Takudzwa DhambuSTAFF WRITER DESPITE receiving normal to above-normal rainfall during the 2024/25 summer cropping season, the World Food Programme (WFP) says the country’s total maize yields will not meet national demand. The country requires 2,2 million tonnes of maize annually, with 1,8 million tonnes for human consumption and 400 000 tonnes for livestock feed. This…
Yvonne Ncubein BULAWAYO THE Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF) chairman, Busisa Moyo, has praised the growing private sector participation and increasing international presence at this year’s edition of the trade showcase, saying the developments signal positive strides towards industrial growth and economic transformation. Speaking during a media briefing at the end of the fair at…
LEGISLATORS are pushing for the prompt set up of both a Road Accident Fund (RAF) and treatment centres for accident victims along the country’s highways. Speaking to the Daily News at the weekend, the chairperson of the parliamentary portfolio committee on Transport, Knowledge Kaitano, said the proposed fund would provide muchneeded financial support to the…
By Rutendo Ngara THE Judicial Service Commission (JSC) says the Integrated Electronic Case Management System (IECMS) will now be accessible to everyone, including the media, at magistrates’ courts, unless the court decides otherwise. The commission is digitising all courts, and the new development allows anyone with an account to follow proceedings. According to the latest…
TAKUDZWA DHAMBUStaff Writer BILATERAL relations between Harare and London are continuing to improve, amid a heightened focus on trade and investment, British Ambassador to Zimbabwe, Pete Vowles, has said. Speaking on Thursday night on leading independent national television station 3Ktv’s highly-regarded current affairs programme, Vantage, Vowles said both Zimbabwe and the United Kingdom were “doing…
BRANDON JOSPHATChief Writer AUTHORITIES have come up with initiatives to ease power outages, including mobilisation of over US$16,8 billion in investments and increasing the installed generation capacity from the current 2 962 megawatts (MW) to 10 938MW. This comes after the government said power cuts that have escalated over the past few weeks were due…
BY TAKUDZWA DHAMBU THE ministry of Health says the country has travelled a rocky road in its bid to eliminate malaria amid a surge in infections with a 107 percent rise reported in the first quarter of 2025 compared to the same period last year. This comes as Zimbabwe joined the rest of the world…
THE Harare City Council (HCC) has put in place an incident management system as part of intensifying its response to the bed bugs (tsikidzi) that have spread to other areas such as Kuwadzana and Budiriro. This comes amid the HCC fumigating Mbare’s Matererini Flats recently after residents had endured more than two years of sleepless…
HARARE residents have called on authorities to find alternative markets for street food vendors cooking and selling food on the streets as they pose serious health risks and are creating chaos. The central business district has been filled with street food vendors, with grills and gas tanks mere metres apart. Vendors cook a variety of…
Brandon Josphat CHIEF WRITER josphatbl@dailynews.co.zw THE government is fully committed to implementing all needed economic and governance reforms, as the country fights to resolve its debt overhang and to boost the local economy. So says Finance minister Mthuli Ncube — who is in Washington DC, in the United States of America, this week — and…
