© THE prices of basic consumer goods in the country have now gone completely haywire, as the local economy continues to burn and the RTGS dollar plummets against the US dollar, the Daily News can report. [GoogleAd] This means that even more long-suffering Zimbabweans will find themselves on the margins of the economy, as the…
© THE country’s biggest beverages company, Delta Beverages — has slashed the prices of beer and soft drinks — following the improvement of foreign currency availability on the interbank market. [GoogleAd] This comes as most beer outlets and night clubs had priced lagers out of the reach of many imbibers in the wake of Delta’s…
© OUT of 240 promises made by President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s government since inauguration only two have been implemented fully in the last 283 days, it has emerged. [GoogleAd] This was revealed by the Sivio Institute policy tracker, which tracks the performance and effectiveness of the Zanu PF-led government based on the pledges made in the…
© GRAIN Millers Association of Zimbabwe (Gmaz) yesterday dispatched price monitors in Bulawayo, Harare and Mutare for the whole of this week to ascertain the model being used by retailers to price their basic commodities amid an outcry from consumers on unwarranted price increases. [GoogleAd] The move comes a month after Gmaz signed a Memorandum…
© ZIMBABWE Election Support Network (Zesn) held an Electoral Reforms Petition workshop to review the legal framework governing elections in light of the petition submitted to Parliament by the organisation on December 3, 2018. [GoogleAd] The workshop was attended by the Speaker of Parliament, Jacob Mudenda and Members of the parliamentary portfolio committee on Justice,…
© THE two-day 9th Annual Buy Local Summit set to take place on June 13, in Bulawayo has been postponed due the non-availability of guest of honour President Emmerson Mnangagwa. [GoogleAd] According to the event organisers, the summit, which will run under the theme ‘‘Enhancing Local Production, Preference and Market Access,’’ has been tentatively moved…
© PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa is set to consider about four opposition officials to serve as commissioners in the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) after Parliament nominated them among 38 candidates shortlisted, the Daily News can report. [GoogleAd] On the list of nominees released by Parliament are senior opposition figures including top MDC officials Blessing Chebundo who…
© PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday warned that violence must never be used as a tool to gain advantage over another as threats of demonstrations by opposition parties, labour bodies and the civil society against economic meltdown intensify. [GoogleAd] Mnangagwa made the remarks while commissioning the Tripartite Negotiating Forum (TNF) Act in Harare at a function…
© THE Zimbabwean government has met with the European Union (EU) for the first time in 15 years, following the Cotonou Agreement, which is a partnership between the European States and African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) group of States on political and economic issues. [GoogleAd] The agreement has been ratified by 79 countries from the…
© HARARE City Council (HCC) has come under fire for allegedly authorising residential construction on wetlands in areas surrounding Greencroft suburb as residents raise fears of disease outbreaks and tampered electricity connections. [GoogleAd] Zimbabwe Combined Residence and Ratepayers Association (Zicorra), Maxwell Kadzinga and Muchaneta Chimbandi have escalated the matter to the High Court and cited…
