THE Zimbabwe Council of Churches (ZCC) says it is pushing for more open, free, fair and credible electoral processes through engagements with communities across the country. Speaking at a post-election engagement in Lupane, Matabeleand North Province, on Thursday, a representative from the ZCC, Bhekinkosi Sibanda said more eff orts were needed to ensure equal participation…
THE Bulawayo High Court has directed the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) to re-run the Bulilima National Assembly constituency election following a plethora of electoral irregularities. This comes after losing Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) candidate Belezela Maplanka launched a petition in September with the High Court seeking to overturn Zanu PF candidate Dingimuzi Phuti’s victory…
By Tendai Kamhungirain Victoria Falls TRANSPORT and Infrastructural Development minister Felix Mhona says smart cities and infrastructure development are key to alleviating the impact of climate change in Zimbabwe. In a speech read on his behalf by the ministry’s chief engineer, Clive Kandeya, during an ongoing Global Renaissance Investment (GRI)- organised Zimbabwe Infrastructure Summit in…
THE cholera situation in the country has become so desperate that authorities are now appealing to the United Nations (UN) and other organisations for help to contain the disease. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, the minister of Health and Child Care, Douglas Mombeshora, said authorities were also looking for assistance from both businesses and…
BULAWAYO mayor David Coltart says he will be engaging the Zimbabwean business community based in South Africa and lobby it to invest in various sectors in the second capital. This comes after the Joshua Nkomo Foundation in South Africa facilitated the mayor’s visit to foster collaboration between the city leadership and Zimbabweans living in South…
By Rutendo Ngara THE Agricultural and Rural Development Authority (Arda), a State-owned company, says it has managed to rehabilitate at least 350 irrigation farming schemes out of 460 in a move meant to increase national grain output. This comes as the country is expected to receive normal to below normal rains this season due to…
By Tendai Kamhungira CHIEF engineer in the Transport ministry Clive Kandeya says homegrown investments being implemented by the government in infrastructure development are bearing fruit as they have helped the country to save money. Speaking to the Daily News, Kandeya, who represented Transport minister Felix Mhona as the guest of honour at an ongoing three-day…
FINANCE minister Mthuli Ncube will prioritise social protection programmes when he presents the 2024 National Budget in Harare on Thursday next week. Speaking in the capital yesterday, Ncube also said authorities would continue to pursue policies that engendered the use of the under pressure Zimbabwe dollar, while also endeavouring to contain price hikes of basic…
By Rutendo NgaraSTAFF WRITER PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday received a preliminary land audit report from the Zimbabwe Lands Commission (ZLC), which, among other things, exposes cases of double ownership of farms, a situation against government policy of one person, one farm. The ZLC is a constitutional commission born out of Zimbabwe’s Constitution to oversee issues…
By Yvonne Ncube in BULAWAYO BULAWAYO mayor David Coltart has appealed to the government through the Local Government ministry to declare the perennial water shortages in the second capital a crisis. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday on the sidelines of a council meeting, Coltart said if the city does not receive enough rains in…
