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By Brighton Muronzereyimuronzereyib@dailynews.co.zw THE Civil Registry Department has issued more than 3 million national identifications and birth certificates during the mobile registration exercises. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, registrar general Henry Machiri said they had successfully conducted a national mobile registration exercise which commenced in April and ended in September this year. “The department…

Regis Chingawo chingawor@dailynews.co.zw THE business sector has urged the government to capacitate the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) and other branches so that they can combat corruption successfully in 2023. In its December 2022 report, the Zimbabwe National Chamber of Commerce (ZNCC) also implored government to provide financial resources to critical entities such as the Zimbabwe…

OPPOSITION leader Douglas Mwonzora has stepped up his calls for another government of national unity (GNU) in the country to help resolve Zimbabwe’s long-standing political and economic challenges. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, the MDC president also said the furore over the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission’s (Zec) ongoing delimitation exercise underscored the importance of the…

Brandon JosphatSTAFF WRITERjosphatbl@dailynews.co.zw INDUSTRY has called on relevant government authorities to ensure that there are no cases of political violence in next year’s general elections to enhance productivity and economic growth. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, Confederation of Zimbabwe Industries (CZI) president Kurai Matsheza said there was a need to maintain peace before, during…

Rutendo NgaraSTAFF WRITERngarar@dailynews.co.zw THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) yesterday handed over a preliminary delimitation report to President Emmerson Mnangagwa. In a statement, acting chief secretary to the president and cabinet George Charamba said the report would be tabled before Parliament within seven working days for debate. The report is used in demarcating the country’s 210…

Nyasha KunyiswaSTAFF WRITERkunyiswan@dailynews.co.zw THE National Blood Service of Zimbabwe (NBSZ) has bemoaned high accident levels in the country over the Christmas holiday, which put pressure on blood stocks. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, NBSZ communications officer, Kudakwashe Chidziya, said although they had significantly improved the national blood bank in the run-up to the holidays,…

Brandon JosphatSTAFF WRITERjosphatbl@dailynews.co.zw THE government has with immediate effect temporarily stopped the granting of mining concessions for diamond, copper, lithium, nickel and rare earth minerals to curb leakages and non-declaration of new minerals discovered. In a letter dated December 19, 2022 and addressed to the 10 provincial mining directors by Mines ministry secretary Pfungwa Kunaka,…

THERE is no doubt that 2022 has been a challenging year for many Zimbabweans, amid debilitating power cuts, high prices of basic goods, and lately the threat of a resurgence of the noxious forex black market. All this has meant that despite hordes of people doing their last-minute shopping in urban areas over the past…

BY BRENDON JOSPHAT ZESA says the rolling power crisis facing the country will soon ease after successfully restoring electricity generation at Hwange Thermal Power Station and improved imports from the southern African region. This comes after the country has been experiencing long hours of darkness daily, after the Zimbabwe River Authority ordered the Zimbabwe Power…

BY BRANDON JOSPHAT and BLESSINGS MASHAYA PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa on Friday appointed his politburo team comprising new faces. These include deputy secretary of finance Mthuli Ncube, secretary for local government Supa Mandiwanzira, secretary of youth affairs Tino Machakaire and businessman James Makamba, who was appointed deputy secretary of transport. Mnangagwa also returned Webster Shamu as…