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INDEPENDENT presidential candidate Saviour Kasukuwere says he has embarked on an underground campaign after dumping the traditional culture of holding rallies. Addressing the media in Harare yesterday, Kasukuwere’s spokesperson Jacqueline Sande said they had already embarked on a mobilisation drive across the country using the new approach. “Kasukuwere is coming soon and we understand that…

By Brandon Josphat and Brighton Muronzereyi LIFE continues to get more bearable for poor consumers as the prices of many basic goods maintain their downward trajectory of the past few weeks. This comes as the hitherto cheerless Zimbabwe dollar continues to strengthen against major currencies on both the official and parallel markets, on the back…

By Yvonne Ncubein BULAWAYO   CALLS for mental health awareness campaigns for men have intensified as male suicide rates in Bulawayo increase. This comes after police in the second capital launched investigations this week into three separate cases of sudden deaths by hanging recorded in three days.Bulawayo male artists have since come up with a…

BULAWAYO High Court Judge Bongani Ndlovu has reserved judgment in a case where 12 registered voters in Bulawayo are challenging the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec)’s decision to accept nomination papers of political party members who filed their papers outside the time frames. The Nomination Court sat on June 21 to accept papers from aspiring candidates…

Brandon Josphat josphatbl@dailynews.co.zw THE government has given public entities the green light to pay salaries partly in US dollars, albeit only up to a maximum of 40 percent, with the rest paid in local currency. This comes after workers have demanded that their remuneration be paid in foreign currency amid rising inflation and instability of…

POLITICAL parties yesterday endorsed civil society organisation, 4H Zimbabwe’s peace charter as efforts to have violence free elections intensify ahead of next month’s polls. Some of the parties which endorsed the charter include Zanu PF, Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC), MDC, Free Zimbabwe Congress, Front for Economic Emancipation in Zimbabwe (FEEZ) and National Constitutional Assembly…

Rutendo NgaraSTAFF WRITERngarar@dailynews.co.zw THE Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) has raised concerns over the 2023 voters roll released last week by the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec), claiming its credibility is questionable as the opposition has failed to audit, analyse and print it. Speaking at a press briefing in Harare yesterday, CCC deputy secretary for elections,…

Brandon JosphatSTAFF WRITERjosphatbl@dailynews.co.zw A LOBBY group which promotes the production and use of local products, Buy Zimbabwe, has raised concerns over the increase in the importation of harmful sugar brands by some retail outlets, adding the imports posed health risks to consumers. In a statement yesterday, Buy Zimbabwe general manager, Alois Burutsa, listed nine sugar…