HARARE – With factionalism refusing to die in Zanu PF, anxious power-brokers in the party are scheming to keep President Emmerson Mnangagwa at the helm of both the former liberation movement and the government for the next decade, the Daily News can report. Sign up to receive BREAKING NEWS mobile phone text alerts from…
HARARE – The State has set January 28, 2019 as trial date for former Foreign Affairs minister Walter Mzembi who is accused of various corruption related charges. Mzembi is standing trial for allegedly misappropriating funds meant for the 2013 United Nations World Tourism Organisation General Assembly. He is also accused of disposing of 16 PVA…
HARARE – Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (ZimParks) veterinary doctors are investigating the mysterious death of 30 impalas which were found lifeless at Mana Pools National Park recently. ZimParks spokesperson Tinashe Farawo said the authority was not yet sure what might have led to the death of those impalas but will notify the public…
HARARE – Zimbabwe Mining Development Cooperation (ZMDC) acting chief operations officer Lawrence Gondo allegedly wrote a supporting letter in an attempt to cause the release of 59 tonnes of copper ore which had been impounded by the police from illegal copper dealers, a Harare court heard yesterday. Gondo, who is also a retired senior army…
HARARE – The dairy sector has recorded a boost of three to five percent in liquid milk production as a result of the Dairy Revitalisation Project (DRP). The DRP is a private public partnership programme mooted in 2016 responsible for the importation of 400 calf heifers to boost milk production, according to the Zimbabwe Dairy…
BULAWAYO – Long suffering Zimbabweans have turned to commuter trains as the economy continues to bite beyond the reach of many. This comes after kombi operators hiked their fares twice in a space of two months as prices continue to shoot up. Realising the desperate situation among the daily commuters, the National Railways of Zimbabwe…
HARARE – The president of United Nations-led International Fund for Agricultural Development (Ifad), Gilbert Fossoun Houngbo yesterday said Zimbabwe needs to expand its irrigation scheme to combat drought and poverty. This comes after the organisation offered Zimbabwe grants and low-interest loans to improve food and nutrition security, provide employment opportunities for rural youth, and reduce…
HARARE – President Emmerson Mnangagwa says Zimbabwe requires massive foreign direct investment to achieve its transformation agenda that will see the country achieving a middle-income status by 2030. “National wealth is only created when national resources are gainfully exploited through a process of economic transformation. Our minerals remain inert stones or encrustations on rock until…
HARARE – Parliamentarians from across the political divide have savaged Finance minister Mthuli Ncube’s yet-to-passed 2019 National Budget proposals accusing the Treasury chief of ignoring their recommendations. In the report tabled in the National Assembly yesterday in response to the 2019 National Budget, the parliamentary portfolio committee on Budget, Finance and Economic Development expressed serious…
HARARE – Of the $145 million that Harare City Council (HCC) collected between January and September this year, more than 50 percent was channelled towards salaries while the remainder went to service delivery. Presenting the city’s 2019 $472,2 million budget, finance committee chairperson Luckson Mukunguma said the salaries, service delivery ratio is against the ministry…
