By Ketty Nyoni PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa said yesterday that his government will continue to implement policies that attract foreign investors and stabilise the economy. He said this while commissioning the Varun Beverages water and bottle closure projects (phases 4 and 5) at the Varun Beverages Plant in Harare yesterday. “My government is continually working towards…
A POLICE officer who allegedly neglected and abused his one-year-old baby girl before abandoning her at a local police station has been arraigned before a Harare magistrate court. Muchazepi Samunderu, 31, who is stationed at the Chikurubi Support Unit in Harare, appeared before Harare magistrate Dennis Mangosi, facing a charge of deliberately supplying false information….
By Yvonne Ncube VICE President Constantino Chiwenga has cautioned the country’s youth against being manipulated for political purposes by those aspiring for positions as the country draws closer to this year’s general elections. Speaking during a drug and substance abuse youth awareness campaign in Bulawayo on Wednes – day, Chiwenga said the youth should ensure…
THE Cabinet has approved a new draft law aimed at improving the country’s examination standards and ending the shameful scourge of rampant cheating by learners in many public schools. The proposed new law, the Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (Amendment) Bill, will entail far-reaching reforms that include the taking of oaths of secrecy by officials handling…
THE Political Actors Dialogue (Polad), a group comprising some of the losing candidates in the 2018 presidential election, is still pushing for electoral reforms ahead of the country’s upcoming harmonised polls. Polad member and president of the National Constitutional Assembly(NCA), Lovemore Madhuku, told the Daily News yesterday that the group had been having regular meetings…
BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) has revisited its shoot-to-kill policy on all stray dogs that have been menacing in the second capital as it moves to curb increasing cases of dog bites and rabies. Rabies is currently prevalent in Bulawayo with the council saying it recorded 11 cases of rabies last year and residents were complaining…
By Yvonne Ncube GOVERNMENT is reported to have injected $500 million under its drug and substance abuse mitigation fund for the construction of patient psycho-social support centres across the country for people recovering from drug misuse. This was confirmed by President Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday at the “Creating a young people-led economy by 2030 through fighting…
By Brandon Josphat POLICE commissioner-general Godwin Matanga has challenged senior police officers to come up with new crime fighting strategies as the country is witnessing a new wave in vice, especially robberies, murders and rape. This comes after the Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (Zimstats) says Bulawayo Province, followed by Harare recorded the highest crime rates…
By Brandon Josphat CONSUMERS have once again called for greater engagement between authorities and other key stakeholders over Zimbabwe’s deteriorating economic situation. This comes amid the country’s relentless power cuts and the worsening volatility of the Zimbabwe dollar — both of which are contributing to sharp rises in the prices of basic goods. Speaking to…
A THIRD State witness in Marry Mubaiwa’s attempted murder trial yesterday made statements that contradict the statements made by the first two witnesses during cross-examination at the Harare Magistrates’ Courts. Mubaiwa, a former model, is currently on trial for allegedly attempting to murder her former husband, Vice President Constantino Chiwenga, while he was receiving medical…
