GOVERNMENT has increased the price of the subsidised roller meal to $70 from $50, amid the scarcity of the maize meal in major retail shops. Finance minister Mthuli Ncube announced the price adjustment in a statement yesterday. “In December 2019, government introduced a roller meal subsidy pegged at $50 per 10kg bag in order to…
THE incarceration of businessman Genius Kadungure has stalled progress in negotiations for an out-of-court settlement in another matter he is accused of prejudicing the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority of Value Added Tax. Kadungure is currently in remand prison after being denied bail over fresh fraud charges involving his purchase of a Bentley Continental GT from South…
FORMER vice president Joice Mujuru turned down calls to return to the ruling party arguing she is comfortable watching from the terraces, the Daily News can report. This comes as the ruling party is keen to mend broken relations with its erstwhile comrades who left at the height of the ugly factional wars that ravaged…
THE Zimbabwe Peace Project (ZPP), a human rights watchdog, recorded a 55 percent increase in human rights violations in January 2020, as 185 cases were documented compared to 119 documented in December 2019. According to the ZPP’s latest report, the sharp increase can be attributed to increased machete violence and human rights violations by members…
HARARE City Council is scouting for a new investor for the construction of a plant to convert waste into energy at Pomona Dumpsite seven months after halting the project implementation. The local authority terminated a memorandum of understanding (MoU) it signed with Dutch company Integrated Energy BV (IEBV) in May 2019 for the construction of…
ZIMBABWE lacks a robust corruption reporting system that provides recourse to women who fall victim to those in power who demand sex and sexual favours as payment for services rendered, a report has revealed. According to a Transparency International Zimbabwe (TIZ) report titled Gendered Corruption, sexual extortion — a subtle form of a corruption where…
CHIADZWA families relocated to Arda Transau in Odzi nine years ago have accused the government of forsaking the people amid a hostile economic environment and drought. Between 2010 and 2016, 1 165 families were moved from a village adjacent to the Chiadzwa diamond fields in Marange to Arda Transau, a 12 000-hectare farm settlement in…
ZIMTRADE, Zimbabwe’s export development and promotion agency, is urging exporters to register under bilateral and multi-lateral trade agreements with the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) for easy access to markets. The country has bilateral trade agreements with South Africa, Mozambique, Malawi, Botswana and Namibia as well as multi-lateral trade partnership including agreements with Sadc, Comesa and…
AFRO-fusion band Jesa, pictured, will be the headline act at the new monthly Arts Inclusive Youth Fellowships to be held this month. Jesa Head catalyst Tatenda Gwenzi said the new monthly fellowships have been created in a quest to ignite sustainable development goals conversations among citizens. “Yolk Fellowship is a monthly gathering platform for social…
MALAWI gospel sensation Shekinah is set to perform in the capital on Valentine’s Day courtesy of the ChristLife Covenant Church. Themed “Unscrolling the Secrets of Love”, the event will be held at the church’s headquarters in Houghton Park. “As we celebrate love, we have invited the Malawian gospel musician to come and preach the subject…
