© ONLY one female candidate has been nominated to contest the Lupane East National Assembly by-election. [GoogleAd] The seat fell vacant following the death of Sithembile Gumbo of Zanu PF who was the MP for the constituency By the time the Nomination Court closed on June 14, nine candidates had been dully nominated. In its…
© Bulawayo police’s efforts to stamp out illicit currency trading at the so-called World Bank around the Tredgold area, which authorities fear is weakening the RTGS dollar, is turning into fierce run-ins amid reports dealers are now scooping up dollars and going underground, exacerbating the dollar shortage at the heart of the currency crisis. [GoogleAd]…
© THE Indian Embassy yesterday hosted a send-off ceremony for 14 Zimbabwean students who will study in India under the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) scholarships in Humanities and Sciences field, with the goal to enrich Zimbabwe with expertise upon their return. [GoogleAd] Speaking at the event, Higher and Tertiary Education minister Amon Murwira said:…
© NEARLY two decades after the European Union imposed sanctions on Zimbabwe, a thaw in relations is palpable, following praise by the EU ambassador and head of the EU-Zimbabwe Delegation Timo Olkkonen (pictured). [GoogleAd] “The government of Zimbabwe has been clear that significant political and economic reforms are necessary for the benefit of its people,”…
© TEACHERS have engaged on a partial withdrawal of their labour after government failed to increase their salaries to levels commensurate with the inflationary environment the country’s economy is operating in. [GoogleAd] Progressive Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (PTUZ) secretary-general Raymond Majongwe told the Daily News yesterday that teachers have become incapacitated and cannot attend to…
© CIVIL servants are piling pressure on President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s government, demanding an urgent meeting to solve their salary concerns. [GoogleAd] Recently, talks between government and civil servants reached a deadlock after they failed to agree on the way forward in terms of salaries. Civil servants are demanding that their salaries be paid in United…
© PEOPLE have been warned against buying or paying for land in Harare South until the ongoing government and Harare City Council fact-finding exercise has been finalised. [GoogleAd] During a tour of the settlement last week, Local Government minister July Moyo said people should not continue to be duped by land barons. This comes as…
© MDC leader Nelson Chamisa will tomorrow appoint officials into his national executive and standing committee amid revelations that former Zipra and Zanla liberation war commanders, trade unionists and professionals will be included. [GoogleAd] Highly-placed sources told the Daily News yesterday that in line with the just-ended May congress of the MDC’s resolutions, the 19-year-old…
© THE High Court has thrown out incarcerated Independent End Time Message founder Robert Martin Gumbura’s bid to suspend proceedings in a case he is accused of masterminding a foiled jail break from Chikurubi Maximum Security Prison in 2013. [GoogleAd] Gumbura approached the upper court after magistrate Francis Mapfumo dismissed his application for discharge at…
© IN a rare development, residents here have hailed the move by the Bulawayo City Council (BCC) where councillors and members of staff will now be legally mandated to declare their assets. [GoogleAd] The new policy is carried under the conflict of interests and confidentiality policy which was passed by the local authority recently. The…
