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By Masimba Makwembere makwemberemv@dailynews.co.zw ZIMBABWE Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (ZimParks) says it’s going to cull 200 elephants to provide communities that have been affected by the El Niño induced drought with meat. This comes as some wildlife protection organisations are lobbying ZimParks against killing the elephants for meat, offering to pay them. Speaking to…

Yvonne Ncube in BULAWAYO POLICE in Bulawayo have called on residents to resolve disputes peacefully and avoid resorting to violence amid an increase in violent crimes in the city. This follows three attempted murder cases reported in and around Bulawayo on the nights of September 16 and 17. In a statement, Bulawayo police spokesperson, Abednico…

IN A stunning development, MDC leader Douglas Mwonzora says that he has seen the “evidence” that Sengezo Tshabangu was in fact truly appointed the interim secretary-general of the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC). Speaking on Thursday night on fast-growing independent national television station 3Ktv’s popular current affairs programme Vantage, Mwonzora said he was among the…

BY BRANDON JOSPHAT CIVIL servants have rejected an offer which was tabled by the government during their salary negotiations last week saying they need an improved envelope. This comes after sources who attended last Thursday’s National Joint Negotiation Council meeting revealed to the Daily News that the government had offered a US$30 salary that will,…

BY STELLA MADZIVANYIKA THE country’s entrepreneurs are at the heart of development that is being experienced in the country and should, therefore, be encouraged to do more, deputy Finance minister, Kudakwashe Mnangagwa says. Speaking during an Innovation Value Creation Challenge held by Old Mutual in Harare last Friday where a number of entrepreneurs were awarded…

ZIMBABWE’s foreign currency receipts increased by 13,4 percent in the first eight months of 2024, compared to the same period in 2023, latest data reveals. According to the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ), the increase is expected to bolster economic activity and ensure timely foreign payment settlements. “The increase in foreign currency receipts will ensure…

By Rutendo Ngara AS the diversity of the medical field continues to increase, a greater percentage of women are entering the sector. This was not quite the same during the pre-colonial period, particularly for the African woman in general and the Rhodesian one in particular. Gender difference is intimately stitched into the fabric of humanness….

By Brandon Josphat and Blessings Mashaya THE embattled interim leadership of the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) is reaching out to Sengezo Tshabangu, who says that he is the only remaining legitimate official of the party. CCC spokesperson Willias Madzimure confirmed to the Daily News yesterday that although Tshabangu had no right to claim to…

THE Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) has warned its employees against engaging in corrupt activities, adding that various strategies have been put in place by the authorities to deal with offenders. Zimra commissioner general, Regina Chinamasa told the Daily News on the sidelines of a stakeholders’ engagement meeting in Bulawayo that corrupt employees were a threat…

AT LEAST 10 more people have succumbed to diarrhoea nationwide over the past week, the Health ministry has confirmed. This brings the country’s cumulative number of deaths from the highly communicable disease to 127 since January this year. “Two deaths were reported from Sally Mugabe Central Hospital, one from Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals in Harare,…