THE minister of Local Government Daniel Garwe has warned that “heads will roll” at the Harare City Council following shocking revelations of senior officials being paid obscene salaries as well as general corruption there. This follows the ongoing Commission of Inquiry’s investigations into the Harare City Council that has uncovered that the executive assistant to…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday declared former Deputy Chief Secretary to the President and Cabinet Justin Mupamhanga a national hero after he passed away in Harare yesterday. Mupamhanga, a veteran of the country’s liberation struggle, succumbed to diabetes and high blood pressure at a private hospital in the capital. Acting President Constantino Chiwenga announced the national…
THERE is renewed hope for Bulawayo residents as the city has begun recording significant inflows in its water supply dams, thanks to the ongoing incessant rains being received across the country. This comes after the El Niño-induced drought had left the city’s six supply dams in Matabeleland South Province almost dry, prompting the local authority…
By Blessings Mashaya and Brandon Josphat LAW enforcement agents have warned that they will throw the kitchen sink at “mischief makers” who hold unsanctioned protests and gatherings in the country. Speaking to the Daily News — the country’s most influential newspaper — police national spokesperson, Paul Nyathi, also reiterated yesterday that security agents would come…
AUTHORITIES are confident that Zimbabwe will record a good grain harvest in the wake of the significant rains being experienced throughout the country. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, the permanent secretary for the Ministry of Agriculture, Obert Jiri, confirmed that the government was hopeful that the country would have a good harvest for the…
STAFF WRITER muronzereyib@dailynews.co.zw GOVERNMENT says the US intention to withdraw from the World Health Organisation (WHO), though sad, will not have a devastating impact on the country’s health delivery system. This comes after US President Donald Trump announced the intended withdrawal in a series of executive orders yesterday, citing WHO’s mishandling of the Covid-19 pandemic…
Masimba Makwembere makwemberemv@dailynews.co.zw SEVEN artisanal miners died on Saturday after a mine shaft collapsed at Botha Mine in Bindura, Mashonaland Central Province. The police yesterday confirmed the tragedy and identified five of the victims. According to national police spokesperson Paul Nyathi the deceased are Leo Chapondama, Zolani Nyani, Samson Madyira, Jacob Madyira Nongwe, and Mathew…
MASIMBA MAKWEMBERE ACADEMIC Laston Mukaro has challenged Zimbabweans to learn the Chinese language, highlighting its potential to open up global opportunities. As the director of the Confucius Institute at the University of Zimbabwe (CIUZ), Mukaro, emphasised the importance of learning Chinese, spoken by over a billion people, to familiarise oneself with Chinese culture. “Learning Chinese,…
Brandon Josphat CHIEF WRITER josphatbl@dailynews.co.zw THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) should introduce higher ZiG notes into the market when it releases its monetary policy statement (MPS) next month. Speaking to the Daily News — the country’s most influential newspaper — key stakeholders reiterated yesterday that doing this would promote the wider use of the…
Brighton Muronzereyi STAFF WRITER muronzereyib@dailynews.co.zw AUTHORITIES say they are pulling out all the stops to have the remains of the country’s citizens who died in a South African mine shaft brought back to Zimbabwe for burial. At the same time, the government is engaged in high-level negotiations with Pretoria to have illegal Zimbabwean migrants being…
