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TAPIWA CHIRUME THE church plays a critical role in politics and national development, with religious leaders expected to help shape public values, national unity and social transformation, Zanu PF national political commissar Munyaradzi Machacha has said.Speaking in Harare yesterday during the launch of three books — Church and Politics in Contemporary Zimbabwe, Black Minds &…

Brandon Josphat THE government has defended its much-debated planned law changes before the African Union (AU), saying the set constitutional amendments are meant to help improve service delivery in the country.Responding to complaints raised by the Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR) on the proposed law changes during the 55th Session of the African Charter…

Brighton Muronzereyi LAWMAKERS want the government to reduce maternity-related fees at public health institutions, as current high charges are forcing many women to give birth at home.Speaking in the National Assembly on Thursday, Epworth North legislator, Zivanai Mhetu, said Zimbabwe Demographic Survey figures showed that about 30 percent of women in the country gave birth…

Tapiwa Chirume THE ministry of Local Government has ordered local authorities to cut non-essential workshops, conferences, and foreign trips that do not improve service delivery, amid efforts to channel scarce resources toward public services.This was confirmed by the permanent Secretary in the ministry of Local Government, John Basera, while speaking to the Daily News yesterday.Basera…

Brighton MuronzereyiINDIA-BASED company Jindal is set to refurbish Units 1 to 6 at Hwange Power Station under a US$455 million deal aimed at boosting electricity generation and improving the reliability of the country’s ageing power infrastructure.The deal is structured under a 15-year Rehabilitate, Operate, and Transfer (ROT) arrangement designed to strengthen the country’s electricity generation…

POLITICAL EDITOR HARARE City Council says it plans to increase hotel accommodation capacity in the capital from about 13 000 rooms to 40 000 in a bid to support tourism growth and attract investment into the hospitality sector.Speaking during the official opening of the Purpose International Hotel in Avondale, Harare, yesterday, mayor Jacob Mafume said…

 Brandon Josphat THE proposed new opposition alliance is an artificial and elite-driven project that not only lacks legitimacy but is doomed to fail, former opposition leader Nelson Chamisa has charged. Speaking to the Daily News — the country’s most influential newspaper — Chamisa thoroughly pooh-poohed the initiative yesterday, adding that “genu­ine political leadership cannot be…

Tapiwa Chirume ZIMBABWEANS have just smashed a 28-year Chibuku Super record! With a record 4.62 million hectolitres of the much loved brew guzzled down last year — the highest volume since 1998 — it seems that the nation has decided that it is officially time to shake-shake all its blues away. As a result, a…