THE Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (ZimStat) has rolled out a cartographic census mapping exercise for the 2022 population and housing census, it’s fifth since independence in 1980. According to Zimstat Director General Taguma Mahonde, prior to conducting the Population and Housing Census, it is a requirement that a cartographic census mapping exercise be carried out….
ZIMBABWE Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) president Peter Mutasa has said they are consulting other unions so that they will embark on a general strike as they want to avoid victimisation from the State security agents. Mutasa told the Daily News recently that teachers and doctors have not had successful strikes because of alleged victimisation…
GOVERNMENT will soon have powers to borrow money from international institutions without Parliament approval if proposed amendments are passed. Legal watchdog Veritas said it is not wise for the government to amend the section. To amend section 327 so as to remove or reduce Parliament’s powers will be utterly pernicious and will encourage a return…
ZIMBABWE today begins a public hearing on how to provide for rights and benefits of veterans of the liberation struggle and their dependants. The parliamentary portfolio committee on Defence, Home Affairs and Security Services will hold public hearings on the Veterans of the Liberation Struggle Bill from Monday to Friday next week. Two teams of…
RESTIVE nurses, who along with other professionals in the health sector have declared incapacitation due to poor remuneration, are planning to ambush government by staging crippling industrial actions without notifying their employer. Although nurses have been reporting for duty between two and three times per week under a flexi-hours arrangement they agreed on with the…
WORSENING poverty levels have, in the last three years, led to a decrease in the number of people who seek medical attention when they fall sick, the 2019 Mini Poverty, Income, Consumption and Expenditure Survey (PICES) has revealed. According to the survey done by the Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency and partners, those who were able…
ZIMBABWE still has an unsustainable balance of payment profile and to address the challenge, the nation needs, as a matter of urgency, to widen its exports base. This will go a long way in addressing the liquidity crisis which has been haunting the country for more than five years. The issue of export concentration should…
THE government has unveiled new steps aimed at thwarting cash barons who are causing chaos in the economy by fuelling the foreign currency black market, the Daily News reports. The punitive measures include seizing the assets of these economic saboteurs and closing their bank accounts. This comes as the Zimbabwe dollar continues to lose its…
MENTAL health specialists have called on government to prioritise mental care by training more specialists and building rehabilitation centres as the number of mental impairments related to economic challenges are becoming rampant. Global Institute of Emotional Health and Wellness (GIEHW) director Tony Friday recently said as the economic situation worsens; it becomes harder for most…
THE National Peace and Reconciliation Commission (NRPC) has called on political leaders to stop the blame game and unite in finding solutions that will end the machete gangs’ reign of terror. This comes as the opposition MDC has accused Zanu PF bigwigs of funding and supporting the machete-wielders for personal gain, with Zanu PF responding…
