FORMER deputy prime minister Arthur Mutambara says Zimbabwe and the rest of Africa have much to learn from China, particularly regarding infrastructure and development models. Speaking at the CEO Africa Annual Roundtable that ended in Victoria Falls yesterday, Mutambara underscored the need for the continent to use technology as a tool to accelerate development. “Look…
RUTENDO NGARA THE Government has expressed frustration over the slow rate of the winter wheat harvest, raising concerns that some farmers’ crops will be damaged by impending rains. Speaking to the Daily News at the weekend, Agricultural Rural Development Advisory Services chief director Medlinah Mangwenzi acknowledged that while the short supply of combine harvesters had…
Tapiwa Chirume STAFF WRITER chirumet@dailynews.co.zw THE Zimbabwe Mobile Sanitation Association (Zimsa) is set to deploy mobile toilet facilities across Bulawayo. This initiative is part of an ongoing national effort to combat the spread of diarrhoeal diseases and promote a cleaner public environment. The plan followed a recent fact-finding mission where Bulawayo City Council public health…
Rutendo Ngara A SUSPECTED armed robber accused of fatally shooting businessman Joseph Mutangadura appeared in court on Friday and was remanded in custody. Given Mandizadza of Kuwadzana, Harare, is facing charges of armed robbery and murder. He was advised by magistrate Marehwanazvo Gofa to apply for bail at the High Court. Mandizadza is the second…
BY BRANDON JOSPHAT A RESOLUTE Zanu PF made it abundantly clear at the end of its annual conference in Mutare yesterday that it wanted its 2030 resolution of last year to be fully implemented by the time the ruling party meets again next year. Just as was the case in Bulawayo last year, delegates at…
THE government says the country’s farmers are making strong progress in both wheat harvesting and preparations for the summer cropping season, with Matabeleland North Province recording impressive results. Speaking to the Daily News On Sunday on Friday, Matabeleland North acting director for Agricultural and Rural Development Services, Mkhunjulelwa Ndlovu, said 76,4 percent of the wheat…
By Rutendo Ngara TEN individuals were yesterday remanded in custody at the Harare Magistrates’ Courts after allegedly demonstrating against President Emmerson Mnangagwa. The arrests followed a call by former Zanu PF central committee member and liberation war veteran, Blessed Geza, for Zimbabweans to protest against Mnangagwa’s alleged misrule on Friday, a call that was largely…
PARLIAMENT has implored authorities to increase budgetary allocation to the Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Service (ZPCS) to improve the dire state of the country’s prisons. A report tabled in the National Assembly last week by the portfolio committee on Justice revealed that prisons were overcrowded with outdated infrastructure. “The committee observed that overcrowding remains as…
INDUSTRY has called for a shift in the country’s tax policy landscape, highlighting that formal businesses bear an uneven tax burden. In its Policy Submissions for the 2026 National Budget, the Zimbabwe National Chamber of Commerce (ZNCC) proposed an essential overhaul of the multi-currency Value Added Tax (VAT) and Intermediated Money Transfer Tax (IMTT) regimes…
Blessings Mashaya and Brandon Josphat STAFF WRITERS THE government is progressively lifting the quality of life of all Zimbabweans through key empowerment programmes and people-centred policies, President Emmerson Mnangagwa says. Speaking at the official opening of the ruling Zanu PF’s annual conference in Mutare yesterday, Mnangagwa added that his vision was to achieve “the Zimbabwe…
