By Brighton Muronzereyi ARMED riot police yesterday sealed off Mbare’s Mupedzanhamo market following running battles between youths belonging to Zanu PF and Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) over operating space. When the Daily News visited the area, Mupedzanhamo ,which under normal circumstances is a hive of activity with vendors selling their wares while touts shout…
By Hazel Marimbiza THE government is battling to control the latest outbreak of foot and mouth disease in the country, amid fears that the situation could soon get out of control completely. This comes as Zimbabwe has partnered with neighbouring Botswana to intensify surveillance against the disease along the two countries’ borders. Speaking at a…
By Farai Mabeza in Zambia INCREASED bilateral trade ties between Zimbabwe and Zambia top discussions at the Outward Seller Mission which opened in Kitwe yesterday and will end tomorrow. The mission, organised by ZimTrade – Zimbabwe’s trade development and promotion agency is designed to strengthen linkages between Zimbabwean exporters and markets in the country’s northern…
THE 15th edition of the Sanganai/ Hlanganani World Tourism Expo kicks off today at the Zimbabwe International Exhibition Centre after coming back to its physical format following the relaxation of the Covid-19 restrictions. The expo comes amid renewed hope that buyers, who are already in the country, will help put the nation on a positive…
AFTER the drama and surprises of Zanu PF’s pivotal central committee elections, all eyes are now on the ruling party’s equally big-deal elective congress later this month, where President Emmerson Mnangagwa will choose the new team of politburo members. Although Mnangagwa can still technically be contested as party boss at the gathering, he is widely…
By Brandon Josphat ALMOST 200 hectares of wheat on five farms across the country have been destroyed by veld fi res since the start of the veld fi re season in July as temperatures continue to rise, the government has revealed. Speaking during a post cabinet briefing in Harare yesterday, Information minister Monica Mutsvangwa said…
By Brandon Josphat AUTHORITIES have ordered the removal of South African-produced Purity Essentials Baby Powder products from retail outlets with immediate effect over safety concerns. The permanent secretary in the Ministry of Health and Child Care, Jasper Chimedza, said at the weekend that the product was potentially harmful to children. “Tiger Brands of South Africa…
By Brighton Muronzereyi THE government has called upon the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) to consider reducing the funding gap between member states’ needs and available resources which has continued to widen, particularly in Southern Africa. Speaking at the 73rd executive meeting of the UNHCR in Geneva, Switzerland on Monday minister of Public…
By Brandon Josphat THE Foreign Affairs yesterday said it owes its embassies and other government departments over US$14 million in salaries and other expenditures. This comes amid reports that the country was planning to shut down some of its embassies as it was failing to maintain them and paying ambassadors. Speaking before the parliamentary portfolio…
AMID growing calls by the opposition for electoral reforms ahead of the 2023 national elections, Zanu PF has come up with its own set of tough counter demands that it wants its rivals to agree to for any negotiations on changes to the law to take place. Speaking to the Daily News at the weekend,…
