DEFENCE minister Oppah Muchinguri-Kashiri says delays in funds disbursement from Treasury are severely hampering efforts to combat drug and substance abuse in the country. This comes as the government has set up an inter-ministerial committee on the elimination of drug and substance abuse which is chaired by MuchinguriKashiri and deputised by Home Affairs minister Kazembe…
POLICE are fretting over the surge in armed robbery cases after over US$1,2 million and other valuables were stolen in the space of two days. This comes after the law enforcement agency last week pleaded with Zimbabweans to be more responsible as most of the armed robberies being recorded appear to be inside jobs. It…
THE Zimbabwe National Parks and Wildlife Authority (ZimParks) says it is seeking US$21 million to manage elephant conservation efforts. ZimParks spokesperson Tinashe Farawo yesterday said the country’s elephant conservation efforts were severely under-financed. “The increased elephant populations and localised overabundance have resulted in increased human-elephant conflicts. “The country’s elephant conservation efforts are severely under-financed, with…
DIVERSIFIED agro-industrial company, Ariston Private Limited, has started using artificial intelligence (AI) in its macadamia nuts operations to improve efficiency and product…
LEGISLATORS are escalating their push for authorities to do more to lift the public health sector, amid the worsening myriad crises facing the country’s healthcare system. In this regard, Parliament will summon Finance minister Mthuli Ncube to the august House, so that he can account for the US$38 million that has so far been spent…
THE Tobacco Industry Marketing Board (TIMB) board chairperson, Patrick Devenish, has commended the outgoing board member, Engelbert Rugeje, for the sterling work he did for the tobacco industry. Rugeje served as the TIMB human resources and remuneration committee chairperson, and was a member of the production and marketing, and integrity committees from May 2019 to…
OPPOSITION political parties are backing Parliament’s move to compulsorily register parties, disclose their sources of funding and structures. This comes amid reports that at least 120 political parties are in the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) database. It also comes as Parliament will soon conduct national public hearings to gather views on the proposed compulsory registration…
muronzereyib@dailynews.co.zw AUTHORITIES have confirmed the recent conviction and sentencing of 41 drug kingpins across the country who received sentences ranging from one year to 15 years in prison. Addressing a post-Cabinet media briefing in the capital yesterday, the minister of Information, Jenfan Muswere, also said the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) had received five drones from…
AUTHORITIES say members of the public should not panic over the current outbreak of a highly contagious influenza strain that is sweeping the country, amid fears that this may be linked to Covid. Speaking to the Daily News — the country’s most influential newspaper — the deputy minister of Health, Sleiman Kwidini, said yesterday that…
muronzereyib@dailynews.co.zw PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has challenged Zanu PF leaders to ensure that the ruling party is intact by the time they pass on the baton to the younger generation. Speaking during the burial of the late national hero, Luke Mushore, at the National Heroes Acre in Harare yesterday, Mnangagwa said the party leadership needed to…
