PARLIAMENT has called on the government to allocate funds in the 2026 National Budget for the construction of expecting mothers’ shelters at all district and provincial hospitals. This appeal was made in the National Assembly last week by Bulawayo Province MP Thokozani Khupe, who said such shelters have been proven to reduce maternal and neonatal…
RUTENDO NGARA A ZIMBABWE Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) official last Friday told a Harare court that the couple accused of defrauding former Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ), Gideon Gono, of $137 million admitted to the charge. Clark Makoni and his wife, Beverly, are appearing before magistrate Stanford Mambanje facing charges of allegedly changing bank signatures of…
THE ruling Zanu PF’s powerful women’s league yesterday amplified the ongoing calls for President Emmerson Mnangagwa to extend his stay in power to 2030. Speaking at the party’s headquarters in Harare, the league’s secretary for administration, Monica Mutsvangwa, said they wanted Mnangagwa to remain at State House beyond 2028 — in line with Zanu PF’s…
A HEATED debate erupted in Parliament this week, after male legislators said violence perpetrated by women against men in the country was rising. This followed a report on gender-based violence (GBV) that has been presented by the parliamentary portfolio committee on women’s affairs. Zanu PF chief whip, Pupurai Togarepi, said existing national laws predominantly safeguarded…
Takudzwa Dhambu dhambut@dailynews.co.zw AT LEAST 27 suspected drug peddlers were arrested for illegal possession of dagga and other substances since the start of this month with over 150kg of marijuana seized during the blitz. This was confirmed by police spokesperson, Paul Nyathi, who said most of the arrests were made in Beitbridge, Matabeleland South Province,…
THE Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) has raised alarm over the entrenched corruption among shipping agents and customs officials, warning the country’s ports of entry are increasingly being used as conduits for illicit enrichment. Speaking during the Shipping and Forwarding Agents Association of Zimbabwe (SFAAZ) 19th annual conference in Bulawayo yesterday, Zacc chairperson Michael Reza singled…
GOVERNMENT says it is pushing to become a regional hub for clean energy investment, with the authorities unveiling new policy frameworks, investment incentives and regional partnerships to accelerate the transition to renewable power. Speaking at the official handover ceremony of 12,2MW solar power plant at Blanket Mine on Thursday, Energy minister July Moyo lauded Caledonia…
Blessings Mashaya and Brandon Josphat THE country’s now ubiquitous mbingas and zvigananda, who live large and appear to have staggering unexplained wealth, are in deep doo-doo. Speaking to the Daily News — the country’s most influential newspaper — the Zimbabwe AntiCorruption Commission (Zacc) confirmed yesterday that it would soon conduct lifestyle audits on all people…
muronzereyib@dailynews.co.zw AUTHORITIES will acquire more Covid test kits and medicines, amid a recent surge in the number of people infected by a new strain of the respiratory illness in other countries. Speaking in Parliament on Wednesday, the deputy minister of Health, Sleiman Kwidini, confirmed the government’s renewed focus on surveillance and testing for the disease….
Shamaine Chirimujiri and Thabiso Mutirwara THE University of Zimbabwe (UZ) has fired four lecturers, who are also union leaders, for their participation in the ongoing demonstrations, where they are demanding a salary rise from US$250 to US$2 250. Association of University Teachers (AUT) president Munyaradzi Chamburuka, spokesperson Obvious Vengeyi, secretary general Bornface Mwakorera and organising…
