MORE and more people are urging authorities to do more to curb resurgent price hikes, while also implementing further steps to stabilise and promote the wider local use of the Zim dollar. Speaking in Bulawayo yesterday, the president of the Matabeleland Chapter of the Confederation of Zimbabwe Industries (CZI), Joseph Gunda, said the rising dominance…
By Brandon Josphat josphatbl@dailynews.co.zw SADC has not invalidated Zimbabwe’s recent elections, and neither has it concluded that the polls were unfair or not free. So says President Cyril Ramaphosa, who also told the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) in New York on Wednesday that Zimbabwean authorities would be given a chance to speak on all…
POLICE yesterday said they are targeting some middlemen who are being used by unregistered public transport operators to thwart efforts to crack down on non-roadworthy vehicles, and then seek protection payments. This comes as authorities have intensified their blitz on errant driving in the country by extending their clampdown on kombis whose drivers are reported…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa says his administration is committed to improving the country’s health delivery system as evidenced by the increase in annual budgetary allocations to the health sector. Speaking at a high-level meeting on pandemic prevention, preparedness and response at the United Nations headquarters in New York on Wednesday, he said there is a need…
THE Zimbabwe Agricultural Development Trust (ZADT) has launched an initiative set to benefit close to 12 000 women and youth through agribusiness training across the country. The project, Creating Adaptive Unique Systems for Access to Finance for Women and Youth (Causeway), is a three-year programme.ZADT had since carried out a geographical mapping exercise for the…
THE government is engaging with business leaders and other key stakeholders as authorities bid to curb resurgent and marked increases in the prices of basic goods. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, the newly-appointed minister of Industry, Sithembiso Nyoni, said she was confident that dialogue would “iron out all niggling issues” — as there was…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa, using the Presidential Powers (Temporary Measures) Act, has made provisions for the establishment of a sovereign wealth fund (SWF) to be named Mutapa Investment Fund. The SWF is a State-owned investment fund established from the balance of payment surpluses, official foreign currency operations, the proceeds of privatisation, government transfer payments, fiscal surpluses…
By Brandon Josphat josphatbl@dailynews.co.zw THE Education ministry is facilitating for teachers to undergo refresher courses on Continuous Assessment Learning Activities (Cala) in order to fully appreciate and grasp the curriculum. Cala is any learning activity or assessment that requires learners to perform, demonstrate their knowledge, understanding and proficiency that was introduced in 2021. This comes…
NEW Information minister, Jenfan Muswere, has lauded Zimbabwe’s first independent national television station, 3Ktv, for the quality of its programming and achievements…
By Ketty Nyoninyonik@dailynews.co.zw THE Harare City Council has notified its employees that it is struggling to pay them as it is facing a financial crisis. Speaking during a meeting with the city’s district officers at Town House on Tuesday, city town clerk Hosiah Chisango said the council was facing financial challenges due to low revenue…
