THE Zimbabwe National Road Administration (Zinara) has suspended the use of the two toll gates along NgunduTanganda Road and at Chivhu-Nyazura Road. In a statement over the weekend, Zinara said the suspension was part of the continuous operations review by the parastatal. “The Zimbabwe National Road Administration would like to advise the motoring public that…
SIX people died over New Year’s Eve in different traffic road accidents amid concerns of high road deaths and fatalities recorded during the festive season. National police spokesperson assistant commissioner Paul Nyathi said in the first accident, three people died after being run over by a bus, which veered off the road. “The Zimbabwe Republic…
By Regis Chingawo and Brighton Muronzereyi THE Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) will this year extend its blitz against graft in the country to the mining sector. This comes as players in the industry have been fingered in suspicious activities. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, Zacc spokesperson Thandiwe Mlobane said the anti-graft body would also…
COMBINED Harare Residents and Ratepayers Association (CHRRA) has demanded that Harare City Council (HCC) makes the final version of its 2023 budget available to all residents, including those with disabilities, the elderly, and other less privileged members of society. CHRRA acting director, Rueben Akili, told the Daily News that the HCC had not shown the…
RESIDENTS in Masvingo are urging local government authorities to expedite the construction of a new landfill, as the current one, located near the Runyararo West and Victoria Ranch suburbs, has become a health hazard. Masvingo United Residents and Ratepayers Alliance (MURRA) spokesperson, Godfrey Mtimba said residents want the local authority to speed up the completion…
THE United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (Unicef) has partnered with the ministry of Health to develop an HIV communication package, which seeks to protect adolescent girls and young women from contracting the virus. In its recent report, Unicef said efforts to curb HIV infections were crucial as adolescent girls and young women face a…
POLICE in Bulawayo have arrested a man and his wife after they allegedly murdered their employer before making off with his property. Baron Chiguru, 28, and his wife, Sheila Ndlovu, 29, were reportedly working as domestic workers for Geneva Sibanda, 62, at his plot in Inyathi. It is reported that Chiguru and Ndlovu struck Sibanda…
AS THE country welcomes 2023 today, the Daily News On Sunday and its iconic sister paper, the Daily News, once again bring you their much-anticipated annual Cabinet report card for the past 12 months. Without doubt, 2022 proved to be yet another challenging year for Zimbabweans and their government, with authorities forced to juggle multiple…
LAST week, group editor-in-chief Guthrie Munyuki and police national spokesperson Paul Nyathi appeared on the popular programme Vantage on the independent commercial television station 3Ktv. Among the topics they discussed were the rise in traffic accidents, armed robberies, and murders. The excerpts are as follows: Q: Not everyone is in a festive mood because of…
BY KETTY NYONI AS 2023 kicks in, the country’s public service employees are hopeful that they will eventually agree with their employer to improve their welfare to the satisfaction of both parties. In an interview with the Daily News on Sunday yesterday, Zimbabwe Confederation of Public Sector Trade Unions (ZCPSTU) secretary-general David Dzatsunga said the…
