STAFF WRITER muronzereyib@dailynews.co.zw GOVERNMENT has noted significant stability in the prices of basic goods as well as their availability on the market, saying it is a sign that its various measures to improve the economy are bearing fruit. Speaking during a post-Cabinet media briefing in Harare yesterday, the minister of Information, Jenfan Muswere, said the…
THE Meteorological Service Department (MSD) says the country is going to experience extremely cold spells in the coming weeks. In a statement at the weekend, MSD said some parts of the country were set to experience cool and drizzly conditions. “Scattered thunder showers are being experienced over much of the country as a result of…
EUREKA Gold Mine, a subsidiary of Delta Gold Zimbabwe, has announced plans to exhume and relocate 46 graves in Mazhambe and Muroiwa villages, Guruve Rural District, to pave the way for the expansion of a mine waste dump. The reburial exercise is scheduled to commence in July. In a notice yesterday, Eureka Gold Mine stated…
DINSON Iron and Steel Company is prioritising the local market before embarking on massive steel exports. According to chief executive officer Tanaka Shumba, the company aims to satisfy local demand first, and any surplus will be exported to the region and beyond. “We need to first satisfy the local demand, our intention is to supply…
PARLIAMENT’S portfolio committee on Health is pushing for the urgent tabling and debating in the house of a National Health Insurance Bill expected to address shortcomings in the public health delivery system. Experts are pinning their hopes on the government’s plans to put in place a National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) to resuscitate the country’s…
AUTHORITIES have issued a 90-day moratorium on the issuance and processing of applications for changes in land use by local authorities, effective immediately. The directive aims to restore order and ensure proper management of land resources. In a circular dated May 2 ad – dressed to all local authorities, the minister of Local Government Daniel…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has proclaimed June 14 as the date for parliamentary by-elections in Gutu and Insiza North constituencies. The by-elections were occasioned by the expulsion of Gutu East MP Benjamin Ganyiwa from Zanu PF and the death of Insiza North legislator Farai Taruvinga. In an extraordinary Government Gazette published on Wednesday, Mnangagwa said the…
GOVERNMENT says they have put all mechanisms in place to ensure winter wheat farmers are not affected by power outages by ring-fencing at least 500 megawatts (MW). The minister of Energy and Power Development, July Moyo, told a post-Cabinet media briefing in Harare yesterday that they were taking advantage of improved water levels at Kariba…
STAFF WRITER muronzereyib@dailynews.co.zw SPEAKER of the National Assembly Jacob Mudenda has challenged Sadc Parliamentary Forum to champion the regional Parliament to spearhead economic development. This comes as Zimbabwe is preparing to host the 57th plenary Assembly of the Sadc Parliamentary Forum in Victoria Falls from May 31 to June 7. Speaking during the executive committee…
AUTHORITIES say plans are underway to construct four new interchanges in Harare to decongest traffic in the capital. This comes as the government is set to complete the construction of Trabablas (Mbudzi) Roundabout before the end of the year. In a notice in the Government Gazette, the minister of Transport, Felix Mhona, said the proposed…
