PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa, picturedg, yesterday announced a return to normal business trading hours, while allowing inter-city travel after he eased the national coronavirus lockdown further. Mnangagwa said the national Covid-19 lockdown had now been downgraded to Level Two, with the previous dusk-to-dawn curfew now starting later at 10pm and ending at 05:30am. “I am ……
THE government says the 2021 public examinations will spill into next year after learners lost valuable time due to the Covid-19 pandemic which saw schools closed for an extended period this year. This comes as examination classes only resumed last week after over three months of no learning while the rest of learners commenced face-to-face…
THE cash-strapped Nelson Chamisa-led MDC Alliance has resorted to crowd-funding in a bid to boost its war chest ahead of the fast-approaching 2023 elections. This comes as the party has no access to funding under the Political Parties (Finance) Act after the MDC headed by Douglas Mwonzora was adjudged the country’s official opposition party by…
MATOBO Rural District Council (MRDC) in Matabeleland South has accused mining companies of evading paying levies despite benefitting from the area’s vast resources. MRDC chief executive Elvis Sibanda, who could not state the exact amount owed by miners off head, said the miners prefer paying money directly to central government while not clearing their arrears…
Mugove Tafirenyika and Blessings Mashaya HOPES for inclusive national dialogue ahead of the 2023 elections — to help end Zimbabwe’s decades-long political and economic crises — are fading, with key stakeholders agreeing that time is running out for the much-needed talks. MDC Alliance vice president, Welshman Ncube, was among the people who told the Daily News yesterday…
THE Harare Magistrates’ Court yesterday ordered the ailing estranged wife of Vice President Constantino Chiwenga, Marry, to be examined by State doctors to ascertain if she was fit to stand trial. This comes after Marry was diagnosed with lymphoedema — a condition which her doctors describe as a build-up of fluids in body tissues that…
A BOOK on the late Zimbabwe president Robert Mugabe’s politics, legacy, philosophy, life and death is set for launch on Thursday in the capital – a few days after the second anniversary of his death. Mugabe, who had ruled with an iron fist for 37 years, passed away in Singapore on September 6, 2019, just…
THE Passengers Association of Zimbabwe (Paz) has sued commissioner general of police Godwin Matanga in the High Court seeking an order barring the police from arresting passengers who board buses that are not registered under the Zimbabwe United Passenger Company (Zupco). This comes as the government declared that only buses registered under Zupco were allowed…
HARARE mayor Jacob Mafume has accused the police of pursuing a political agenda in the matter the State is seeking to bar him from accessing Town House. Mafume’s defence team told the court yesterday that the fact that two of the three key witnesses in the matter are police officers is a clear indication that…
FINANCIAL service group Old Mutual Zimbabwe (OMZ) recorded an inflation-adjusted profit after tax of $10,8 million for the six months ended June 30, from $8,9 million achieved in December last year. This was due to the group’s ability to transform the business in line with the needs and demands of its customers and improving efficiencies…
