THE government will today hold a crunch meeting with its restless workers, in a bid to resolve a long-standing salary dispute, the Daily News reports. This comes as teachers — who make up the bulk of the public sector’s workforce — have been on strike since September, pressing for better pay and working conditions, among…
THE Zimbabwe Schools Examination Council (Zimsec) was this week forced to suspend the setting of examination papers after examiners downed tools, rejecting a $4 000 payment offer which they deemed too little, the Daily News reports. On Tuesday, over 100 examiners, mostly teachers, who were camped at Chinhoyi University of Technology refused to prepare questions…
THE chaos that has characterised Zanu PF’s run-up to its crucial district co-ordinating committee (DCC) elections has now hit President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s home province of Midlands badly. Well-placed sources told the Daily News yesterday that the ugly factional fights which had been witnessed in other provinces were now ravaging the region “big time” — with…
MDC Alliance proportional representative for Bulawayo Metropolitan Province Dorcas Sibanda has lost a bid to challenge her recall from Parliament after the High Court dismissed her application. High Court judge Justice David Mangota dismissed with costs an application filed by Sibanda who was recalled from Parliament on October 1 after the Thokozani Khupe-led MDC had…
A FAMILY from Esigodini was on Monday robbed of US$87 000 and ZAR 38 800 by a machete-wielding gang. In a statement yesterday, police national spokesperson Paul Nyathi said they were investigating the matter. “The Zimbabwe Republic Police is investigating an armed robbery case which occurred in Esigodini on November 9, 2020 when a gang…
SIX people from Mutare have been nabbed on allegations of using a mobile money platform to mop up foreign currency from the parallel market. Simbarashe Charamba,Felix Tafadzwa Chikuse and their companies Family First Choice Supermarket and Bailey Charamba Investments were taken to court jointly charged with Vimbai Charamba, Rudo Charamba, Shumirai Charamba and Georgina Kabanda….
FORMER Bindura town clerk Shangwa Mavesera was hauled before the court yesterday after allegedly misappropriating $3,5million through land scams which involved sale of stands reserved for a clinic and a primary school. Mavesera, 60, who left the council last month, appeared before Bindura Provincial magistrate Tinashe Ndokera charged with three counts of criminal abuse of…
ZIMBABWE, like the rest of the Christian world, is a few weeks away from the Christmas festive season. And over the years, the country has experienced terrible road accidents just before, during and immediately after the festive period. Recklessness, drunken driving and speeding while behind the wheel have been noted as major causes of road…
ARCHITECTS have called for the reformation of the architectural sector in the country, arguing the existence of a few practitioners has resulted in a stunted growth of the construction industry. The Architectural Council of Zimbabwe would be meeting today for its general meeting, with architects saying the sector is crucial in enabling the country to…
GOLD mining investors are pressuring Zimbabwe to change a law forcing producers to sell their output to the central bank, which part pays them in local currency that is worthless outside the country. That law is making it hard to raise capital for investment projects, according to B2Gold Corp and Caledonia Mining Corp, which are…
