ZIMBABWE’S export promotion body, ZimTrade, is set to launch an online store, Shop@Zim, in a bid to enable local companies to access international buyers amid the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. In a statement, ZimTrade said its online store was premised on the need to create a singular online window for marketing and selling Zimbabwean products. “Market…
Blessings Mashaya SENIOR STAFF WRITER mashayab@dailynews.co.zw SENATORS have joined other prominent voices in calling for Zimbabweans to unite and work together — to foster much-needed peace and development in the country, the Daily News reports. This comes as political tension has remained high in the country, amid persisting economic challenges that have left the majority of Zimbabwe’s…
Sindiso Mhlophe SENIOR STAFF WRITER mhlophes@dailynhews.co.zw The World Trade Organisation (WTO) has commended ongoing efforts by authorities to stabilise the country’s currency and economy, the Daily News reports. This comes as the Zimbabwe dollar has lately been holding steady against major global currencies, following the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe’s (RBZ) launch of the foreign…
Sindiso Mhlophe SENIOR STAFF WRITER mhlophes@dailynews.co.zw THE Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum has called on the government to act urgently to ensure that political, social and economic rights are restored and accessible to all citizens. This comes as the forum reported that 980 rights violations, including assaults, alleged abductions and torture, were recorded since the…
Huawei has failed to adequately tackle security flaws in equipment used in the UK’s telecoms networks despite previous complaints, an official report says. It also flagged that a vulnerability “of national significance” had occurred in 2019 but been fixed before it could be exploited. The assessment was given by an oversight board, chaired by a…
By Blessings Mashaya FISSURES are widening in the ruling Zanu PF, amid damaging allegations of “dirty money” exchanging hands to influence the outcome of the party’s district co-ordinating committee (DCC) elections, the Daily News On Sunday can reveal. At the centre of the former liberation movement’s latest infighting are allegations that remnants of the party’s…
Sindiso Mhlophe THE United Kingdom (UK) and United States of America (US) have once again accentuated the need for Zimbabwe to implement sound political and economic reforms in order to address the country’s crises and unlock the much-needed international support and investment, the Daily News on Sunday reports. This comes as the government has insisted…
Blessing Masakadza THE case of a seven-year-old Murewa boy allegedly murdered at the behest of his uncle has horrified the nation. The young boy was reportedly waylaid in a garden by a gang before being taken to a nearby mountain where he was cold-heartedly beheaded for suspected ritual purposes. What has irked many Zimbabweans is…
Mugove Tafirenyika IN A dramatic turn of events, frustrated youths from the country’s biggest opposition party, the MDC, last week seized the iconic national headquarters, the Morgan Richard Tsvangirai (MRT) House, demanding dialogue between interim president Thokozani Khupe and bitter rival Nelson Chamisa. Khupe and Chamisa have been at each’s throats since the…
Tarisai Machakaire STAFF WRITER machakairet@dailynews.co.zwUNLESS brawling MDC leaders end their futile wars soon, Nelson Chamisa will not be able to participate in the party’s leadership contests when the court-directed extra-ordinary congress gets underway at the end of the year, the Daily News reports. The party’s interim leadership led by Thokozani Khupe, pictured, emphasised at a…
