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STAFF WRITER chirimujiri@dailynews.co.zw HARARE South recorded the highest number of crimes followed by Harare North, Mashonaland Central and Bulawayo in the first four months of this year. These are the statistics released yesterday by the National Prosecuting Authority of Zimbabwe (NPA) for its first quarter of 2025 provincial performance indicators. “Harare South Province cases at…

Thabiso Mutirwara mutirwarat@dailynews.co.zw THE government has ramped up its efforts to eradicate bed bugs, with a focus on renovating and improving sanitation in affected residential areas across Harare. This comes amid growing concerns by residents in various high-density suburbs about the possible health effects of bed bugs. Speaking to the Daily News, the director of…

Shamaine Chirimujiri and Thabiso Mutirwra THE University of Zimbabwe (UZ) has been forced to postpone examinations due to the ongoing strike by both lecturers and students. This comes as lecturers have dismissed claims made by the UZ administration that they were currently negotiating to end the strikes. The University of Zimbabwe announced the cancellation of…

Nyasha Kunyiswa SENIOR STAFF WRITER kunyiswan@dailynews.co.zw THE European Union (EU) says it is keen to become Zimbabwe’s most reliable partner to ensure the country’s development. Speaking during Europe Day commemorations held in Harare at the weekend, the EU ambassador to Zimbabwe, Jobst Von Kirchmann, said Europe was committed to supporting the country’s arrears clearance and…

Brandon JosphatCHIEF WRITERjosphatbl@dailynews.co.zw THE Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) will table a motion in Parliament this week on dialogue, as the party escalates its push for lasting solutions to Zimbabwe’s decades-long political and economic challenges. Speaking to the Daily News — the country’s most influential newspaper — the leader of the opposition in Parliament, Sengezo…

BY RUTENDO NGARA AUTHORITIES are closely monitoring the security situation in India’s Punjab State, where Zimbabwe has many students studying at a local university.  Punjab is among India’s three border states with Pakistan that are currently experiencing sporadic fighting between the two nuclear-armed neighbouring countries. A senior official at Zimbabwe’s embassy in India told the…

THE Rwandan government, through the ministries of Public Service and Primary and Secondary Education, seeks to recruit more than 150 Zimbabwean teachers in various fields of expertise. This comes after the two countries in 2021 inked an agreement for Kigali to recruit tutors from the southern African country to cover a skills gap. It also…

THE country’s legislators are owed over US$600 000 in unpaid sitting allowances spanning over the last eight months. This comes amid concerns by the MPs who are paid US$75 per sitting that they were now failing to meet their obligations such as paying their bills and utilities. This was revealed in the National Assembly last…

BY RUTENDO NGARA AN auditor employed by former Reserve Bank governor Gideon Gono to audit his family-owned Valley Lodge property in Mutare told the court on Friday that Clark and Beverly Makoni siphoned more than 130 million RTGs, equivalent to US$100 000, because that is what they could only quantify. The auditor said they were…

TAKUDZWA DHAMBUStaff Writers ZIMBABWEANS need to ditch their fixation with personality politics and also promote discourse that addresses critical national issues to move the country forward. So says former Cabinet minister and opposition stalwart, David Coltart, who adds that it is crucial that all politicians fight for national development despite their political differences. Speaking on…