HARARE – Zimbabwe risks losing 100 000 potential jobs in the tourism industry following the introduction of 15 percent value added tax (Vat) on foreign tourists, the Zimbabwe Council for Tourism (ZCT) has warned. Francis Ngwenya, the ZCT president, told businessdaily that the tourism sector targeted to grow its workforce from the current 300 000…
EDITOR — I’m a commuter omnibus driver plying the City-Epworth route daily and am worried by the conduct of police on this route (Chiremba Road). It’s only a small stretch of a few kilometres yet you usually find no less than four to five roadblocks yet other bigger routes like the City-Glen Norah one have…
EDITOR — The expulsion of Didymus Mutasa and his nephew Temba Mliswa from Zanu PF soon after First Lady Grace Mugabe’s arrival after a long period outside the country is ample proof that the First Lady now wields a lot of power in Zanu PF and is calling the shots. While many might regard this…
HARARE – Tocky Vibes’ three National Arts Merit Awards (Nama) nominations, the highest by any artist in this year’s edition, is another evident sign of how Zimdancehall has evolved to become of one of Zimbabwe’s biggest music genres. Sadly, Zimdancehall’s growing popularity, however, comes against the backdrop of widespread indiscipline and unprofessionalism that has blighted…
HARARE – Ster-Kinekor Sam Levy’s Village says it will not screen a heavily censored version of the erotic film Fifty Shades of Grey which premiered in most countries yesterday. Several erotic scenes in the movie, which was adapted from a 2011 novel by British Author E.L. James, were reportedly cut out by the Zimbabwe Censorship…
HARARE – In a shocking development, it has emerged that the country’s poorly-paid civil servants are being forced to contribute towards President Robert Mugabe’s extravagant birthday bash to be held in Victoria Falls at the end of the month. The secretary-general of the Progressive Teachers’ Union of Zimbabwe (PTUZ), Raymond Majongwe, told the Daily News…
HARARE – As expected, Zanu PF yesterday fired former Presidential Affairs minister Didymus Mutasa, as First Lady Grace Mugabe attended her first politburo meeting as the party’s secretary for the women’s league. Mutasa’s nephew, Temba Mliswa, was also expelled from the ruling party which is undertaking brutal purges of all its senior officials perceived to…
HARARE – A Harare motorist has filed a Constitutional Court application seeking to stop police from demanding spot fines. In the application, filed yesterday by his lawyer Tonderai Bhatasara, Andrew Makunura cited Home Affairs minister Kembo Mohadi, commissioner-general of police Augustine Chihuri police constable Agrippa Chinyama and the attorney-general, as respondents. Makunura argues that spot…
HARARE – Nurses working in the city’s polyclinics yesterday downed tools in protest over late payments of salaries and bonuses. The workers, who are not happy with delays in salary payments by their employer, had vowed not to return to work until their issues have been addressed. The Daily News crew visited Edith Opperman Maternity…
HARARE – Employers of the cash-strapped Grain Marketing Board (GMB) yesterday besieged the parastatal’s offices in Harare demanding payment of $11 million dollars in salary and allowance arrears. The workers who said they have not been receiving their salaries for six months gathered at the GMB head office vowing not to leave without being paid….
