FINANCE and Economic Development minister Mthuli Ncube on Thursday tabled an ambitious $421,6 billion 2021 National Budget in Parliament which he said will stimulate economic growth and protect the poor and the vulnerable in society. The Daily News on Sunday Consulting Editor Constantine Chimakure on Friday sat down with former Economic Development minister in the…
DEBATE has been raging across the country on why the government is not closing schools following increasing cases of coronavirus among learners. Ever since schools reopened in September for examination classes after their closure in March when Covid-19 reached our shores, not a single day goes by without a report of confirmed cases. Zimbabwe has…
ZIMBABWE will record a trade surplus for the second year running, after recording a threefold-increase in its current account to US$939 million in the first nine months of the year, Finance and Economic Development minister, Mthuli Ncube has said. During the same period last year, the trade surplus stood at US$319,9 million. Ncube told legislators…
INTERIM MDC secretary general Douglas Mwonzora, says he is willing to work with both President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his former ally-turned rival, Nelson Chamisa, to help end Zimbabwe’s myriad and decades-long challenges, the Daily News reports. Launching his presidential bid for the country’s main opposition party at the weekend, Mwonzora also said if he wins…
AMNESTY International Zimbabwe has posthumously honoured superstar Oliver “Tuku” Mtukudzi, for producing music that speaks out against genderbased violence (GBV). Tuku was bestowed the honour at an event at Cresta Lodge Msasa in the capital on Thursday night as the entire world, including Zimbabwe began commemorating 16 Days of Activism Against GBV. The award was…
THE Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) is also now going after the assets of deceased criminals whose source of wealth cannot be explained, the Daily News reports. This comes as the anti-graft body is intensifying its campaign to combat sleaze in the country, which has seen it arresting many people on corruption charges, including Cabinet ministers,…
By Tariro Sajeni POPULATION Services International Zimbabwe (PSI) has apologised after an offensive social media campaign to mark 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence (GBV). PSI had launched a poorly-considered #NoBlackEyesCampaign in which the organisation was calling for women to post their pictures with a black eye after suffering domestic abuse. This did…
THE Department of Civil Protection (DCP) has called on the Mines ministry to come up with stricter regulations on disused mines to avoid unnecessary deaths, the Daily News reports. There has been an influx of illegal miners invading abandoned mines in search of gold, but some have tragically lost their lives after the shafts collapsed….
By Tariro Sajeni LACK of jobs and opportunities in the country are driving more and more youths into drug abuse, according to Youth Assist Network (Yan). Yan co-founder Diana Bamala told the Daily News that with a lot of idle time on their hands, many of Zimbabwe’s young population are spending their time watching…
Loyd Matare POLICE have no legal right to question citizens over their customs clearance documents, Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) commissioner general Faith Mazani has said. Speaking during the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators in Zimbabwe annual conference in Nyanga last week, Mazani urged Zimbabweans to stand up to police as they have no…
