ZIMBABWE and Malawi have reviewed and signed their Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) which is aimed at promoting tourism investment between the two countries. The first MoU was signed in 2015. At a meeting attended by senior government officials from both countries in Bulawayo yesterday, the authorities focused on reviewing progress made in implementing agreed areas…
By Rutendo Ngara EFFORTS by rescue teams at BayHorse gold mine in Chegutu, Mashonaland West Province, to retrieve at least 30 workers trapped underground, have been suspended due to shaky ground, authorities have said. The mine collapsed last month and the government declared the mine accident a national disaster, while six workers died and 22…
THE simmering tensions within the fledgling Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) could soon boil over into full-bloodied civil war if the party does not move with speed to strengthen its internal governance systems. So warn political analysts, who told the Daily News yesterday that the current bid to recall 15 of the party’s MPs and…
NATIONAL Assembly Speaker Jacob Mudenda has challenged legislators to unite and debate issues that proffer solutions to the country’s various challenges for the good of ordinary citizens. In his opening remarks during the induction of newly-elected MPs in Harare yesterday, Mudenda said parliamentarians should serve the people with humility in the best interest of Zimbabwe….
HARARE Metropolitan Province minister of State for Provincial Affairs and Devolution, Charles Tawengwa, yesterday launched the Pfumvudza/Intwasa programme in Hopley as the…
PACIFIC Cigarette Company (PCC) has gone into voluntary business rescue after the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) accused it of being in over US$19 million tax arrears. The tax man had since garnished the company’s bank accounts to settle what it owes. In a statement at the weekend, PCC, formerly Savanna Tobacco Company, said Zimra “performed…
By Shamaine Chirimujiri SALLY Mugabe Central Hospital has improved efficiency in the provision of its physiotherapy services after Delta Beverages, Zimbabwe`s largest beverages maker, donated US$50 000 towards the unit last year. This came out during Delta’s tour of the hospital in Harare yesterday. Speaking to journalists, the hospital’s chief therapist Kudzanai Gore said the…
By Brandon Josphat THE Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) is probing “mbingas” — big shot hustlers who live large — to establish whether they acquired their wealth through honest means. This comes as the anti-graft body has said that it is confident that it will recover at least US$1 billion in corruption-linked properties and cash by…
By Brandon JosphatSENIOR STAFF WRITER AUTHORITIES say they will help Zesa to clear its US$100 million debt to regional power sup[1]pliers, in a bid to keep the lights on in the country. Speaking to the Daily News last week, Finance minister Mthuli Ncube confirmed that the government was committed to supporting Zesa in all its…
CHOLERA cases in Zimbabwe have risen to over 4 600 with 130 deaths recorded since February this year, the Health ministry has confirmed in its latest situation report released over the weekend. This comes as authorities are scrambling to stop the spread of the communicable disease which has mainly hit Harare, Manicaland, Masvingo and Mashonaland…
