THE government’s desperate efforts to feed millions of Zimbabweans who are staring starvation are encountering significant challenges, after the World Food Programme (WFP) warned yesterday that it could reduce its assistance if it fails to get US$100 million immediately, the Daily News reports. This comes as the government is battling massive shortages of grain, which…
ETHANOL producer Green Fuel Private Limited dismissed recent allegations by suspended Zanu PF secretary for the commissariat Godfrey Tsenengamu that the company was engaged in corrupt and unethical business practices to obtain a monopoly in ethanol blending. Tsenengamu, together with former deputy secretary of Zanu PF youth league Lewis Matutu, accused Billy Rautenbach, owner of…
THE prospects for direct talks between President Emmerson Mnangagwa and opposition leader Nelson Chamisa — to end Zimbabwe’s growing political and economic crises — appear to be dead in the water, the Daily News can reveal. This comes after the government vetoed former South African president Thabo Mbeki’s now anaemic mediation efforts yesterday, which have…
AMID the country’s worsening political and economic crises, many Zimbabweans said yesterday that they remembered the enduring “humanity, heroics and patriotism” of the late opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai — who died two years ago today, the Daily News reports. This comes as the momentum for the much-needed dialogue between President Emmerson Mnangagwa and Tsvangirai’s successor…
FORMER Health minister David Parirenyatwa yesterday lost his bid to be discharged at the close of abuse of office case after a court ruled that he has a case to answer. Parirenyatwa is being accused of corruptly directing NatPharm board chairperson George Washaya to end Flora Nancy Sifeku’s contract with the organisation as managing director…
WORLD Bank country senior economist Stella Ilieva yesterday painted a gloomy picture of the Zimbabwean economy which she said deteriorated sharply over the last two years, leaving 5,5 million people poorer. She chillingly warned that Zimbabwe’s “poverty is likely to increase” unless the government puts in place mechanisms that would ensure prices of goods and…
POLICE are still conducting extra-territorial investigations on Vice President Constantino Chiwenga’s estranged wife, Marry’s attempted murder and externalisation cases, the court heard yesterday. Marry was back in court yesterday and appeared before the deputy chief magistrate Chrispen Mberewere who also heard her assault case. The attempted murder, externalisation and fraud cases were moved to March…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has conceded that little has been done to address the issues affecting Matabeleland region nearly a year after he met Civic Society Organisations (CSOs) operating here. Last March, Mnangagwa met CSOs working under the banner of Matabeleland Collective at Bulawayo State House to discuss issues affecting the region. The engagement was anchored…
THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe last night dismissed social media reports that it had devalued local currency. In a statement, central bank governor John Mangudya said the public should disregard “with the contempt it deserves, the false and mischievous article”. “The intention of such disinformation is to cause panic and despondency, and ultimately destabilise the…
ZIMBABWE Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) chairperson Loice Matanda-Moyo has refuted claims by Prosecutor-General Kumbirai Hodzi that the corruption buster has been captured by cartels. Hodzi recently alleged in Bulawayo that some sections in the Judiciary, the Zimbabwe Republic Police, the National Prosecuting Authority and Zacc had been ensnared by cartels. But speaking to journalists at the…
