THE Zimbabwe National Water Authority has restored water at Ngomahuru Mental Hospital where patients were taking baths in nearby Magwagwadza River. This comes after villagers living in the vicinity had alerted responsible authorities about the situation, resulting in a lawsuit being filed against Health minister and Vice President Constantino Chiwenga, Zimbabwe National Water Authority (Zinwa)…
A LOCAL service provider, Zimvest Mining, has launched an online trading platform for local and international investors, which is expected to enhance the ease of doing business in the sector. Zimvest Mining is an online marketplace for providers of goods and services to the mining community to list their businesses and products for free…
Blessings Mashaya SENIOR STAFF WRITER mashayab@dailynewsco.zw PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has called upon Zanu PF structures to gear up for the fast-approaching 2023 national elections, which he said will provide the ruling party with the platform to wipe out the country’s brawling opposition. Addressing the Zanu PF politburo in Harare yesterday, Mnangagwa also said the polls…
Mugove Tafirenyika CHIEF WRITER tafirenyikam@dailynews.co.zw ZIMBABWE’S Covid-19 vaccination programme gets under way today, with authorities set to inoculate 100 000 frontline workers. In a ministerial statement presented in Parliament on Tuesday, Vice President Constantino Chiwenga — who is also the minister of Health and Child Care — said the vaccinations would include health workers in…
Godknows Matarutse SENIOR STAFF WRITER matarutseg@dailynews.co.zw POLICE arrested 3 454 people on the first day of the Covid-19 lockdown extension on Tuesday as some people continued to defy even the relaxed measures against the pandemic. This brings the cumulative arrests of lockdown violators to 434 999 since March 2020 when the government imposed the measures…
Tarisai Machakaire SENIOR STAFF WRITER machakairet@dailynews.co.zw TOBACCO farmers are demanding foreign currency payments for their crop ahead of the upcoming 2021 marketing season. This comes as the farmers, represented by Tobacco Farmers Union of Zimbabwe (Tofuz), are complaining that inputs and labour were being charged in foreign currency yet they received Zimbabwe dollar payments for…
Godknows Matarutse SENIOR STAFF WRITER matarutseg@dailynews.co.zw ZESA Holdings (Zesa) lost property worth over US$4 million to theft and vandalism of infrastructure in 2020 alone, resulting in incessant power cuts currently bedevilling the country. This comes as Zesa subsidiary, the Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC), last year announced it would spend US$13,5 million to…
REDWING Mine (Redwing)’s revival will take a little longer, as the company’s shareholder King’s Daughter has challenged the gold miner’s placement under judicial management on account of claims that it had paid off its creditors. This comes as a prospective investor Probadek Investments (Probadek) – owned by Patricia Mutombgwera and Grant Chitate – has…
Jeffrey Muvundusi in BULAWAYO INFORMAL traders in Bulawayo were yesterday full of delight following the relaxation of business operations, saying this was in the interest of ensuring survival for long suffering Zimbabweans most of whom are in the informal sector. President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Monday relaxed some lockdown regulations such as allowing the informal sector…
Tarisai Machakaire SENIOR STAFF WRITER machakairet@dailynews.co.zw TWO more soldiers appeared in court yesterday in connection with the $1,6 million property theft at Vice President Constantino Chiwenga’s Orchid Gardens farm in Domboshava. Simon Nyakabanga, 25, and Anesu Munyuki, 28, were allegedly implicated by their accomplices Mind Makona, 32, a security guard Tempsen Dhauramanzi, 30, and Paul…

