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Stella Madzivanyika STAFF WRITER madzivanyikas@dailynews.co.zw THE whole of Zimbabwe is expected to receive normal to above normal rainfall during the 2024/25 rainfall season due to a weak La Nina phase, the Meteorological Services Department (MSD) said in its forecast yesterday. This comes as the country and other Sadc countries are currently experiencing their worst drought…

By Blessings Mashaya and Brandon Josphat BUSINESSES and individuals who stand accused of sabotaging the ZiG want to see President Emmerson Mnangagwa, the government and the country failing, Zanu PF says. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, the ruling party’s secretary for security in the politburo, Lovemore Matuke, also warned sternly that authorities would deal…

Stella Madzivanyika madzivanyikas@dailynews.co.zw THE Tourism Business Council of Zimbabwe (TBCZ) has pleaded with the government to rehabilitate roads which lead to the country’s main tourist attraction centres. Speaking to the Daily News on the sidelines of media briefing in Harare yesterday, TBCZ president Clive Chinwada said while the government had done good work in rehabilitation…

By Brandon Josphat josphatbl@dailynews.co.zw AUTHORITIES have announced another firearms amnesty, as the government strives to eliminate illegal guns in the country, amid soaring armed robberies. The latest indemnity — which began this past Sunday and will be in force until monthend — follows similar amnesties in 2022 and last year, where holders of illegal firearms…

By Brandon Josphat josphatbl@dailynews.co.zw PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has reiterated that he has no intention to seek an extension of his tenure in office despite growing calls for him to do so. This comes as Zanu PF structures are currently pushing the government to kick start the process to amend the country’s Constitution to allow Mnangagwa…

ACTING President Constantino Chiwenga is today set to preside over the burial of late national hero, brigadier general (retired) Shadreck Ndabambi, at the National Heroes Acre in Harare. This comes as President Emmerson Mnangagwa is in China for the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC). In a statement, Home Affairs minister Kazembe Kazembe said a military…

THE interim leadership of the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) appears to have now firmly shut the door on Nelson Chamisa ever returning to the party. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, amid a renewed push to unite the country’s at-war opposition, acting CCC spokesperson Jacob Mafume confirmed that the party did not plan to…

By Brandon Josphat josphatbl@dailynews.co.zw CONSUMERS want the government to make good on its promises to nail all those found undermining the ZiG. This comes after Finance minister Mthuli Ncube said last week that authorities were mulling the introduction of a slew of tough new measures to protect the ZiG, including jailing those convicted of sabotaging…

THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) says it recently secured over 400 000 Euros from the Netherlands Embassy to rehabilitate its water projects. Speaking at a stakeholders’ meeting at the weekend, BCC engineering and sanitation director Sikhumbuzo Ncube said the city had reached out to various embassies and government ministries to secure financial assistance to alleviate…

By Stella Madzivanyika madzivanyikas@dailynews.co.zw ZIMBABWE Electoral Commission (Zec) chairperson Priscilla Chigumba on Sunday survived a road accident along the Harare-Chirundu highway.  Information ministry permanent secretary Nick Mangwana yesterday confirmed the accident happened when Chigumba was travelling from Chinhoyi to Harare. “Yesterday (Sunday), Zec chairperson, Justice Chigumba, was involved in an accident on her way from…