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VICE President Constantino Chiwenga says authorities are working hard to try and bring closure to one of the saddest chapters in Zimbabwe’s history, the Gukurahundi killings of the 1980s. Speaking at the burial of Chief Vusumuzi Khumalo Mabhikwa in Matabeleland North at the weekend, Chiwenga said the government’s ongoing efforts in this regard were part…

Hazel Marimbiza THE government has urged citizens to be wary of malaria as 10 million people are at risk of contracting the disease. This comes as the ministry of Health said although malaria cases were on the decrease, the weekly surveillance report indicated that Mashonaland Central, Mashonaland East and Manicaland provinces were recording the highest…

Rutendo Ngara ngarar@dailynews.co.zw THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) must be empowered to regulate political organisations in the country, to discourage the proliferation of parties on the eve of national elections, the Speaker of Parliament Jacob Mudenda has said. Addressing a workshop on electoral reforms in Kariba at the weekend, Mudenda said the Electoral Act needed…

Rumbidzai Ngwenya ngwenyar@dailynews.co.zw THE government yesterday commended the Geo Pomona project in Harare, saying it would give a new meaning to the status of the capital city. This comes after a German investor, Geogenix BV, entered into a build, operate and transfer partnership with Harare City Council and took over the dumpsite last month to…

Brighton Muronzereyi muronzereyib@dailynews.co.zw THE government plans to improve the country’s education sector by increasing its funding to the global benchmark of 20 percent of national budget. Speaking during the Global Action Week for Education (GAWE) launch in Harare yesterday, Primary and Secondary Education minister, Evelyn Ndlovu said the government was targeting to reach the 20…

THE government is rebooting its re-engagement efforts with the United States of America (USA), amid plans by Harare to send a high-profile delegation to Washington to this end. Speaking in Harare’s Glen View high density suburb yesterday after commissioning boreholes there, President Emmerson Mnangagwa said Zimbabwe’s delegation to America would include Foreign Affairs minister Fredrick…

MELISA CHATIKOBO MEAT and milk prices are likely to go up as the country is set to face grain bran shortages due to the importation of mealie meal, Livestock and Meat Advisory Council (LMAC) economist Reneth Mano has said. Speaking to the Daily News on Sunday yesterday, Mano said the importation of flour and mealie…

ZANU PF is set to amend its constitution to align it with the country’s Constitution, amid growing calls for President Emmerson Mnangagwa to appoint a female vice president. This comes amid growing pressure from women for Mnangagwa to appoint a woman as one of his deputies, as was the case before former vice president Joice…

PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday said his government was committed to ending the country’s perennial water woes, including in the capital city, where thousands have been enduring shortages. Speaking in Harare’s high density suburb of Glen View 3 during the launch of his borehole drilling scheme, Mnangagwa said the construction of Kunzvi Dam would end the…