HIGH levels of corruption in the country threaten both national stability and Zimbabwe’s economic growth, the acting President, Constantino Chiwenga, warned yesterday. Speaking at the National Heroes’ Acre in Harare, during the burials of major-general (Retired) Solomon Siziba, former Information minister Chenhamo Chimutengwende and ambassador John Shumba Mvundura, Chiwenga said the country would only prosper…

PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday declared former Deputy Chief Secretary to the President and Cabinet Justin Mupamhanga a national hero after he passed away in Harare yesterday. Mupamhanga, a veteran of the country’s liberation struggle, succumbed to diabetes and high blood pressure at a private hospital in the capital. Acting President Constantino Chiwenga announced the national…

STAFF WRITER muronzereyib@dailynews.co.zw GOVERNMENT says the US intention to withdraw from the World Health Organisation (WHO), though sad, will not have a devastating impact on the country’s health delivery system. This comes after US President Donald Trump announced the intended withdrawal in a series of executive orders yesterday, citing WHO’s mishandling of the Covid-19 pandemic…

Brighton Muronzereyi STAFF WRITER muronzereyib@dailynews.co.zw AUTHORITIES say they are pulling out all the stops to have the remains of the country’s citizens who died in a South African mine shaft brought back to Zimbabwe for burial. At the same time, the government is engaged in high-level negotiations with Pretoria to have illegal Zimbabwean migrants being…

Brighton MuronzereyiSTAFF WRITERmuronzereyib@dailynews.co.zw THE Minister of Finance, Mthuli Ncube, has vowed to tighten screws on corrupt individuals and institutions, including scrutinising contracts given to suppliers to ensure economic growth.This comes after the government was recently urged to introduce stiff mandatory sentences for crimes involving graft. Speaking during an online discussion at the weekend, Ncube said…

MANY residents in major urban areas like Harare, Bulawayo, Mutare and Masvingo remain firmly against the idea of privatising water supplies in the country. At the same time, human rights organisations have threatened to sue the government if it sees through its plans to privatise the supply of water to ordinary people. Speaking to the…

CITY and town councils are pushing for legislation to regulate the installation of water storage tanks by ratepayers, citing concerns over public safety. This move comes amid worries that some tanks are not properly constructed and are substandard. The Rusape Town Council is leading the charge, having recently directed residents with water storage tanks to…

Brighton Muronzereyi STAFF WRITER muronzereyib@dailynews.co.zw THE government is targeting to recruit 8 000 teachers this year to enhance learning outcomes and improve the implementation of the new heritage-based curriculum. This comes as Zimbabwe has a shortage of over 25 000 teachers needed to complement the current establishment of 136 000 educators. Speaking to the Daily…