HARARE – There is no immediate relief for motorists and transport operators despite government’s shocking fuel hikes as long and winding queues continue to stalk several garages which are struggling to stock the much-sought products. This comes as government insists that the country has enough fuel supplies. “I have explained this over and over again,…
HARARE – Zimbabwe’s chances of re-engaging with some of the world’s biggest economies are fast fading away after the latest wave of human rights abuses by government security organs which according to civil society organisations has left at least 12 people dead and dozens others injured. Following the resignation of former president Robert Mugabe in…
HARARE – State security agents have maintained a heavy presence on the country’s major roads following a three-day stay-away that took place early last week. This comes after some civil society organisations are calling for yet another stay-away next week in a bid to force government to look into demands being made by the citizens….
HARARE – A recently released annual World Report by Human Rights Watch, a United States-based organisation, said President Emmerson Mnangagwa and other senior officials in his administration have failed to live up to numerous promises to deliver governance reforms marking the post-Robert Mugabe era. The reports points out to the August 1 shooting of six…
HARARE – As Zimbabwe continues to face a deteriorating economic situation created by recent monetary policies pronounced by government, the Daily News on Sunday spoke with various Zimbabwean economists to seek their views on what government should do to save the country’s economy. Kipson Gundani Government should take its hands off the market and allow…
HARARE – While 2018 saw new leadership being announced in key southern African countries, the region’s leaders have failed to live up to the expectations of their electorates. This is according to Human Rights Watch, which on Thursday launched its World Report 2019 in Johannesburg. “The new crop of leaders across southern Africa should recognise…
HARARE – Teachers’ unions have blamed the low pass rate recorded in the Geography Advanced Level results on poor resources in most schools in the wake of the advent of the new curriculum. In separate interviews, the Zimbabwe Teachers Association (Zimta) and the Progressive Teachers’ Union of Zimbabwe (PTUZ) said the new dispensation has not…
HARARE – Industry and commerce, the transport sector, the informal sectors and the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange incurred terrible loses during last week’s shutdown. Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions president Peter Mutasa and #ThisFlag leader Evan Mawarire called on citizens to stay at home from January 14 to 16 to protest against President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s move…
HARARE – Once open for business, Zimbabwe is closed for business. Shops are closed, people are scared and companies are closing just as is the democratic space that President Emmerson Mnangagwa opened up when he took power through a coup in November 2017. Loads of goodwill that the international community had for Mnangagwa almost two…
HARARE – Analysts and politicians in Bulawayo have hailed the significant uptake of the national shut down in the second capital, noting that citizens in the city heeded the call due to the unacceptable levels of the economic meltdown. In an unusual pattern, protests erupted in Bulawayo on Monday morning, after President Emmerson Mnangagwa announced…
