BY RUTENDO NGARA THE government has expressed concern over the continued decrease in agricultural productivity in the Midlands province mainly due to climate change. Speaking during a field day in Shurugwi on Friday, Agricultural Advisory and Rural Development (AARDS) chief director, Obert Jiri, said the only solution for the province to boost productivity was to…
BY BRANDON JOSPHAT CONFUSION and chaos reigned supreme during the Zanu PF primary elections that were re-done yesterday in Harare, at the behest of the former liberation movement’s politburo following allegations of electoral malpractices. This comes after the ruling party ordered five constituencies to conduct re-runs due to cases of political violence. A snap visit…
AS the fight against illicit drug and substance abuse in the country intensifies, a top police officer said over 4 000 suspected…
ZANU PF has emphasised that any repeat of the issues witnessed in some areas during the party’s recent primaries in today’s re-runs will attract severe punishment. Speaking to the Daily News last night, the ruling party’s national political commissar, Mike Bimha, said drastic action would be taken against candidates who failed to behave themselves and…
Brandon Josphat josphatbl@dailynews.co.zw PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa says the country’s health sector is making strides in disease control after managing to reduce malaria and tuberculosis death rates, while maternal mortality ratio is also going down. Speaking during the official opening of the out-patients departments at Muduvuri Pan-African Hospital yesterday in Kadoma, Mnangagwa said the country was…
By Brandon Josphat GLOBAL broadcaster Al Jazeera yesterday aired the fourth and final episode of its documentary, Gold Mafia, with celebrity preacher Uebert Mudzanire, popularly known as Prophet Uebert Angel, at the centre of it all. This comes as Angel, through his lawyer Lovemore Madhuku, yesterday rubbished claims that he was involved in money laundering,…
MATABELELAND North Province has taken an initiative targeted at weeding out child marriages, particularly in rural areas. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, minister of State for Matabeleland North Province, Richard Moyo, said authorities were forced to make a move after realising that early marriages were on the rise in the province. “The government through the Youth…
Rutendo Ngara ngarar@dailynews.co.zw GOVERNMENT says it is taking steps to comply with European Union (EU) restrictions following the country’s ban on exporting fruits to that bloc, because it did not satisfy its criteria to fulfil the biosecurity needs of the West. To protect humans, farm animals, other animals, or the safety and quality of a…
By Blessings Mashaya and Brighton Muronzereyi THE Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) says it has addressed all the issues which marred the party’s recent candidate selection process for this year’s harmonised elections. CCC deputy secretary for elections, Ellen Shiriyedenga, also told the Daily News yesterday that a number of party notables were being challenged by…
AUTHORITIES will soon introduce more changes to the country’s education system, as part of a broader national strategy to empower learners. Speaking at a media engagement workshop in Harare yesterday, the permanent secretary in the ministry of Primary and Secondary Education, Tumisang Thabela, said this would be in keeping with the new education curriculum that…
