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Melisa Chatikobo STAFF WRITER chatikobom@dailynews.co.zw AUTHORITIES  have approved the use of cannabis (mbanje) as a complementary drug among medicines currently regulated  under national laws. This comes after the government legalised the production of mbanje in 2018 for medical and scientific research purposes. The acting director general of the Medicines Control Authority of Zimbabwe (MCAZ), Richard Rukwata, announced the approval…

Rumbidzai Ngwenya STAFF WRITER ngwenyar@dailynews.co.zw ZANU PF Harare Province has recommended that the late Provincial Affairs minister Oliver Chidawu, 68, be declared a national hero. This comes after the untimely death of the former Harare mayor in the early hours of yesterday, with the cause of his death yet to be disclosed. After sitting for…

 Brandon Josphat  STAFF WRITER  josphatbl@dailynews.co.zw  ZIMBABWEANS must brace for continued power cuts until year-end owing to obsolete machines that require constant repairs after breaking down, Energy minister Zhemu Soda said yesterday.  Addressing the media after a post-Cabinet briefing in Harare, Soda said one of the reasons behind incessant power cuts was due to the loss…

 Melisa Chatikobo  STAFF WRITER  chatikobom@dailynews.co.zw  THE Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (Zera) has revised fuel prices downwards by US$0.06 cents.  In a statement yesterday, the parastatal reduced the prices for petroleum which were recently adjusted to US$1.70 for Blend E15 from US$1.76 per litre which translated to $675.35 per litre from $677.32 in local currency.  “Diesel…

Brighton Muronzereyi and Brandon Josphat PRESSED consumers and businesses are appealing for an urgent all-stakeholder engagement led by the government to find long-lasting solutions to escalating price hikes of basic goods in the country which have caused untold suffering to ordinary citizens. This comes as the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) is expected to meet…

Dionne Kanyowa kanyowad@dailynews.co.zw A HARARE regional magistrate Ngoni Nduna yesterday recused himself from presiding over legislator Job Sikhala, pictured,‘s case where he is facing fresh charges of obstructing the course of justice after the legislator questioned his impartiality.  Nduna granted Sikhala’s recusal application on the grounds that it would be against the course of justice…

PUBLIC sector workers who are digging in on their demands for better salaries vowed yesterday to press on with their planned strike despite moves by the government to further improve their pay. They said the new salary increment of nearly 150 percent offered by their employer was not good enough and meant to divide them….

Rumbidzai Ngwenya STAFF WRITER ngwenyar@dailynews.co.zw SEVEN cases of armed robbery were committed across the country last week, including one in which a liquor delivery truck was pounced on by three armed robbers and lost US$25 000. According to the police, armed robbery is on the increase and they were doing everything within their capacity to…

THE COUNCIL of Churches in Africa (CCA) has made a compelling appeal to Zimbabweans to have peaceful campaigns ahead of the crunch 2023 elections, adding that inclusive dialogue is the only solution to the country’s economic problems. This comes as the National Peace and Reconciliation Commission (NPRC) is working on proactive measures to help stop…

Rumbidzai Ngwenya STAFF WRITER ngwenyar@dailynews.co.zw ZIMBABWEANS should brace themselves for tightly contested elections next year as Zanu PF and the opposition have passed up the chance to engage in political dialogue and agree on another government of national unity in the country. So says Stephen Chan, renowned professor of World Politics at the University of…