Brandon JosphatCHIEF WRITER THE Meteorological Services Department (MSD) says the country is safe from Tropical Cyclone Dikeledi which is currently developing in the Indian Ocean. This comes as the country is expected to receive heavy rains and thunderstorms to last until the end of this month. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, MSD meteorologist Isaac…
By Masimba Makwembere makwemberem@dailynews.co.zw AUTHORITIES are fretting over the rising cases of violent crime in the country, especially those involving murder. This comes after seven people were killed in the past week alone, amid growing concerns over the recent spike in murder cases involving family members and people living within the same communities. Police national…
By Masimba MakwembereSTAFF WRITER THE Museum of African Liberation in Harare is set to house a variety of artefacts from Cuba for display at the facility in recognition of the country’s contribution to the liberation of most African countries. In a statement yesterday, the chief executive officer of Institute of African Liberation (INSTAK), Kwame Muzawazi,…
Brandon Josphat CHIEF WRITER OPPOSITION Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) leader in Parliament Sengezo Tshabangu has filed an appeal with the Supreme Court seeking to overturn a High Court ruling declaring that his recent parliamentary appointments were unlawful. Tshabangu suffered a significant political setback in the High Court on Wednesday when Justice Neville Wamambo barred…
WITH the country’s two main political parties increasingly singing from the same hymn sheet on many issues, deferring the 2028 national elections now looks more and more achievable. Seemingly opening the door for this prospect, the minister of Justice, Ziyambi Ziyambi, told the Daily News On Sunday yesterday that if there was national consensus around…
THE State-owned National Pharmaceutical Company (NatPharm) distributed drugs worth US$240 million in 2024 to public health institutions across the country as it bids to improve availability of medical supplies. This comes as the curative services chief director in the ministry of Health, Maxwell Hove, told the parliamentary portfolio committee on Health last year that MPs…
BY MASIMBA MAKWEMBERE SEVEN people succumbed to diarrhoea last week, bringing the cumulative number of deaths since January last year to 189 deaths as the country continues to grapple with the disease. According to the ministry of Health disease surveillance report, 361 255 cases of diarrhoea have been recorded in different parts of the country…
BY BRANDON JOSPHAT OPPOSITION Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) MPs are set to attend a Field Day at President Emmerson Mnangagwa`s Precabe Farm in Kwekwe, Midlands Province, today. This comes as both Zanu PF and CCC lawmakers were scheduled to visit the farm last week before the tour was cancelled at the last minute. It…
THE government has implored officers in the Office of the President and Cabinet to unite in working towards the economic development of the country. Speaking during a strategic planning review workshop yesterday, the minister of State for Bulawayo Province Judith Ncube said unity was the cornerstone of development. “We should strengthen the Office of the…
By Blessings Mashaya and Brandon Josphat THE leader of the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) in Parliament, Sengezo Tshabangu, says he remains in charge of the country’s main opposition party. Speaking to the Daily News — the country’s most influential newspaper — Tshabangu’s lawyer and spokesperson, Nqobizitha Mlilo, said emphatically yesterday that CCC acting leader…
