Blessings Mashaya and Brandon Josphat ALL eyes will be on the minister of Finance, Mthuli Ncube, when he presents his mid-term Budget statement in Harare tomorrow — amid relentless economic hardships among both consumers and businesses. Speaking to the Daily News — the country’s most influential newspaper — representatives of workers, consumer watchdogs and business…
POLITICAL EDITOR mashayab@dailynews.co.zw ZANU PF will convene a meeting of its powerful politburo in Harare today, amid ongoing tensions that are threatening the cohesiveness of the former liberation movement. Party spokesperson, Christopher Mutsvangwa, confirmed the meeting yesterday, but was coy about sharing its agenda. However, insiders had earlier told the Daily News that the politburo…
muronzereyib@dailynews.co.zw JESTER Media Services Group (JMS) chief executive officer Pilate Machadu has called for enhanced collaboration between media organisations from Belt and Road countries and China. Speaking at the recent official opening of a seminar for heads of key media from Belt and Road Countries in Beijing, China, Machadu stressed the need to build sustainable…
Thabiso Mutirwara mutirwarat@dailynews.co.zw ALL Women Advocacy (AWA), a sex workers’ organisation, is actively pushing for the decriminalisation of commercial sex and advocating for the rights of sex workers. This comes after 13 sex workers in Harare were fined US$30 each by the magistrates court in May for advertising massage and sex services on social media….
Staff writer in BULAWAYO POLICE in Bulawayo have arrested a 25-year-old man for allegedly beating his neighbour to death during a heated dispute over a girlfriend. Bulawayo assistant police spokesperson Thandekile Ndlovu confirmed to the Daily News that the suspect, Brian Moyo of Clark Road, Suburbs, was apprehended on Sunday after a report implicated him…
Thabiso Mutirwara MEMBERS of the public have been urged to dress warmly and to get out more blankets at night as a cold front hits most parts of the country this week. At the same time, authorities have also implored the public to use all heating devices safely, including heaters and braziers — and not…
Takudzwa Dhambu AUTHORITIES are planning to offer attractive condoms, amid a growing preference for flavoured sheats in the country. Speaking in Parliament recently, the deputy minister of Health and Child Care, Sleiman Kwidini, confirmed the move, while noting the lack of enthusiasm nationally for freely distributed male condoms. In this regard, he added, the government…
POLITICAL EDITOR mashaya@dailynews.co.zw THE government, workers, and employers will hold an emergency Tripartite Negotiating Forum (TNF) meeting tomorrow to negotiate incomes that align with the escalating poverty datum line (PDL) as people’s disposable incomes continue to shrink. This urgent meeting comes as the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) reported a significant rise in the…
HARARE City Council (HCC) began an operation yesterday to close businesses that do not comply with its by-laws. This initiative comes as the HCC currently lacks an electronic management system, with property records still being maintained manually on an Excel sheet, as a senior official recently revealed. “On July 28 2025 (yesterday), the City of…
Brandon Josphat CHIEF WRITER josphatbl@dailynews.co.zw PRESIDENTIAL spokesperson George Charamba says there is an urgent need for Southern African liberation movements to unite in the face of growing challenges and changing power dynamics across the globe. This comes as a summit of liberation movements ended in South Africa on Sunday, a gathering that was intended to…
