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Stella MadzivanyikaSTAFF WRITERmadzivanyikas@dailynews.co.zw AUTHORITIES yesterday signed a US$1 million agreement that will see the regularisation of informal settlements under the Kwangu\Ngakwami presidential title deeds programme. The programme was launched in Epworth by President Emmerson Mnangagwa last year. Speaking to the media in Harare yesterday after the signing ceremony by several ministries, including National Housing, Local…

THE government has taken over the collection of solid waste in the capital following a formal request from the city authorities. This was confirmed by Information minister Jenfan Muswere last night while addressing a post-Cabinet media briefing in Harare. “Cabinet highlights that in terms of Urban Councils Act, Harare City Council is obliged to remove…

THINGS will likely get a lot worse before they get better for the strife-torn Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC).  This comes as the CCC faction that remains loyal to former party leader Nelson Chamisa is ratcheting up the pressure on interim boss Welshman Ncube and his team. A party insider told the Daily News yesterday…

Brandon JosphatSENIOR STAFF WRITERjosphatbl@dailynews.co.zw MUTAPA Investment Fund (MIF) chief executive John Mangudya says Zesa must find an urgent solution to the current prolonged power cuts, adding they are tarnishing the utility’s image. This comes as the rolling blackouts have returned with authorities saying this was due to the maintenance works being carried out at the…

GOVERNMENT says preparations for the upcoming Sadc Heads of State and Government Summit to be held in Harare in August are well on course. The country will host the 44th Sadc Summit and assume the regional body’s chairmanship. Speaking to the Daily News last night, Information minister Jenfan Muswere said the country was now finalising…

Brandon Josphat josphatbl@dailynews.co.zw BUSINESSMEN Mike Chimombe and Moses Mpofu were yesterday interviewed by the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) on allegations of corruption being raised against the two. This comes as the duo and another businessman Wicknell Chivayo are under Zacc investigations into allegations that they bagged a fortune from a multi-million dollar Zimbabwe Electoral Commission…

By Brandon Josphat josphatbl@dailynews.co.zw AUTHORITIES have started screening travellers coming into the country for the deadly Mpox. This comes as the highly infectious viral disease has been reported in the region, including in neighbouring South Africa and Zambia. It also comes as Zimbabwe has never recorded cases of Mpox — which has so far killed…

CHAOS continues to ravage the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) despite the valiant efforts by the party’s interim leadership to heal its divisions. This comes as Sengezo Tshabangu — who CCC bigwigs no longer recognise as the party’s interim secretary general — insists that he remains “in charge” of the outfit’s day to day functions…

THE commission of inquiry set up by President Emmerson Mnangagwa to investigate the Harare City Council (HCC) will hold public hearings starting today. Retired judge, Justice Maphios Cheda — who is chairing the commission — confirmed the development yesterday. “The commission of inquiry into the Harare City Council governance would like to inform the public…

By Stella MadzivanyikaSTAFF WRITERmadzivanyikas@dailynews.co.zw THE United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef) says over 2 400 children were admitted this year in various hospitals across the country for severe wasting treatment. Severe wasting, also known as severe acute malnutrition, is caused by a lack of nutritious food and repeated bouts of diseases, including diarrhoea, measles and malaria,…