Mugove Tafirenyika SENIOR STAFF WRITER tafirenyikam@dailynews.co.zw ZANU PF yesterday risked creating an unexpected diplomatic tiff between Harare and Pretoria after it accused South Africa — the regional power and Zimbabwe’s biggest trading partner — of being under the control of white men, the Daily News reports. This comes a few days after Zanu PF…
Blessings Mashaya SENIOR STAFF WRITER mashayab@dailynews.co.zw WITH the prices of basic consumer goods in the country beginning to hold steady — on the back of the stabilising Zimbabwe dollar — Finance minister Muthli Ncube has reiterated that the nation will stick with the local currency as its main trading unit, the Daily News reports. However,…
Sindiso Mhlophe SENIOR STAFF WRITER mhlophes@dailynews.co.zw THE Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) has described the Tripartite Negotiating Forum (TNF) as a monumental failure and a disappointment which has left workers reeling from poor remuneration, the Daily News reports. This comes as the labour movement has mobilised its members to embark on lunch-hour protests every…
BLESSINGS MASHAYA SENIOR STAFF WRITER mashayab@dailynews.co.zw LEGISLATORS are pushing for the government to allow genetically modified foods (GMOs) and crops imports saying despite the ban, people are getting them from neighbouring countries. MDC MP for Hwange Central Daniel Molokele, pictured, told Parliamentary Affairs minister Ziyambi Ziyambi this week that there was a need to review…
Brighton Goko STAFF WRITER gokob@dailynews.co.zw INFORMATION Communication Technology minister Jenfan Muswere says the government has embarked on several projects to heighten the country’s digitisation. Speaking during the launch of a vehicle tracking and fleet management system for government vehicles in Harare yesterday, Muswere said there was no going back on digitisation. “We have been given…
Vasco Chaya LIFESTYLE WRITER chayav@dailynews.co.zw ARTISTS drawn from different genres will take turns to entertain fans during the online Bira Renhetembo Festival set for September . The virtual event is being organised by Edzaisu Trust in commemoration of International Day of Peace, a United Nations-sanctioned holiday observed annually on September 21. “We have invited a…
Godknows Matarutse SPORTS WRITER matarutseg@dailynews.co.zw ZIMBABWE’s representatives in the African Champions League, FC Platinum are now increasingly getting agitated with the long delay that it has taken for local football to be given the green light to resume amidst the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. This comes as the Zvishavane-based side is supposed to begin their 2020-21…
RABAT — With the threat of coronavirus still lurking, Moroccan football has continued to engage health authorities in the North African country in an effort to see the ongoing 2019-20 to completion. Moroccan domestic football resumed two months ago after a Covid-19 enforced halt, but not without signing a memorandum of agreement between the…
Mugove Tafirenyika SENIOR STAFF WRITER tafirenyikam@dailynews.co.zw THE continued push by Pretoria to help Zimbabwe overcome its decades-long political and economic crises has created an air of optimism among opposition parties, civil society groups and the Church, the Daily News reports. In addition, the welcome decision by Zanu PF this week — to allow South Africa’s…
Sindiso Mhlophe SENIOR STAFF WRITER mhlophes@dailynews.co.zw THE Zimbabwe Human Rights Association (ZimRights) has expressed concern over the recurrent demolition of houses in Harare, calling on local authorities to curtail the issue of land barons preying on vulnerable home seekers. This comes as more than 20 houses that were illegally built in a cantonment area in…
