By Rutendo NgaraSTAFF WRITERngarar@dailynews.co.zw THE World Bank (WB) says unsustainable land use in Zimbabwe is costing the country nearly US$2 billion annually and also exacerbating droughts and poverty.This comes after the WB recently conducted an assessment to quantify the impact of unsustainable land use in partnership with ProGreen in a bid to curb land degradation,…
By Brandon Josphat AUTHORITIES announced yesterday that the government has set aside US$12 million to combat the nationwide cholera outbreak, which has claimed over 180 lives since February of this year. This was confirmed by Information minister Jenfan Muswere while addressing a post-Cabinet media briefing in Harare. “Cabinet received an update on the cholera outbreak…
THE country’s floundering opposition has once again been warned that it is headed for total ruin unless its leaders end their futile wars and think more strategically about how to take on the ruling Zanu PF. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, amid the Citizens Coalition for Change’s (CCC) deepening divisions, former MDC stalwarts Elias…
By Brandon Josphat THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) says everything is in place for today’s Nomination Court ahead of the by-elections scheduled for December 9, in nine constituencies across the country. This comes after President Emmerson Mnangagwa proclaimed December 9, 2023, as the date for by-elections to fill 14 National Assembly vacancies following the recall…
THREE men, one of them a student at the University of Zimbabwe (UZ), allegedly killed a bouncer who had been hired to retrieve money they owed to a sex worker. Tinotenda Chivizhe, 28, Terrence Nyasha Mugocha, 21 and Proud Tawananyasha Kaguda, 21, are now facing a charge of murder and were remanded in custody by…
By Rutendo Ngara PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has hailed the US$320 million waste management project as a valuable venture to the country, which is journeying towards entrenching clean cities and renewable energy projects. Speaking yesterday at the ground-breaking ceremony of the gigantic project being undertaken by Geo Pomona Waste Management company, Mnangagwa also said the company…
THE High Court has quashed and set aside the conviction of jailed popular comedienne Felistas Murata, better known as Mai Titi. Murata was found guilty in June of theft of trust property after Harare magistrate Munashe Chibanda convicted her of using a rented car as collateral for a loan. Following her conviction and sentence, she…
By Ketty NyoniSTAFF WRITERnyonik@dailynews.co.zw THE government is beginning to make some headway in its re-engagement drive with the West, economist and politician Eddie Cross has said. Speaking last Thursday on independent national television station 3Ktv’s popular news and current affairs programme, Vantage, Cross also said the commitment by authorities to compensate white former commercial farmers…
JUSTICE minister Ziyambi Ziyambi says the lack of financial resources is hindering the operations of the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) in fighting graft. In his submissions in Parliament in Mt Hampden over the weekend, for the pre-2024 National Budget set to be announced by Finance minister Mthuli Ncube before the end of the month, the…
BY KETTY NYONI THE Cancer Association of Zimbabwe (CAZ) has slashed the cost of prostate cancer screenings at all public health centres to encourage people to take the tests. CAZ information and research officer, Lovemore Makurirofa, told the Daily News yesterday that although many males were hesitant to get screened for the disease, more people…
