Mugove Tafirenyika SENIOR STAFF WRITER tafirenyikam@dailynews.co.zw THE government and civil servants will meet on Monday after the public employees yesterday asked for time to consult on the 40 percent salary increment offer they described as “improved”, the Daily News reports. This comes as the government employees had initially rejected the offer when it was announced…
THE government will today hold a crunch meeting with its restless workers, in a bid to resolve a long-standing salary dispute, the Daily News reports. This comes as teachers — who make up the bulk of the public sector’s workforce — have been on strike since September, pressing for better pay and working conditions, among…
THE Zimbabwe Schools Examination Council (Zimsec) was this week forced to suspend the setting of examination papers after examiners downed tools, rejecting a $4 000 payment offer which they deemed too little, the Daily News reports. On Tuesday, over 100 examiners, mostly teachers, who were camped at Chinhoyi University of Technology refused to prepare questions…
THE chaos that has characterised Zanu PF’s run-up to its crucial district co-ordinating committee (DCC) elections has now hit President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s home province of Midlands badly. Well-placed sources told the Daily News yesterday that the ugly factional fights which had been witnessed in other provinces were now ravaging the region “big time” — with…
MDC Alliance proportional representative for Bulawayo Metropolitan Province Dorcas Sibanda has lost a bid to challenge her recall from Parliament after the High Court dismissed her application. High Court judge Justice David Mangota dismissed with costs an application filed by Sibanda who was recalled from Parliament on October 1 after the Thokozani Khupe-led MDC had…
THE Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators in Zimbabwe (ICSAZ) has been admitted to the International Federation of Accountants (IFAC) as an associate member ICSAZ becomes the second professional accountancy organisation in Zimbabwe to become a member after the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Zimbabwe. IFAC is the global organisation for the accountancy profession. It…
Blessings Mashaya SENIOR STAFF WRITER mashayab@dailynews.co.zw ZANU PF has centralised the printing of ballot papers for its forthcoming district co-ordinating committee (DCC) elections, to avert cases of fraud and rigging which have previously blighted its internal polls. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, Zanu PF national political commissar Victor Matemadanda said the move was also…
Blessings Mashaya CIVIL servants have rejected a 40 percent salary increase awarded to them on Tuesday by the government, the Daily News can report. This comes as teachers, who make up the bulk of public sector workers, have been on strike since September — pressing for better salaries and adequate personal protective equipment in light…
Blessing Masakadza STAFF WRITER masakadzab@dailynews.co.zw A WOMAN from Chivhu’s Highview suburb allegedly gruesomely murdered her four children, slitting their throats with a knife before setting the house on fire after a marital dispute with her husband. The woman, Emelda Marazani, 29, allegedly downed some poison in an attempted suicide, before handing herself over to the…
Tarisai Machakaire STAFF WRITER machakairet@dailynews.co.zw SUSPENDED High Court judge Justice Erica Ndewere yesterday asked Justice Benjamin Chikowere to recuse himself from hearing her application for an interdict stopping a tribunal set up by President Emmerson Mnangagwa from probing her. Ndewere is facing misconduct allegations following delays to conclude cases brought before her. Mnangagwa has set…
