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Stella MadzivanyikaSTAFF WRITER AT LEAST 10 districts in Zimbabwe will require food aid starting from October, despite some areas receiving adequate rains, according to the ministry of Agriculture. The ministry’s permanent secretary, Obert Jiri, yesterday said three districts — Gweru, Hwange, and Beitbridge — are already requiring food assistance, and an additional 10 districts would…

Tapiwa Chirume chirumet@gmail.com PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday called on Zimbabweans to embrace hard work and collective sacrifice as essential pillars for national development. at the burial of national heroine, Air vice Marshal (Retired) Winnie Mandeya, at the National Heroes Acre in Harare, Mnangagwa said progress could only be achieved through unity, resilience, and commitment to…

By Rutendo Ngara ngarar@dailynews.co.zw RISING hip-hop musician Gift Hombarume, affectionately known as Chillmaster, has undertaken to take care of the family of Custon Charumbira whom he fatally hit by a car last month. Hombarume was convicted of driving without a driver’s licence and culpable homicide. In handing down the sentence, Mbare magistrate Tatenda Mukurunge said…

By Thabiso Mutirwara mutirwarat@dailynews.co.zw SCHWEPPES Zimbabwe Limited managing director Charles Msipa has retired after serving the company for 20 years.  The company yesterday praised Msipa’s crucial role in the firm’s growth during his tenure. He left the company at the end of last month. “Charles joined Schweppes Zimbabwe Limited as sales and marketing director in…

Takudzwa Dhambu dhambut@dailynews.co.zw ZIMBABWE has a lot of potential to spur its citizens’ economic prosperity, but strengthening the country’s governance system and addressing worsening corruption will be key to achieving this. So says the United States of America’s (USA) ambassador to Zimbabwe, Pamela Tremont, who adds that Harare and Washington enjoy strong bilateral relations, contrary…

Brighton Muronzereyi and Stella Madzivanyika THE country’s workers have demanded to be treated with respect and honour when they discuss conditions of service with employers in order to ensure improved productivity and enhanced economic development. Speaking to the Daily News at the side-lines of Workers Day commemorations event held at Allan Wilson High School in…

STAFF WRITER chirimujiris@dailynews.co.zw AUTHORITIES have launched a second comprehensive fumigation campaign in Mbare’s Matererini flats to tackle the bed bug epidemic that has plagued residents for over two years. The initiative, dubbed Operation Harare Hygiene Blitz, aims to eliminate the menace before public schools reopen on May 12. Speaking in Mbare on Wednesday, the minister…

Stella Madzivanyika madzivanyikas@dailynews.co.zw GOVERNMENT has introduced a soft data form to make title deeds accessible to farmers easily. The permanent secretary in the ministry of Agriculture Obert Jiri said the data forms were accessible online. “We have seen the need to decentralise the onestop centre and ensure that access has been made as easy as…

Brandon Josphat and Brighton Muronzereyi AS THE world commemorates Labour Day today, representatives of workers, business and the government all agree on the urgent need to fix the country’s ailing economy. Speaking to the Daily News — the country’s most influential newspaper — the key stakeholders observed glumly yesterday that the current dire economic situation…