By Brandon Josphat and Brighton Muronzereyi AUTHORITIES need to further engender market confidence to curb resurgent price hikes and to promote the wider local use of the Zimbabwe dollar, experts say. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, the experts said the creeping instability on prices and the value of the Zim dollar manifested, in part,…
THE government says there is a need for collaboration between public and private entities in order to cross-pollinate ideas that enhance economic development. Speaking in Harare yesterday at a stakeholders’ interface breakfast meeting, newly-appointed Industry and Commerce minister Sithembiso Nyoni said collaboration and engagement of all stakeholders were crucial for economic success. “The government will…
AUTHORITIES have intensified their blitz on errant driving in the country by extending their clampdown to owners of public transport vehicles whose drivers are found without legal papers. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, after impounding nearly a thousand vehicles and arresting more than 22 000 bad drivers, police national spokesperson Paul Nyathi said law…
By Brandon Josphat THE government says the only way to deal with skills flight in the country is to ensure workers are adequately remunerated. This comes as the country has over the past years been hit by brain drain, particularly in the medical field and education, as professionals leave the country in search of greener…
THE trial of Marry Mubaiwa, in which she is facing attempted murder charges, continues to drag on as the State filed for a postponement for the third time yesterday. Mubaiwa is being accused of trying to kill her ex-husband, Vice President Constatino Chiwenga, while he was admitted at Netcare Hospital in South Africa in 2019….
By Brandon Josphat AS THE country battles to keep the lights on, authorities have stepped up their efforts to curb the vandalism of key infrastructure, while also prioritising the rehabilitation of power stations. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, the new minister of Energy, Edgar Moyo, pin-pointed vandalism as one of the biggest challenges that…
SOUTH Africa Department of Home Affairs has rejected claims that Zimbabweans in possession of expired Zimbabwe Exemption Permits (ZEP) will be deported…
NEWLY appointed Provincial Affairs ministers have put suspected land barons in their regions on notice, as the government moves to restore order in towns and cities. This comes as the country is still saddled with cases of desperate home seekers who lost their hard-earned money to illegal property developers and land barons. Harare Metropolitan Provincial…
THE United Nations (UN) in Zimbabwe says it will continue to stand and support the country’s efforts in ensuring that Agenda 2030 is a reality in Zimbabwe. In 2015, Zimbabwe, like many other UN member countries, signed the Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development, which is aimed at ending poverty in all its forms. The UN…
By Brandon JosphatSTAFF WRITERjosphatbl@dailynews.co.zw THREE deputy ministers who took oaths of office yesterday before President Emmerson Mnangagwa have pledged to foster economic development in their respective ministries. Speaking to the media after their swearing-in ceremony at State House in Harare, newly-appointed Industry deputy minister Roy Bhila pledged to work closely with the informal sector in…
