Masimba Makwembere THE government and other key stakeholders need to engage in dialogue that will lead to a needed review of fuel supply chains and prices — which are among the highest in the region. So says top economist and chief executive of the Zimbabwe National Chamber of Commerce (ZNCC), Christopher Mugaga, who adds that…
Brandon Josphat POLITICAL EDITOR WAR veterans opposed to the government’s planned law changes want President Emmerson Mnangagwa to personally respond to their court challenge. This comes after Attorney General Virginia Mabiza recently filed opposing papers to their February petition in the Constitutional Court, representing both the government and Mnangagwa. But the six ex-combatants — Reuben…
Tapiwa Chirume THE Environmental Management Agency (Ema) is monitoring a potential sodium cyanide disaster following a truck accident on the Harare–Bulawayo Highway. In a statement yesterday, Ema confirmed the accident occurred on April 8 at approximately 4pm near the 20km peg in the Rera area along the Harare–Norton Road. The truck was transporting roughly 30…
CHIEF WRITER THE government is planning to recruit up to 36 000 more police officers as part of a broader expansion of the security sector to strengthen law enforcement capacity amid rising crime rates. Responding to a question from Shamva South MP Joseph Mapiki in the National Assembly on Wednesday, the minister of Home Affairs,…
CHIEF WRITER AUTHORITIES have with immediate effect halted the recently launched pilot programme to digitise the country’s land administration system amid complaints that property owners were restricted to a closed list of conveyancers. The issue was raised by Chitungwiza South legislator Maxwell Mavhunga in the National Assembly on Wednesday after asking the minister of Justice,…
THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) must supply enough ZiG notes to the market, while also ensuring the stability of the domestic currency and prices of basic goods in the country. So said key stakeholders yesterday, who also told the Daily News — the country’s most influential newspaper — that doing this was crucial as…
AUTHORITIES are stepping up their efforts to protect children from accessing harmful online content. In this regard, Parliament has started to debate proposed legislation to restrict children under 16 years from accessing and using social media. Presenting the motion in the august House on Tuesday, Senator Prisca Mupfumira said lawmakers were acting in line with…
THE government says it is satisfied with preparations for this year’s Independence Day celebrations to be held in Maphisa, Matabeleland South Province, with key infrastructure and logistics now in place. Speaking during a media tour in Maphisa yesterday, acting chief director for housing in the Ministry of Local Government and Public Works, Mike Dzimati, said…
THREE Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) members have been jailed for 22 years each by the High Court for murdering a man in Mbare, Harare, following an outbreak of political violence in 2022. Ellah Chinodya, Brian Tongowasha and Tongai Chinodya were initially sentenced to 25 years’ imprisonment by the High Court. They successfully appealed against…
A FORTY-SIX-YEAR-OLD man from Cowdray Park has been convicted and sentenced to 20 years in prison after raping his six year old niece.Bulawayo police spokesperson Nomalanga Msebele said the incident took place in the early hours of April 5 after the accused had returned from Botswana where he works.“Police in Bulawayo confirms arrest and sentencing…
