ZIMBABWE Electoral Commission (Zec) chairperson Priscilla Chigumba says the electoral body is fully geared to conduct this year’s general elections expected between July and August while it is working on establishing a framework to solve anticipated electoral disputes. Presenting oral evidence before the parliamentary thematic committee on Peace and Security on Wednesday, Chigumba said Zec…
HIGH inflation, low disposable income and unrelenting power cuts have dampened prospects for pomp and fanfare during the Easter holidays, consumers have said. Thousands of city-dwelling Zimbabweans usually travel back to their rural homes during the Easter holidays, taking gifts and food for feasts and sharing them with their families, however, this year consumers said…
Brandon Josphat AUTHORITIES are optimistic that the official exchange rate and the parallel market rate will stabilise starting next month, as the tobacco season continues amid hope prices of basic goods will also stabilise. This comes as official and parallel market rates, which nearly converged last year, are now beginning to widen at an alarming…
GLOBAL broadcaster Al Jazeera has flighted the third episode of its four-part documentary focusing on alleged gold smuggling and money laundering in the country. Yesterday’s episode mainly focused on claims that the gold said to be smuggled out of the country is allegedly being “cleaned” and traded in Dubai. According to Al Jazeera, Dubai had…
Rutendo Ngara and Ketty Nyoni POLICE Commissioner-General Godwin Matanga has issued a stern warning to errant drivers, adding that cops will be on high alert on the roads to enforce rules and reduce traffic accidents and deaths. In a statement yesterday ahead of the Easter holidays, which start today and continue through Monday, the police…
MASIMBA Holdings (Masimba) says it acquired a land bank valued at $53 million (US$439 000) during the year ended December 31, 2022 in line with the group’s value preservation strategy. The Zimbabwe Stock Exchange-listed construction firm said it will continue with its strategic focus of refurbishing its industrial assets to enhance rental earning capacity. The…
Ketty Nyoni nyonik@dailynews.co.zw A CONTINGENT of 11 local police officers is set to leave for the United Nations peacekeeping mission (UNMISS) in South Sudan and Somalia. Bidding farewell to the police officers in Harare yesterday, Police Commissioner-General Godwin Matanga urged the departing law enforcement agents to safeguard Zimbabwe’s highly-regarded reputation in all its foreign UN…
Brighton Muronzereyi and Brandon Josphat STAFF WRITERS CITIZENS Coalition for Change (CCC) says any aspiring candidate who engages in acts of political violence will be disqualified from the ongoing internal selection process for party representatives expected to contest in this year’s forthcoming elections. Speaking to the media yesterday, CCC spokesperson Fadzayi Mahere said the opposition…
JESTER Media Services Group (JMSG) has paid tribute to its employee and much-loved graphic designer, Godfrey Wozhele, who died yesterday after a…
PREVAIL International Group chairperson Tempter Paul Tungwarara is set to launch the first Zimbabwean-owned one-stop social media chat application, Talk Chart, which…
