THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) is fretting over inflation which is spiralling out of control due to unstable black market rates and the impact of the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war which has resulted in price hikes. This comes as pressure continues to build all around for authorities to act decisively on skyrocketing prices of basic…
THE government will next week host a multi-stakeholder meeting to chart ways to address the high cost of data in the country. Speaking at the sidelines of the Southern African Regional World Press Freedom Day commemorations in Bulawayo on Monday, ICT deputy minister Dingumuzi Phuti, pictured, said following growing calls for government intervention on exorbitant…
AUTHORITIES are escalating their vaccination efforts to protect citizens from a possible coronavirus fifth wave — rolling out a second jabs phase…
SCHOOLS open today for the second term amid disgruntlement among hard-pressed parents over unaffordable school fees and prices of uniforms. Most of the parents who spoke to the Daily News yesterday said they had been forced to purchase uniforms from informal sources as traditional shops were charging “an arm and a leg” for their brands. Farai Kondo,…
THE government says it is committed to ensure a free media in the country and is working on a raft of reforms…
STAKEHOLDERS have called on the government and the public to guard against veld fires as the nation enters the fire season. This…
EX-PUBLIC Service minister Petronella Kagonye (pictured)’s bid for freedom in a case she is accused of stealing computers meant for schools in Goromonzi South constituency continues after she brought beneficiaries to court. She stands accused of writing a letter to the then minister of ICT, Postal and Courier Services Supa Mandiwanzira requesting computers to donate…
PRESSURE continues to build all round for authorities to act decisively on skyrocketing prices of basic consumer goods, which are making life…
ZIMBABWE should focus on producing sustainable tobacco instead of increasing hectarage as international markets are demanding environmentally friendly crops, the Zimbabwe Tobacco Association (ZTA) has said. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, ZTA chief executive officer Rodney Ambrose expressed concern that making tobacco more sustainable was going at a snail’s pace. “It is possible for us to…
THE Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority’s (ZimParks) bid to evict one of its tenants; Mayfair Catering Services from its property in Masvingo has been stayed following a successful urgent High Court chamber application. Mayfair Lodges and Restaurants managing director Kudzanai Patrick Kujenga filed an urgent chamber application for stay of execution of a judgement…
