POLITICAL analysts at the weekend told our sister publication, the Daily News on Sunday, that the August 23 general polls are a “golden opportunity” for Zimbabwe to show that the country can hold credible and undisputed polls. University of Zimbabwe political scientist, Eldred Masunungure, was among those who said the key to a new chapter…
By Ashley MoyoENTERTAINMENT WRITERmoyoa@dailynews.co.zw ZIMBABWE Music Rights Association (Zimura), a body of composers and publishers of music that was created with the…
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) says plans are underway to ensure the servicing of over 1 000 pre-sold stands in different suburbs resumes so as to address the accommodation challenges the local authority is grappling with. This comes as residents who have long bought the stands have been piling pressure on the local authority to…
AN arm of the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ), the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU), has called on the government to establish a regulatory authority that investigates and takes necessary measures against unscrupulous businesses accused of sabotaging the economy. Addressing delegates in Harare yesterday at a conference on the risk of cyber fraud and money laundering,…
POLICE have warned that they will deal ruthlessly with politicians and their supporters caught fomenting chaos in the country. This comes amid rising tensions ahead of next month’s crunch national elections, which have seen the ruling Zanu PF and the Citizens’ Coalition for Change (CCC) trading accusations over increasing cases of political violence. A stern…
By Brandon Josphat josphatbl@dailynews.co.zw AUTHORITIES have assured citizens that the country has adequate grain reserves to last for two years through implementation of measures in the agricultural sector to boost production. Addressing a post-Cabinet briefing in Harare yesterday, Information minister Monica Mutsvangwa, said during its sitting, Cabinet had considered the 2023-24 summer farming season and…
By Rutendo Ngara ngarar@dailynews.co.zw THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has been implored to prioritise mobile network operators (MNOs) when they source foreign currency for their critical needs. Speaking during a regional regulators meeting in Harare yesterday, the director general of the Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz), Gift Machengete, said it was…
THE three suspects, who are believed to have been running an online Ponzi scheme called E-creator, will remain in custody until tomorrow, when a Harare magistrate is set to deliver her ruling on their bail application. The three, Zhao Jiaotong, Justin Kuchekenya and Trymore Tapfumaneyi, appeared in court yesterday for continuation of their bail application….
THE fight by independent presidential candidate Saviour Kasukuwere to contest in next month’s general elections has taken a new twist after lawyer, Lovedale Mangwana, filed an application at the Supreme Court to have the former Cabinet minister’s appeal heard on an urgent basis by the same court. This comes after Kasukuwere, through his lawyers, last…
Yvonne Ncubein BULAWAYO A MAN from Gwabalanda suburb in Bulawayo has appeared in court for allegedly taking part in an armed robbery that saw a miner lose US$20 760 and his Toyota Lexus vehicle. Bhekimpilo Ncube yesterday appeared before Bulawayo regional magistrate, Joseph Mabeza facing an armed robbery charge, before he was remanded in custody…
