THE Zimbabwe government is working with key stakeholders to implement the Minimum Energy Performance Standards (MEPS) for domestic refrigeration and air conditioning…
THE inaugural Zimbabwe Biodiversity Economy (ZBE) Study Report, which provides insights into the economic benefits derived from the sustainable use and/or conservation of indigenous species in their natural habitats, was officially launched in Harare yesterday by Tarirai Musonza, the Environment ministry’s acting permanent secretary. Musonza said the Environment ministry commissioned Zimbabwe’s first ever national biodiversity…
THE opening of the 10th Parliament last week on Thursday at the imposing new Parliament Building in Mt Hampden was a colourful event, punctuated by singing and dancing from MPs of both the main parties, Zanu PF and the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC). Clerk of Parliament Kennedy Chokuda presided over the swearing ceremony of…
THE Bulawayo City Council’s (BCC) fire equipment is in a deplorable state, with officials confirming that the fire department’s water hoses were leaking at a time when the city is recording an increase in fire incidences. In a statement yesterday, BCC corporate communications officer Bongiwe Ngwenya, said the city’s dilapidated equipment was hindering the department…
TWO security guards reportedly received US$10 in exchange for letting a thief break into the premises they were guarding and stealing agro chemicals worth US$57 772. The two, Oscar Bete, 68, and Talent Chonzi, 37, of Eastview and Epworth, Harare, respectively, were arraigned before Harare magistrate Ethel Chichera on Friday where they were charged with…
Yvonne Ncube in BULAWAYO A 42-YEAR-OLD security guard from Bulawayo recently assaulted his wife with a plank after a misunderstanding over a bucket of water. The incident occurred last Wednesday when Castro Ndlovu, a security guard with a local company, was arrested for assault. The complainant in this case is Precious Maseko, 35. He appeared…
By Rutendo Ngara THE World Bank (WB) says Zimbabwe is among the countries experiencing droughts mainly due to climate changes hence there is an urgent need for the country to expedite smart-agriculture. This comes as the country expects low to below normal rains in the coming 2023/24 summer cropping season. Speaking at a breakfast meeting…
By Nyasha Kunyiswa THE cholera threat that the Harare City Council (HCC) council has been grappling with since the beginning of the year has now been contained with no cases currently being recorded, a city official has said. This comes after HCC has recorded 114 confirmed and over 1000 suspected cholera cases since the first…
MARRY Mubaiwa constantly attempted to kill Vice President Constantino Chiwenga during the time he was admitted at a South African hospital in 2019, outgoing deputy Health minister, John Mangwiro, has alleged. Mangwiro said this while testifying as a witness before Harare magistrate Feresi Chakanyuka, in the matter in which Mubaiwa is being charged with the…
By Nyasha Kunyiswa HARARE continues to record new cases of mumps, whose cumulative total has since risen beyond the 1 000 infections mark. The city’s epidemiologist, Michael Vhere, told the Daily News yesterday that the disease was more prevalent among children under the age of 12. “We have recorded more than 1 000 cases of…

