By Brandon Josphat AUTHORITIES are mulling increasing electricity tariffs as part of efforts to deal with the country’s debilitating power crisis. This comes after Parliament urged Zesa to charge realistic prices and also find ways of earning more foreign currency to help the embattled power utility to procure sufficient electricity for both ordinary consumers and…
By Nyasha Dube THE High Court has dismissed an application by a Harare woman Katarina Phiri who was seeking condonation in a matter where she is fighting an eviction order granted against her. According to court documents, Phiri entered into a lease agreement for a State-owned house in Chitungwiza with Local Government minister July Moyo….
THE Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC) says it has scaled-up its protection of child rights efforts, in a move meant to curb the rampant increase of cases involving the abuse of minors in the country. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, the executive secretary for ZHRC, Delis Mazambane said in its latest efforts the commission…
By Brighton Muronzereyi PROCUREMENT Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Praz) chief executive, Clever Ruswa, admitted yesterday that the authority did not exercise due diligence when it awarded tenders to two private companies to supply laptops to Parliament at inflated prices. Treasury was compelled to withdraw tenders early this year in which Parliament planned to buy laptops…
THE Speaker of the National Assembly Jacob Mudenda says Zimbabwe’s legal framework is conducive to attract foreign direct investments. Speaking in India last Thursday while meeting the Zimbabwe-India Trade Council Business (ZITC) delegation, Mudenda said Zimbabwe’s Legislature was committed to crafting laws that were conducive for foreign investors. The ZITC comprises different business operations in…
THE Forestry Commission has witnessed a worrying increase in wood poaching for domestic use purposes in urban areas as power supplies in the country worsen, the commission’s director-general, Abednico Marufu has confirmed. The commission has since roped in the police and other State security agencies to reduce the rampant cutting down of trees as more…
Nyasha Kunyiswa and Rutendo NgaraSTAFF WRITERS ZIMBABWE’s brutal power cuts are worsening another long-standing national crisis, the provision of reliable potable water to many places around the country. The Daily News established from a number of local authorities yesterday that they were battling to pump enough water for their communities due to the country’s relentless…
By Brighton Muronzereyi PARLIAMENT has implored the government to provide adequate funding for the country’s strategic fuel reserves to avoid unnecessary disruptions in economic activities. In a post-budget report presented in Parliament last week by the Parliamentary portfolio committee on Energy and Power Development, legislators noted that national strategic fuel reserves had been underfunded in…
By Nyasha Dube A MOUNT Darwin man Alfred Rupiya has been sentenced to 20 years in prison after the High Court found him guilty of striking his 68-year-old neighbour, Nichol Jimu to death with an axe. According to court documents, Rupiya and Jimu were estranged neighbours who always insulted each other whenever they met. On…
By Nyasha Kunyiswa CANNABIS, codeine and crystal meth are the most commonly used illicit drugs in Zimbabwe, a recent survey carried out by the Zimbabwe Civil Liberties and Drug Network (ZCLDN) has revealed. According to the ZCLDN, the survey sought to fill the knowledge gap around drug use and injection in Zimbabwe and focused on…
