STAFF WRITERmuronzereyib@dailynews.co.zw GOVERNMENT says it is committed to reviewing the welfare of its lecturers in tertiary institutions to curb brain drain.This comes as qualified lecturers are leaving the country to seek better employment opportunities elsewhere, primarily due to extremely low salaries and poor working conditions, resulting in a shortage of skilled lecturers within the country’s…
AUTHORITIES have raised concern over the sharing and broadcasting of sensitive personal information, including intimate images, without the consent of the subject. In a statement yesterday, the Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz) director general, Gift Machengete, warned the public against collecting and distributing such images or videos, stating that those found guilty…
URGENT dialogue and diplomacy, and not the deployment of more troops, is what is needed to end the escalating conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), experts say. This comes as hundreds of people have died in the past week alone, while hundreds of thousands more have been displaced in the war in eastern…
THE Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) is adopting advanced global scientific and technology-driven models to combat corruption. This development comes as over 140 institutions, including government departments, parastatals, and private entities, have established integrity committees to fight graft. Speaking in Harare on Friday at the signing of an integrity pledge between Zacc and the Scientific and…
Staff writer muronzereyib@dailynews.co.zw FORMER Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) vice president, Tendai Biti, has called for opposition leaders to work together to challenge Zanu PF. Speaking during an online discussion on Wednesday, Biti — a founding member of the then powerful MDC under the leadership of the late Morgan Tsvangirai — said it was regrettable…
THE United States (US) is set to deport 545 Zimbabweans who are undocumented non-citizens, along with over one million other nationals. This comes as the number of Zimbabweans in the US is relatively small, with a total population of 11 621 individuals spread across various states as of the end of last year. In a…
THE Chitungwiza Town Council (CTC) has vowed to demolish all unapproved precast walls in the sprawling town. In a notice on Monday issued by the acting town clerk, Japson Nemuseso, the council advised residents with unapproved precast walls to visit the local authority offices to regularise their security barriers. “Chitungwiza municipality is inviting homeowners and…
AUTHORITIES are escalating their campaign to curb the proliferation of illegal firearms in the country. In this regard, the government is revising and fortifying the Firearms Act in a bid to rein in the alarming rise in gun-related crimes in the country. Speaking to the Daily News — the country’s most influential newspaper — the…
Brighton Muronzereyi muronzereyib@dailynews.co.zw VILLAGERS in Buhera, around the Birchenough Bridge area, are living in fear of marauding lions that recently escaped from the Devuli Range in the Save Conservancy and are preying on livestock. This comes as the Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (ZimParks) is continuing to grapple with many cases of humanwildlife conflict…
Staff writer muronzereyib@dailynews.co.zw POLICE say the sentencing of Vusumuzi Bhebhe and Yasin Joseph to 125 years’ imprisonment each, along with Clever Svuure’s…

