FAILURE by the government to clear Basic Education Assistance Module (Beam) arrears in time coupled with hyperinflation has crippled schools countrywide. Speaking in Parliament this week, Social Welfare deputy minister Lovemore Matuke admitted that there were shortfalls in terms of Beam payments which have in turn crippled operations at some schools across the country. “The…
ZIMBABWE is embarking on a journey to repair its image, which was battered by the Western media over the years through negative…
By Brighton Muronzereyi AUTHORITIES will crack down without mercy on all perpetrators of political violence ahead of the crunch 2023 harmonised elections, Home Affairs minister Kazembe Kazembe, pictured, has warned. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday — after police confirmed that they were probing reported clashes between Zanu PF and Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC)…
By Brighton Muronzereyi THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has given Time Bank of Zimbabwe Limited the green light to re-open, 18 years after it was closed unlawfully by the central bank in 2004, during the time of governor Gideon Gono. In a public notice on Tuesday, the RBZ said: “It is hereby notified that…
By Ketty Nyoni VICE President Constantino Chiwenga who is also minister of Health, says the government is improving the welfare of health workers and many of them are now coming back to the country after they left for greener pastures. Speaking in the National Assembly on Tuesday, Chiwenga says the government is doing everything to…
By Brighton Muronzereyi TEACHERS and the ruling Zanu PF have an inseparable bond that dates back to the liberation struggle, President Emmerson Mnangagwa has said. Speaking during the launch of the Teachers for Economic Development, Mnangagwa said teachers must remain alert and raise political consciousness and reject those keen to sow seeds of divisions.“As the…
By Hazel Marimbiza BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) is working on expanding industrial sites in Cowdray Park amid calls for the suburb to be developed into a town due to its fast growing population. According to the 2022 Population Census preliminary results, Cowdray Park (Ward 28) has 75 070 people and is the second most populous…
MORE than seven tonnes of counterfeit Seed Co maize seed valued at US$20 000 was impounded in Avondale, Harare. Speaking during a press briefing in Mt Hampden, Mashonaland West, national police spokesperson Paul Nyathi said they have confiscated the seed since the beginning of the planting season in September. The seed, he said, was destroyed,…
CITIZENS Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa, pictured, has been writing letters and sending envoys to President Emmerson Mnangagwa seeking dialogue, presidential spokesperson George Charamba says. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, Charamba would, however, not divulge the detailed contents of Chamisa’s letters or the emissaries involved. “Chamisa is in desperate need for dialogue….
By Ketty Nyoni PARIRENYATWA Hospital director of finance, Mercy Sanzira, has laid bare the dire situation prevailing at Zimbabwe’s biggest referral hospital. The challenges include inadequate funding and having to work with obsolete equipment — an all-too familiar story at most of the country’s public health institutions. Addressing Parliament’s Health committee during a virtual presentation…
