By Brandon Josphat josphatbl@dailynews.co.zw THE Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (Zimstat) says nearly half of the country’s youth aged between 15 and 35 years are neither going to school, training nor employed. In its quarterly labour force survey released yesterday, Zimstat said the 2023 fourth quarter results showed “the national percentage of youth not in education,…
By Shamaine Chirimujiri ZIMBABWE and Belarus businesses should take advantage of strong bilateral relations between the two countries to explore various opportunities in different economic sectors, President Emmerson Mnangagwa has said. He said this in a speech read on his behalf by Vice President Constantino Chiwenga at the official opening of the Zimbabwe-Belarus Business Forum…
By Brandon Josphat SENIOR STAFF WRITER josphatbl@dailynews.co.zw THERE is no respite for poor consumers as the prices of basic goods in the country continue to rise, including for products that are exclusively sold in US dollars. A survey conducted by Daily News teams in Harare and Bulawayo at the weekend confirmed that the prices of…
BY BRANDON JOSPHAT THE Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) has finally done away with the face of its former leader, Nelson Chamisa, as the party’s symbol. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, CCC spokesperson Nqobizitha Mlilo confirmed that the party would not be using Chamisa’s face going forward. This comes after CCC appointed one of…
By Rutendo Ngara STAFF WRITER ngarar@daiynews.co.zw THE government says lack of funding is hampering the country’s desire to utilise its capacity to put two million hectares under irrigation. At the moment Zimbabwe has 220 000 hectares which are under irrigation against the 350 000 hectares target by next year. This comes as the country is…
By Brandon JosphatSENIOR STAFF WRITERjosphatbl@dailynews.co.zw THE government says it is sourcing international and domestic investors through the Zimbabwe Investment Development Agency (Zida) to provide houses to the people. This comes after the government had set a new target of delivering one million houses by 2025. Responding to a question by Zanu PF MP for Zaka…
By Nyasha Kunyiswa kunyiswan@dailynews.co.zw HEALTH experts have decried the increase in cancer related deaths among children stating that traditional myths and late presentation are among the biggest challenges. Speaking during the International Childhood Cancer Day commemorations in Harare last week, government Oncologist Loyce Hlatywayo emphasised the need to conduct more awareness campaigns both in urban…
THE Opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) has appointed Welshman Ncube as its acting president with immediate effect following the recent resignation of party leader Nelson Chamisa. Chamisa quit the party formed last year citing alleged infiltration by Zanu PF and the State. In the aftermath of his resignation, CCC convened a meeting of the…
BY BRENDON JOSPHAT LAW enforcement agents are continuing to make major gains in the tough war against armed robberies in the country. This comes as police have just arrested more armed robbery suspects in Harare — including a woman — who stand accused of terrorising many residents of the capital over the past few months….
BY RUTENDO NGARA THERE was discord in Parliament on Thursday with Zanu PF and Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) legislators failing to agree on contents of the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) report on last year’s general elections. In the report, Zec hailed itself for conducting credible, free and fair elections, noting, however, that there were…
