HARARE – Transparency International Zimbabwe (TIZ) has challenged President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s government to spearhead the National Anti-Corruption Strategy (NACS) as one of the many reliable interventions to tackle corruption which has proved to be endemic in the country in the past two decades. This was revealed during the launch of the Annual State of Corruption…
HARARE – The Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz) has appealed to be “notched up the priority list” by policy makers to access foreign currency for the effective network expansion, upgrades and maintenance. Potraz director-general Gift Machengete on Monday told delegates during the unveiling of the Maitengwe base station in Matabeleland South Province…
HARARE – The government has said the 17,5 percent allowance awarded to civil servants was not a one-off payment. This comes amid claims that it was a vote-catching gimmick ahead of the July 30 vote. Public Service Commission chair Vincent Hungwe said in a statement yesterday that there were people who were lying that the…
HARARE – Scores of schools across the country yesterday prematurely closed before the July 26, date which government had declared for the second term. A survey by the Daily News yesterday revealed that many schools were informing parents not to bring their children to school today. Zimbabwe Teachers Association (Zimta) chief executive officer Sifiso Ndlovu…
HARARE – The Zimbabwe National Roads Authority (Zinara) has been prioritising VIP routes in Harare, an official has said. Harare City Council (HCC) environmental committee chairperson Herbert Gomba yesterday said every year Zinara makes full disbursements for VIP roads while neglecting those in other parts of the city. His remarks came after residents argued that…
HARARE – Ex-minister Walter Chidakwa and Public Service Commission permanent secretary Francis Pedzana Gudyanga, who are facing corruption charges, have said former president Robert Mugabe okayed the allegedly dodgy tranhakwa is being accused of appointing Gudyanga as a lone board member at the Minerals Marketing Corporation of Zimbabwe (MMCZ) and allowing him get sitting board…
HARARE – Respected lawyer David Coltart has accused some quarters in the international community of backing Zanu PF by brushing aside their concerns against the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission’s (Zec) credibility to hold free and fair elections. The MDC Alliance has been holding demonstrations against Zec, pressing for electoral reforms but the elections management body has…
HARARE – Despite the latest survey suggesting a possible dead heat in next week’s crunch polls, any hopes of Zimbabwe stitching together another government of national unity (GNU) are dead in the water — with both President Emmerson Mnangagwa, and opposition leader Nelson Chamisa ruling out such an arrangement yesterday, the Daily News can report….
HARARE – The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) slammed the door on MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa yesterday, saying there was no going back on poll preparations even as the main opposition party is attempting to put spanners into the works. At its meeting with observers yesterday, Zec vice chairperson Emmanuel Magade said the dispatch of…
HARARE – Petrol prices are marginally increasing at some pump stations after holding steady for the better part of the month. Observers fear the increases, blamed on bottlenecks in the supply chain, could have ripple effects on food prices. As of yesterday, some fuel stations were retailing petrol at $1,43 from $1,37 earlier in the…
