WATER tariffs are set to go up in Bulawayo as the completion of Glass Block Bopoma Dam will see the precious liquid costing $0,90 per megalitre as compared to the current average of $0,33. In a report by the joint parliamentary portfolio committee on Local Government and Thematic committee on sustainable development goals on the…

THE parliamentary portfolio committee on Industry has added its voice to growing calls for the government to introduce a raft of new measures to support struggling businesses. Among its key recommendations is a call for the urgent removal of the country’s much-criticised Intermediated Money Transfer Tax (IMTT) from all currency transactions. In a report that…

POLITICAL EDITOR mashayab@dailynews.co.zw AUTHORITIES are fretting over the re-emergence of machete-wielding gangs, especially in mining areas — amid a continuing rise in violent crimes in the country. Speaking to the Daily News — the country’s most influential newspaper — national police spokesperson, Paul Nyathi, said yesterday that more law enforcement agents had been deployed in…

POLITICAL EDITOR mashayab@dailynews.co.zw HIV/AIDS-related deaths in the country have risen by more than 200 cases in the first six months of this year compared to the same period last year, Parliament has heard. This increase follows the recent decision by the United States government to cut 83 percent of the US Agency for International Development’s…

POLITICAL EDITOR mashayab@dailynews.co.zw POLICE yesterday pleaded with Zimbabweans to be more responsible as most of the armed robberies being recorded appear to be inside jobs.  This follows a shocking incident on Monday in which Harare businessman and former Dynamos chairman, Rafiq Adam, was targeted by armed robbers, resulting in him losing US$500 000 in cash. Speaking to…

POLITICAL EDITOR IN A notable development, the ZiG has recently been gaining value against the US dollar. As a result, the local currency is currently trading at about ZiG33 to the US dollar on the tricky parallel market — compared to ZiG40 to the greenback a month ago. At the same time, the official exchange…

AUTHORITIES are stepping up their campaign against all those who abuse social media by inciting anarchy in the country and recklessly soiling the names of other people. This comes as the government is mulling amending the Cyber and Data Protection Act, to bring in tougher measures that will deal decisively with socia media trolls. Speaking…

CHANGING the law to allow President Emmerson Mnangagwa and legislators to remain in office beyond 2028 will not be difficult once authorities make up their minds about this. So says Attorney General Virginia Mabiza, who adds that she is waiting for instructions from the government to allow her to kickstart the process. This comes after…

IN A development that is set to ignite significant debate in the country, lawmakers are pushing for the mandatory introduction of patriotism lessons in all schools and tertiary institutions. This comes after High Court Judge, Justice Rodgers Manyangadze, recently deemed some provisions of the new Patriotic Act to be unconstitutional. Raising a motion in this…

THE ruling Zanu PF has once again warned errant party members with overweening ambition to behave themselves or risk facing summary dismissal from the former liberation movement. Speaking to the Daily News — the country’s most influential newspaper — Zanu PF’s no-nonsense political commissar, Munyaradzi Machacha, confirmed last night that members who were misbehaving and…