By Brandon Josphat josphatbl@dailynews.co.zw AUTHORITIES will intensify their crackdown on errant traders and individuals who manipulate or refuse to accept the ZiG, Finance minister Mthuli Ncube has said. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, Ncube also revealed that more than 500 entities and people had been penalised over the past four months for engaging in…
By Brandon Josphat josphatbl@dailynews.co.zw AUTHORITIES say they expect to install e-systems at all ports of entry and exit by the end of the year as a way of reducing human interaction and corruption. This comes as the government is working towards introducing computerised and online border management systems at all entry points to improve efficiency…
Brighton Muronzereyi muronzereyib@dailynews.co.zw PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday said Sadc must transform its education system to produce entrepreneurs and innovators if it is to meet its industrial agenda. Speaking during a Sadc Summit public lecture at the University of Zimbabwe on building research capacity and innovation ecosystems for a sustainable industrialised regional economy, Mnangagwa said the…
By Brandon Josphat and Brighton Muronzereyi HEALTH experts want the government to be proactive and start mobilising resources, just in case the country is hit by an outbreak of Mpox. This comes after the Africa Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) declared the highly infectious affliction — formerly known as Monkeypox — a…
BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) has announced plans to install solar-powered streetlights throughout the city in response to the Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC)’s move of migrating tower lights from a post-paid metering system to a prepaid model. This comes as Bulawayo residents have since early this year endured inadequate street lighting following the…
Blessings Mashaya and Brandon Josphat THERE needs to be wider national participation in the raging debate within Zanu PF on whether President Emmerson Mnangagwa should remain in office beyond 2028, the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) has said. At the same time, forthright Zanu PF spokesperson, Christopher Mutsvangwa, says there is “absolutely no need” to…
By Yvonne Ncube in BULAWAYO AUTHORITIES are intensifying their efforts to attract more visitors and foreign investment to the country’s tourism sector. In this regard, the Zimbabwe Tourism Authority (ZTA) is planning to decentralise the marketing of the domestic travel and tourism industry, while also lobbying for flights to smaller towns. This was revealed by…
GOVERNMENT says it has put in place almost all modalities to host the 44th Sadc Heads of State and Government Summit this weekend in the capital. This was confirmed by Information minister Jenfan Muswere while addressing a post-Cabinet press briefing in Harare yesterday. “All Sadc countries will participate and the government is ready to host…
POLICE yesterday confirmed that 16 people were killed in four road traffic accidents which occurred during the Heroes and Defence Forces holidays in Marondera, Harare and Nyanga. National police spokesperson Paul Nyathi in a statement said vehicles, public or privately owned, should be regularly serviced, checked and certified fit to be on the roads in…
BULAWAYO mayor David Coltart says council is currently engaging Tendy Three Investments (TTI) in a dialogue meant to ensure the parking company respects the rights of motorists. Speaking during a stakeholders meeting yesterday, Coltart said while TTI had brought order in the city, their conduct when dealing with offending motorists was inhuman. “I believe in…
