PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa, has issued a stern warning to illegal foreign currency dealers, whose arbitrage behaviour has driven up the Zimbabwe dollar rate resulting in price hikes, insisting authorities will deal with them ruthlessly. Speaking on Wednesday ahead of his party’s politburo meeting, Mnangagwa said the government is currently crafting methods to ensure they curtail…
THE United Nations (UN) has assured Zimbabweans that it will continue supporting the government’s efforts to address issues affecting women, especially in rural areas. Marking the International Day of Rural Women, the global humanitarian aid agency said rural women and females in general need to be included in key decision-making processes in development issues. “We…
A FACTION of the MDC led by Nelson Chamisa says rising political tensions in Zimbabwe now require the intervention of the regional Southern African Development Community (Sadc) bloc. At the same time, a bristling President Emmerson Mnangagwa has warned that authorities will deal ruthlessly with people — in both the ruling Zanu PF and the opposition…
A ZANU PF member has approached the High Court challenging the legitimacy of President Emmerson Mnangagwa, pictured, arguing that the process that…
INFORMATION Communication Technology (ICT) minister Jenfan Muswere, pictured, says communities must use ICTs to improve their livelihoods. Speaking during the commissioning of Chanakira Base Station in Manicaland yesterday, Muswere said ICTs were an important sector for the country towards achieving its economic goals. “In the transport sector they talk of a road as an economy, in…
THE Meteorological Service Department (MSD) has warned farmers against rushing to plant their crops following recent rainfall showers, insisting that the planting…
ZIMBABWEAN authorities shut down a popular black-market currency-tracking platform, the latest action to try and stop an accelerating decline in its currency….
OPPOSITION leader Douglas Mwonzora says he is very concerned about the rising reports of both intra and inter party political violence in the country, with nearly two years still to go to the 2023 national elections. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, Mwonzora said this made it imperative that politicians come together to engage in necessary dialogue…
THE government says President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s invitation to attend this year’s United Nations Climate Change Conference in the United Kingdom (UK) is a major breakthrough that brings hope of ending Harare’s decades-long international isolation. This comes amid expectations that Mnangagwa would have an opportunity to meet British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on the sidelines of…
ZANU PF has launched a probe against its Manicaland provincial chairperson, Mike Madiro, amid allegations that he is manipulating district elections in a bid to thwart his rivals. Insiders told the Daily News yesterday that several party districts in the province, including Zimunya-Marange and Chipinge, had written petitions complaining about the alleged electoral malpractices by Madiro, who…
