AUTHORITIES have disbursed ZiG2 billion to clear the government’s Basic Education Assistance Module (Beam) arrears, ensuring millions of underprivileged children remain in class. This move follows President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s recent instruction to the Treasury to release ZiG400 million monthly to clear Beam’s US$50 million debt to schools, which has been crippling learning institutions. Speaking in…

PARLIAMENT has made some wholesale changes in its parliamentary portfolio committees. Announcing the changes on Thursday, Speaker of the National Assembly Jacob Mudenda said the changes were with immediate effect. “I have to inform the House that the Committee on Standing Rules and Orders (CSRO) has reassigned chairpersons and made changes to committee membership,” Mudenda…

muronzereyib@dailynews.co.zw LEGISLATORS are intensifying calls for the government to establish a commission of inquiry to investigate the corrupt allocation of wetlands by local authorities nationwide. This comes amidst a surge in unauthorised construction on wetlands, roadsides, and other undesignated areas, particularly in Harare and other urban centres. “This commission of inquiry must have the legal…

THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) faced a scathing attack in the Senate on Thursday, with senators ripping into its “opaque modus operandi,” which they fiercely argued had “eroded public confidence in the electoral body”. This fiery debate comes as Zec itself has voiced concerns about the late release of funds from the Treasury, claiming it…

PARIRENYATWA hospital is facing a severe shortage of intensive care units (ICUs) and specialised medical personnel, limiting its ability to perform daily heart operations. The revelation comes as Parirenyatwa has partnered with the Gift of Life International Foundation, which brings surgeons to Zimbabwe to assist with open-heart surgeries on children. Speaking to journalists in Harare…

muronzereyib@dailynews.co.zw THE government is engaging South Africa, in a bid to find solutions to the ongoing denial of service to some Zimbabweans at hospitals in the neighbouring country. Zimbabwe’s ambassador to South Africa, David Hamadziripi, confirmed the talks to the Daily News yesterday. “We are engaging the South African authorities on this issue so that…

muronzereyib@dailynews.co.zw THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) has expressed concern over the late disbursement of funds from the Treasury, stating it undermines the smooth running of elections. This concern follows the allocation of only US$206 000 for council by-elections held in November last year across three wards, Makoni RDC Ward 38, Victoria Falls Municipality Ward 1,…