POWER cuts in the country have escalated over the past few weeks due to fresh generator breakdowns at Hwange Power Station, as well as rising equipment theft and vandalism of key infrastructure. Speaking to the Daily News — the country’s most influential newspaper — the deputy minister of Energy and Power Development, Yeukai Simbanegavi, confirmed…
Brandon Josphat josphatbl@dailynews.co.zw ZIMBABWE is capable of funding all its critical health programmes that have been affected by the withdrawal of key support by the United States of America. So reiterates the minister of Finance, Mthuli Ncube, who also told the Daily News yesterday that the government would embark on a domestic resource mobilisation programme…
VICE President Constantino Chiwenga yesterday called on all public institutions to follow good governance ethics that benefit the growth of the country. Speaking during the ground-breaking ceremony of the construction of the Procurement Regulatory Authority (Praz) offices at Mt Pleasant Business Park in Harare, Chiwenga said Zimbabweans should “feel” the benefits of sound governance in…
THE Migratory Pests and Biosecurity Control Department in the ministry of Agriculture is battling to put under control outbreaks of quelea birds, locusts and armoured crickets currently devastating crops ready for harvest in most parts of the country. This comes as authorities recently announced that they had won a war against the outbreak of the…
By Hazel Marimbiza and Brighton Muronzereyi THE lack of access to clean water in the country has reached ominous levels, with many people in both rural and urban areas facing acute shortages of this vital source of life. Key stakeholders who spoke to the Daily News — the country’s most influential newspaper — said yesterday…
THE ministry of Local Government yesterday said they had so far allocated 333 residential stands to Members of Parliament since the start of the initiative in 2013.This comes after social media claims suggesting that the gesture was a bribe to the lawmakers to prevent impeachment proceedings against President Emmerson Mnangagwa and to extent his term…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has challenged the country’s accounting professionals to desist from engaging in corruption.Speaking during the 9th Zimbabwe Accountants conference in Harare yesterday, Mnangagwa said his administration does not tolerate corruption at all levels.“Corruption is an enemy of development, and it is incumbent upon the accounting profession to take a firm stand against it….
By Tapiwa Chirume tapiwachirume@dailynews.co.zw A STRAY and aggressive buffalo attacked nine people in Bune Village in Buhera on Wednesday, leaving one woman seriously injured. The harrowing incident has left the local community in significant distress, especially as it came after lions and hyenas also recently wreaked havoc in the region. “I can confirm that villagers…
Rutendo NgaraSENIOR STAFF WRITERngarar@dailynews.co.zw HARARE provincial magistrate Isheuneso Matova yesterday denied bail to 95 suspected protesters, ruling that they were likely to commit similar offences if released.The group was arrested earlier this month for allegedly participating in a protest which was organised by war veteran Blessed Geza on March 31.In his ruling, Matova said if…
Blessings Mashaya and Brandon Josphat STAFF WRITERS THE government is distributing residential stands around the country to Members of Parliament, to “empower” them and to “lessen accommodation expenses for the fiscus”, officials confirmed yesterday. Speaking to the Daily News — the country’s most influential newspaper — Zanu PF chief whip, Pupurai Togarepi, said the programme…
