HARARE – Residents from Harare’s western suburbs will be hosting a Drug Abuse and Alcoholism Expo on Saturday, January 5, 2018, in a bid to spread awareness on substance abuse which has been rampant in the area. St Canisius Catholic Church Parish priest Cloudy Maganga said: “We realised a number of young people are affected…
HARARE – Government has threatened to deal with opposition parties who are planning to protest this year saying they are abusing the “new found” freedom. In an interview with the Daily News yesterday Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs minister, Ziyambi Ziyambi said in 2019 the government will not hesitate to take action against opposition parties…
BULAWAYO – Ekusileni Hospital in Bulawayo which was scheduled to open its doors today will not be functional any time soon as a team from the Health and Child Care ministry is yet to be sent to India to verify the existence of the project investor, Shadar Group of Hospitals. The chairperson of the taskforce…
HARARE – The Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) yesterday cranked up the pressure on President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his government, confirming it would go ahead with its planned national strike this month. This comes as the government has increasingly come under pressure from restive labour leaders, who are agitating for the salaries of their…
HARARE – As Zimbabweans waved goodbye to 2018 yesterday, and awaited with much trepidation the dawn of the new year, in the light of the country’s deepening economic woes, the Daily News — as per its rich annual tradition — rated President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his Cabinet ministers’ performances for last year. [Adz] [GoogleAd]
HARARE – As Zimbabweans waved goodbye to 2018 yesterday, and awaited with much trepidation the dawn of the new year, in the light of the country’s deepening economic woes, the Daily News — as per its rich annual tradition — rated President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his Cabinet ministers’ performances for last year. The resultant report…
HARARE – Business leaders and analysts have warned that the country’s deepening economic rot will continue to ravage long-suffering Zimbabweans in 2019 — amid dire predictions that the first quarter of the new year will be particularly difficult, the Daily News can report. [Adz] [GoogleAd]
HARARE – Zimbabwean farmers have bemoaned the high interest rates being charged by banks after the economy’s dollarisation. Commercial Farmers’ Union (ZCFU) president Wonder Chabikwa said the interest rates being charged by banks are stifling the growth of the agricultural sector. He said the interest rates for agricultural loans have been ascending since the dollarisation…
HARARE – Government should make efforts to pay civil servants salaries in foreign currency, MDC president Nelson Chamisa has said. This comes as the on-going strike by doctors has entered its fourth week, after the government failed to address their grievances and demands — resulting in operations at public health institutions being severely affected by…
HARARE – Drone operators are now required to register their aircrafts with Civil Aviation Authority of Zimbabwe (Caaz), the Daily News can report. The drones fall under the multi-rotor regulations that were recently gazetted in Statutory Instrument 271 of 2018 13:16 of Civil Aviation (Remotely Piloted Aircraft) Regulations. “No person shall use a public road…
