POLICE and the Attorney General’s office are now wrapped up with work to introduce mandatory sentences for drug peddlers amid a surge in substance abuse in the country. Speaking to the Daily News — the country’s most influential newspaper — national police spokesperson, Paul Nyathi, said Zimbabwe’s laws needed to be tightened to deter people…
THE ruling Zanu PF’s youth league has fiercely criticised ministers and senior government officials for failing to deliver on President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s promises to young people. Speaking at the Zanu PF youth league national assembly last week on Friday, the league boss Tino Machakaire said youth must be given what they have been promised by…
AUTHORITIES have banned with immediate effect the identification of land in cities, towns and growth points by individuals or groups for housing, commercial, industrial and institutional development. This comes as the government is fretting over the increasing number of marauding land barons across the country. Public Works advises the general public that from now onwards…
A DEVASTATING fire tore through the Glen View 8 home industry complex again yesterday, destroying thousands of dollars in property. The blaze occurred just three weeks after a similar incident caused extensive damage, further compounding the misery for the 2 383 informal traders who depend on the complex to produce and sell furniture. Chairperson of…
POLICE have arrested a Shamva man, Blessing Kennes, in connection with a major theft in Ruwa that saw US$182 000 in cash and other valuables worth US$8 000 stolen. National police spokesperson Paul Nyathi confirmed the arrest yesterday, adding that the suspect’s accomplice was still at large. “The Zimbabwe Republic Police confirms the arrest of…
TAPIWA CHIRUMEStaff Writer IT IS crucial that authorities escalate the current fiscal and monetary policy measures that have yielded relative economic stability over the past few months. So says prominent economist Prosper Chitambara, who warns that any major policy changes that will be made now will reverse all the gains that have recently been achieved…
THABISO MUTIRWARAStaff Writer GOVERNMENT has announced a major push to modernise the country’s Red Cross Act, which still bears references to colonialera Rhodesia. The revamp is in line with the 2013 Constitution and contemporary humanitarian needs. Speaking during a courtesy meeting with the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) on Friday,…
FOREIGN Affairs minister Amon Murwira has challenged Sadc countries to scrap visa requirements for economic integration. This comes as Sadc chairman President Emmerson Mnangagwa is set to conclude his tenure at the helm of the regional bloc today, where he will hand over the chairmanship to his Madagascan counterpart, Andry Rajoelina. Speaking to the media…
AUTHORITIES say they intend to hire retired professionals in the health and agriculture sectors that are saddled by a huge skills gap. Speaking to the Daily News On Sunday yesterday, Skills Audit minister Paul Mavima said brain drain in the two sectors had reached alarming levels and would derail social and economic development if not…
TAPIWA CHIRUME Staff Writer HARARE residents have accused the city council of presiding over a “shambolic” billing system that is overcharging residents, issuing inflated water bills, and threatening evictions for those unable to pay. In a statement yesterday, Harare Residents Trust (HRT) committee chairperson Elizabeth Nyamupfukudza raised alarm over delays by the HCC to introduce…
