January 2023

PRESIDENTIAL spokesperson George Charamba has dismissed calls by churches and some opposition parties to postpone this year’s elections. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, Charamba said unduly delaying the crunch polls would violate the country’s Constitution, and was thus unacceptable. This comes after the Zimbabwe Council of Churches (ZCC) recently added its voice to appeals…

THE Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) has increased its asset recovery and forfeiture target for this year from US$40 million to US$1 billion as part of its anti-corruption drive. In an interview with the Daily News yesterday, Zacc spokesperson Thandiwe Mlobane said the antigraft body had realised that there were more assets stashed outside the country….

By Nyasha Kunyiswa CASES involving mental health issues are on the rise in the country, with Parirenyatwa Hospital’s psychiatric unit confirming yesterday that it was now handling at least 60 mental health cases every week. Speaking to the Daily News, Parirenyatwa clinical psychologist, Farzna Naeem, said the hospital was attending to many mental cases, some…

By Ketty Nyoni ECONOMIC trade between Türkiye and Zimbabwe is at US$35 million and both countries have committed to increasing the traffic as both nations have the potential to grow the market. Addressing journalists in Harare yesterday after a closed meeting with the country’s acting president Constantino Chiwenga, and his Zimbabwean counterpart Frederick Shava, visiting…

THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC)’s planned blitz to weed out informal trading in the city centre got off to a false start yesterday after State security forces reportedly requested a postponement of the exercise citing fears of anarchy. The move by the local authority, mainly targeting vendors, pushcart operators, street car washes and other informal…