, Mashonaland West province, this week, Agriculture ministry permanent secretary, John Bhasera said the government was targeting zero deaths from tick-borne diseases.This comes as Zimbabwe has recorded…

LAWMAKERS have urged the government to work harder to find long-lasting solutions to the country’s power crisis which is badly affecting both consumers and business. Speaking in the National Assembly on Thursday, Zanu PF and Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) MPs united in calling for more concerted efforts by authorities to end Zimbabwe’s brutal load-shedding.CCC…

PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa reiterated yesterday that Zimbabweans should shun any acts of political violence as the country heads to the general elections. He was speaking at the burial of Retired Brigadier General Walter Kanhanga at the National Heroes Acre in Harare. He was 72.“As the 2023 harmonised general elections draw closer, I call upon all…

ECONOMIST and former member of the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe(RBZ)’s monetary policy committee, Eddie Cross, has reiterated his strong belief that the country should ditch the United States dollar to spur the improvement of the lives of poor citizens. Speaking last night on 3Ktv’s widely-followed news and current affairs programme, Vantage, Cross said the renewed…

Brandon Josphat josphatbl@dailynews.co.zw RESERVE Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) governor John Mangudya  yesterday said the central bank is working tirelessly to implement all possible measures to stabilise prices of basic commodities. Speaking during a Confederation of Zimbabwe Industries (CZI) 2023 annual economic and business outlook symposium in Harare, Mangudya said the RBZ’s main target this year…

THE police have taken delivery of 100 vehicles and another 200 are expected early this year to beef up the security sector’s operations ahead of harmonised polls, Home Affairs minister, Kazembe Kazembe has confirmed. He was responding to a question from Harare East MP Tendai Biti on what action the government was taking to improve…

Rumbidzai Ngwenyangwenyar@dailynews.co.zw ZIMBABWE has the highest number of youth in the region struggling with suicidal thoughts, a recent regional report says. The communique, which was released this week by the Sadc Regional Psychosocial Support Initiatives (REPSSI), said Zimbabwe had the highest rate among youth aged between 10 and 24 years old who were contemplating suicide.This…

PARLIAMENT will look at the possibility of enacting more electoral reforms ahead of this year’s crunch national elections when the Electoral Act Amendment Bill reaches the august House, authorities have said. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, Justice minister Ziyambi Ziyambi said this would be done as part of ongoing efforts to ensure that the…