THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) will conduct citywide consultations over the weekend to seek residents’ consent on constructing a proposed 130 million cubic meters US$100 million Glass Block Bopoma Dam in Insiza, Matabeleland South Province. The move comes after the government recently gave the green light to the local authority to begin the construction process,…
By Rutendo NgaraSTAFF WRITERngarar@dailynews.co.zwTHE executive director in the Office of the President and Cabinet, Raymore Machingura, says this year’s presidential scholarship programme is targeting at least 1 000 students, mainly in the sciences fields. This comes as President Emmerson Mnangagwa has been encouraging higher and tertiary education students to be innovative and move with the…
THE Procurement Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Praz) has called on procurement professionals to utilise the electronic Government Procurement (e-GP) system to promote accountability and transparency in the procurement system. Speaking during the e-GP training yesterday, Praz chief executive officer Clever Ruswa said the training aimed to equip stakeholders with the necessary skills to navigate the…
Blessings Mashaya and Brandon Josphat ZANU PF members should not face sanctions for not supporting the party’s quests to extend President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s term in office beyond 2028, the former liberation movement said yesterday. Speaking to the Daily News — the country’s most influential newspaper — Zanu PF political commissar, Munyaradzi Machacha, added that having…
Brighton Muronzereyi muronzereyib@dailynews.co.zw VILLAGERS in Buhera, around the Birchenough Bridge area, are living in fear of marauding lions that recently escaped from the Devuli Range in the Save Conservancy and are preying on livestock. This comes as the Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (ZimParks) is continuing to grapple with many cases of humanwildlife conflict…
Shamaine Chirimujiri STAFF WRITER chirimujiris@dailynews.co.zw HARARE mayor Jacob Mafume yesterday admitted to massive financial mismanagement at the Harare City Council that has resulted in poor service delivery in infrastructure, water, and waste management. Testifying before retired High Court judge, Justice Maphios Cheda-led Commission of Inquiry, Mafume, however, attempted to distance himself from individuals he claimed…
Staff writer GOVERNMENT has called on businesses in Bulawayo to invest in Artificial Intelligence (AI) to boost business growth and the economic sector. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, Bulawayo Provincial Affairs permanent secretary Paul Nyoni said new technologies were key to transforming the economic sector. “Globally, artificial intelligence is being increasingly adopted to boost…
Yvonne Ncube in BULAWAYO A HAMMER and Tongues Auctioneers employee in Bulawayo, Alfred Taurayi, allegedly masterminded a daring cash heist targeting his employer, stealing over R158 000 and US$9 000. Taurayi allegedly hatched a plan to rob his employer and enlisted the help of his neighbour, Nomzamo Nkiwane, to recruit a gang of criminals for…
HIGH levels of corruption in the country threaten both national stability and Zimbabwe’s economic growth, the acting President, Constantino Chiwenga, warned yesterday. Speaking at the National Heroes’ Acre in Harare, during the burials of major-general (Retired) Solomon Siziba, former Information minister Chenhamo Chimutengwende and ambassador John Shumba Mvundura, Chiwenga said the country would only prosper…
AUTHORITIES have launched a new six month campaign targeted at undocumented motor vehicles. The nationwide operation, which began earlier this month, is being carried out in two phases by the Zimbabwe National Roads Administration (Zinara), working in close collaboration with the Vehicle Examination Department (VED) and the police. Zinara chief executive officer, Nkosinathi Ncube, said…
