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By Masimba Makwembere and Bryn Matongo STAFF WRITERS HUMANITARIAN organisation Care Zimbabwe is providing aid to El Nino-induced drought affected communities countrywide. This comes as President Emmerson Mnangagwa has launched an international appeal for food aid for vulnerable groups after he recently declared the current drought a state of national disaster which has seen nearly…

By Brandon Josphat josphatbl@dailynews.co.zw NEWLY-APPOINTED Zanu PF national political commissar Munyaradzi Machacha has commenced a major overhaul of the party after setting the guidelines for its re-organisation programme that will see the establishment of new structures. This comes as the ruling party recently directed all provinces to stop district coordinating committees (DCCs) restructuring and instead…

By Blessings Mashaya and Brandon Josphat THE prospects look dim, at least in the short to medium term, for the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) faction that continues to rally behind Nelson Chamisa. This comes after the group suffered another major setback this week, after the Speaker of Parliament, Jacob Mudenda, rescinded all the appointments…

By Ketty Nyoni nyonik@dailynews.co.zw COMMISSIONER general of police Godwin Matanga has implored newly promoted senior police officers to watch out for anarchists who might want to threaten the country’s peace. He said this during the commissioning of 86 commissioners, assistant commissioners and chief superintendents in Harare yesterday. Of the 86 senior police officers, 17 were…

Masimba Makwembere makwemberemv@dailynews.co.zw CABINET has approved a partnership of the government and Vitronic Machine Vision Middle East, a Dubai-based company, in implementing a smart traffic management system in the country. Addressing a post-Cabinet media briefing on Tuesday night, Information minister Jenfan Muswere said the Cabinet received a report that was presented by the minister of…

HEALTH experts at Mpilo Central Hospital have raised concerns over the increase in patients succumbing to kidney failure due to lack of medical supplies. Speaking at a stakeholders meeting yesterday, sister in charge of Mpilo renal unit Dartisiwe Nkomo said most patients could not afford full kidney dialysis. “It is very expensive to do dialysis….

By Masimba Makwembere STAFF WRITER makwemberemv@dailynews.co.zw GOVERNMENT directive for civil servants to wear African attire for the whole of this week has riled its employers who argue that they cannot afford such wardrobes owing to their low salaries. This comes as authorities last week ordered civil servants to wear formal attire of the national, African…

AUTHORITIES have emphatically ruled out the formation of another government of national unity (GNU) in the country, like what happened in 2009. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, Justice minister Ziyambi Ziyambi said while President Emmerson Mnangagwa had been engaging in dialogue with opposition leaders, “absolutely nothing” warranted the setting up of another GNU. “What…

THE use of drones by the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) at the country’s main port of entry, Beitbridge, has worked a treat in helping authorities to fight smuggling there. Addressing editors in Bulawayo yesterday, Zimra ICT director, Shami Moyo, said the drones were proving to be very effective in curbing crime. This comes after the…

THE government is optimistic that the country is going to be readmitted into the Commonwealth at this year’s Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Samoa. Appearing before the parliamentary portfolio Committee on Foreign Affairs in Parliament on Monday, Foreign Affairs Frederick Shava said they had done their homework to ensure the country retains its…