THEY figure on Zimbabwe’s national flag, bank notes and official documents: stone statues representing birds taken away by the European colonialists more than a century ago. The eight original sculptures hold great spiritual value for the people of the southern African nation, and have been made into national emblems. Six of the large carvings were…
ZANU PF’S restructuring in the troublesome provinces of Harare and Bulawayo is happening in fits and starts, with party political commissar Victor Matemadanda, pictured, expressing concern about the threat posed by powerful land barons who want to take up leadership positions. Although the ruling party, which is not popular in urban areas, has set up…
HARARE residents have blasted council over recent astronomical rates hikes, arguing they are anti-poor and should be challenged in a court of law. The uproar came after the Local Government ministry approved the 2020 Harare city budget which saw the local authority quadrupling water charges by 400 percent, raising sewer charges by 300 percent, doubling…
IN what could present the MDC with a fresh headache another opposition party, bearing the name MDC Original, has been registered by the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec). According to a letter that was written by Zec chief elections officer Utoile Silaigwana, pictured, MDC Original is headquartered in Mutare and is now recognised as an official…
THE government is coming under growing pressure to return the country to the general use of multi-currencies anchored by the American dollar, as the prematurely re-introduced Zim dollar continues to plummet on the black market, the Daily News reports. This comes in the wake of under-fire Finance minister Mthuli Ncube’s latest and much-criticised economic measures…
HEALTH experts say the government should ban large gatherings and also stop travellers from countries affected by the coronavirus from entering Zimbabwe, as the pandemic continues to wreak havoc globally, claiming the lives of thousands of people, the Daily News reports. This comes as Zimbabwe is preparing for its 40th national independence celebrations, whose main…
THERE was drama in Parliament yesterday as Zanu PF MPs disrupted proceedings of the portfolio committee on Public Accounts, demanding that MDC MP for Harare East Tendai Biti, pictured, recuses himself from chairing the meeting until his party recognises President Emmerson Mnangagwa as the country’s legitimate leader. The committee was sitting to get explanations from…
THE Law Society of Zimbabwe (LSZ) has taken President Emmerson Mnangagwa to the High Court challenging last year’s presidential decree which introduced the RTGS dollar, saying this deprived the organisation its money which was deposited in United States dollars. In the application, LSZ cited Finance and Economic Development minister Mthuli Ncube, the Reserve Bank of…
A DAY after under-fire Finance minister Mthuli Ncube introduced his latest measures, the country’s thriving foreign currency black market ran amok amid a fresh wave of price hikes of basic consumer goods, the Daily News reports. Observers immediately expressed the fear that things could soon get out of hand in the country if authorities don’t…
IRATE legislators are baying for under-fire Finance minister Mthuli Ncube’s blood — in the wake of his new economic measures which have led to the collapse of the wobbly Zimbabwe dollar and hefty hikes in prices of basic goods. This comes as Ncube himself has readily admitted that the local currency, which he prematurely re-introduced…
