Mugove Tafirenyika SENIOR STAFF WRITER tafirenyikam@dailynews.co.zw ECONOMISTS and captains of industry yesterday predicted a continued stability of prices of goods and services into next year, the Daily News reports. During a state of the economy report by Africa Economic Development Strategies (AEDS) hosted by the Daily News yesterday, renowned economist Gift Mugano said the foreign…
Mugove Tafirenyika and Blessings Mashaya SENIOR STAFF WRITERS THE interim MDC leadership is keen to hold talks with President Emmerson Mnangagwa and Zanu PF, with a view to forming a new government of national unity (GNU), the Daily News can reveal. Speaking separately to the Daily News yesterday, acting MDC national chairperson Morgen Komichi and party secretary-general Douglas Mwonzora…
Blessings Mashaya SENIOR STAFF WRITER mashayab@dailynews.co.zw THE government will soon establish an independent commission to investigate complaints against members of the security sector after the Cabinet yesterday agreed on the principles for the Zimbabwe Independent Complaints Commission Bill. Speaking during yesterday’s post-Cabinet media briefing, Information minister Monica Mutsvangwa said the move was in line with…
Blessing Masakadza STAFF WRITER masakadzab@dailynews.co.zw SUSPENDED Zimbabwe Miners Federation president Henrietta Rushwaya yesterday exonerated First Lady Auxillia Mnangagwa and claimed ownership of the gold that was seized from her at the airport. Rushwaya also said she is licensed to possess gold. She said she is a victim of politics and the involvement of the Criminal…
Mugove Tafirenyika SENIOR STAFF WRITER tafirenyikam@dailynews.co.zw CIVIL servants have rejected a 20 percent salary adjustment tabled by the government during yesterday’s National Joint Negotiating Council (NJNC) meeting in Harare, the Daily News reports. This comes as teachers have been on strike since schools reopened in September demanding better working conditions. Speaking to the Daily News…
SEVERAL Zanu PF bigwigs, including Cabinet ministers, survived a nerve-racking and tension-filled process at the weekend as the ruling party chose candidates for its divisive district co-ordinating committees (DCCs), the Daily News reports. Well-placed Zanu PF insiders told the Daily News yesterday that meetings of the party’s provincial co-ordinating committees (PCCs) that were held in…
THE State has opposed bail for an alleged gold syndicate, which includes Zimbabwe Miners Federation president Henrietta Rushwaya, businessman Ali Mohamad, Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO) officers Steven Tserayi and Raphios Mufandauya, and Gift Karanda, claiming they will flee from the country. The State added that a hovering minimum five-year-jail sentence each for unlawful possession of…
THE government yesterday came out guns blazing, saying people falsely linking President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his family to corrupt individuals are trying to provoke Zimbabweans to embark on anti-government protests. This comes after First Lady Auxillia Mnangagwa and one of her sons, Collins, were linked to a recent attempted gold smuggling case which led…
CONFEDERATION of Zimbabwe Industries (CZI) and ordinary Zimbabweans yesterday warned that the continued increase in electricity tariffs will trigger a hike in cost of production, resulting in the spiking of prices of goods and services. They warned this would derail government’s thrust to maintain economic stability after it introduced a foreign currency auction and several…
Blessing Masakadza STAFF WRITER masakadzab@dailynews.co.zw FIRST Lady Auxillia Mnangagwa, pictured, has come out guns blazing after she and one of her sons were linked to a recent attempted gold smuggling case which led to the arrest of controversial Zimbabwe Miners Federation (ZMF) boss Henrietta Rushwaya and a number of security agents, the Daily News reports….
