ZIMBABWE has recorded more than 1 800 veld fires across the country, with property worth US$10 000 destroyed since the start of the fire season in July, the Environmental Management Agency (Ema) has confirmed. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, Ema spokesperson Amkela Sidange said the agency had also laid criminal charges against offenders who…
THE Speaker of the National Assembly, Jacob Mudenda, has challenged the newly-elected MPs to be well-versed in the country’s Constitution. Speaking in the National Assembly in Mt Hampden at the weekend after taking oath of office before Chief Justice Luke Malaba, he told the MPs that the oath they took on Thursday and Friday was…
THE Speaker of the National Assembly, Jacob Mudenda, has urged incoming MPs to work hard and contribute meaningfully to debates in the august House to spur national development. Mudenda, who was re-elected unopposed on Friday — after the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) failed to put up a candidate to take him on — said…
POLICE have warned anew that they will deal mercilessly with anyone who attempts to create chaos in the country, in the aftermath of last month’s peaceful elections. Speaking in Harare yesterday, during a function at which 18 senior officers were promoted, police Commissioner General, Godwin Matanga, also implored Zimbabweans to cherish the peace that obtained…
THE Zimbabwe Council of Churches (ZCC) has appealed to all national stakeholders, including political parties and Chapter 12 institutions, to unite in pursuit of the country’s development and enhancement of peace post-elections. This comes after President Emmerson Mnangagwa defeated the leader of the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) and presidential candidate, Nelson Chamisa, in the…
ELECTED Zanu PF and Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) National Assembly and Senate members were yesterday sworn in for the 10th Parliament session at the new Parliament Building in Mt Hampden. Speaking to the Daily News, Zanu PF’s re-elected Mazowe West MP Kazembe Kazembe said the legislators would push for a legislative agenda that benefits…
THE United Kingdom (UK) government has called upon Zimbabwean authorities to ensure that they focus on the revival of the economy in order to improve the livelihoods of ordinary citizens. This comes after President Emmerson Mnangagwa defeated the principal of the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC), Nelson Chamisa, for the second time in a row…
OVER 200 people, mostly minors under the age of five, have died of malaria since the beginning of this year, the Health ministry has confirmed. In its latest weekly disease surveillance report, the ministry said a cumulative total of 140 889 malaria cases were also recorded during the period. “Weekly disease surveillance report for the…
THE Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz) has warned unregistered Internet service providers to stop providing satellite-based services to the public. In a statement, the authority’s director general, Gift Machengete, said there were some entities masquerading as licensed satellite service providers or local agents accredited to distribute customer premises equipment for the provision…
A LEADING economist and member of the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe Monetary Policy Committee, Persistence Gwanyanya, says the ruling Zanu PF’s recent…
