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THE Zimbabwe Council for Higher Education (ZIMCHE), a parastatal responsible for the accreditation of universities, has de-registered seven foreign higher education institutions. This comes barely less than a week after ZIMCHE announced that the International Institute of Philanthropy (IIP) was not registered and not authorised to issue honorary degrees. In a statement yesterday, ZIMCHE warned…

BY RUTENDO NGARA ZANU PF says it has neither discussed nor suggested in any way that President Emmerson Mnangagwa should extend his term in office. So says the party’s director for information, Farai Marapira, who also asserts that the raging tittle-tattle in the country around Mnangagwa’s possible stay in office beyond 2028 is being fuelled…

AUTHORITIES yesterday poohpoohed claims that they ill-treated American citizens who were deported after recently travelling to the country. This comes after Washington accused Harare of violating international law following the deportation of United States Agency for International Development (USAid) workers. USAid claimed that the affected workers were subjected to “overnight detention, transportation in unsafe conditions,…

By Ketty Nyoni THE Consumer Protection Commission (CPC) says it has fined over 2 000 businesses across the country for various offences, including selling expired or substandard goods. This was confirmed to the Daily News On Sunday by the commission’s public affairs manager, Kudakwashe Mudereri. “As a consumer protection body, we are alive to the…

PARLIAMENT is set to write warning letters to ministers who fail to come for sittings with some senior government officials going for more than six months without providing responses to written questions from backbenchers. Speaking in the National Assembly last week, Zanu PF chief whip Pupurai Togarepi said it was appropriate for Parliament to take…

THE Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC) has implored authorities to invest more in women initiatives in order to improve their lives. In a statement to mark the International Women’s Day on Friday, the commission said investing in women was not only an economic imperative, but also a critical enabler in advancing human rights. “Women’s empowerment…

THE Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) will not participate in the upcoming by-elections, as it is focusing its efforts on stabilising the party and the institution of key electoral reforms in the country. In that regard, the party confirmed yesterday that one of its vice presidents and former Harare East MP, Tendai Biti, would not…

AUTHORITIES have given the green light to companies and individuals with free funds to import grain without paying duty, as the country moves to avert hunger. This was confirmed by Finance minister Mthuli Ncube yesterday, after he signed a US$17,4 million grant from Japan in Harare for the further improvement of the country’s road infrastructure….

Ketty NyoniSTAFF WRITERnyonik@dailynews.co.zw PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has called for meaningful dialogue between the government and the business sector to deal with the current economic challenges in the country. Speaking at the second edition of the ED Mnangagwa Business Summit 2024 in Harare yesterday, Mnangagwa said there was a need for both the public and private…