VICE President Constantino Chiwenga says the deep polarisation and national fixation with politics in the country needs to end to move Zimbabwe forward. Speaking in Parliament earlier this week, Chiwenga said it was time that Zimbabweans buried their political differences and united to develop the country — adding that development needed to take precedence over…
By Brighton Muronzereyi THE Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (Zimsec) has threatened to de-register schools and centres which are being implicated in the leakage of “O”Level examination papers. Zimsec yesterday said it was currently probing the leakages of the papers.“It is emphasised that the council has the mandate to de-register schools and centres that are caught…
By Brandon Josphat THE Zimbabwe Gender Commission (ZGC) has resumed its probe of allegations of sexual abuse levelled against prominent Prophetic Healing…
By Rutendo Ngara GOVERNMENT yesterday said it has stocked enough drugs to cure livestock diseases associated with the rainy season. Speaking to the Daily News, Agriculture ministry chief director in the department of veterinary services, Josphat Nyika said the government wanted to ensure that farmers would not lose their livestock during the rainy season.“We are…
THE United Nations (UN), with funding from the embassy of Ireland, has rolled out prevention of sexual exploitation and abuse (PSEA) projects countrywide targeting communities who have been receiving relief and development assistance from its various entities. In an interview with the Daily News yesterday, UN Zimbabwe communication specialist Sirak Gebrehiwot said the projects were…
ZIMBABWE expects to attain wheat self-sufficiency this year as the country’s agricultural sectors continue recording major recovery gains. The country consumes about…
By Brandon Josphat ZANU PF says former minister and ruling party national political commissar, Saviour Kasukuwere, should “just eat humble pie and come back to re-join the party” instead of “day-dreaming” about taking on President Emmerson Mnangagwa in next year’s crunch elections. Speaking last night on independent national television station 3Ktv’s popular news and current…
THE United States (US) government has admitted that sanctions are scaring away foreign investors and it costs opportunities for the people. Speaking during a digital press briefing on Wednesday, US Department of State sanctions coordinator, Ambassador James O’Brien said businesses were finding it difficult to invest in Zimbabwe. “We’re aware that because of the depth…
By Rutendo Ngara THE United States Agency for International Development (USAid) yesterday availed US$36,7 million to World Food Programme (WFP) to provide 700 000 people with food assistance at the peak of the lean season between October and March next year. In a year marked by Covid-19, climatic shocks, food and fuel price hikes, the…
By Brighton Muronzereyi THE 2023 harmonised elections will be held between July and August next year, the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) has said. Zec said since the general elections were held on July 31 in 2018, the end of August next year is the deadline by which Zimbabweans must vote for a new president, parliamentarians…
