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THE Speaker of the National Assembly, Jacob Mudenda, is eyeing the presidency of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU). The Geneva-based IPU is an international organisation of national parliaments and its primary purpose is to promote democratic governance, accountability, and cooperation among its members. The term of office of the current IPU president, Duarte Pacheco, ends in…

INDEPENDENT presidential candidate Saviour Kasukuwere wants the High Court not to entertain lawyer Lovedale Mangwana, who is seeking an order barring him from contesting the August 23 election, saying he failed to provide evidence of him being a non-Zimbabwean resident for a period of 18 months. In his opposing papers filed by his lawyer, Harrison…

By Cloud Fusire THE Chevrons will take on Scotland in a high-stakes match between the two teams at the ongoing ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Qualifier in Bulawayo today. After winning five consecutive matches, Zimbabwe suffered a crushing defeat in their last game at the hands of Sri Lanka — who have qualified for the…

A WATERFALLS man gave a suspected conman his Mercedes Benz vehicle worth US$12 000 in exchange for a non-existent residential stand in Chitungwiza, a Harare magistrate heard yesterday. The suspected conman, Brian Ncube, 39, appeared before magistrate Dennis Mangosi yesterday and was charged with fraud before he was remanded in custody. He will be back…

By Blessings Mashaya and Brighton Murozoreyi BOTH consumer watchdogs and economic experts are increasingly confident that the Zimbabwe dollar and prices of basic goods will stabilise if authorities persevere with current policies. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, they also commended the government for pursuing prudent fiscal and monetary policies at the moment, despite the…

ZANU PF has issued a stern warning to its members, saying the governing party has enough support to win the coming elections and that any form of violence will only spoil its pending victory. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, Zanu PF secretary for security Lovemore Matuke said there was no room for perpetrators of violence in…

By Ketty NyoniSTAFF WRITER AUTHORITIES have urged parents, teachers and learners to make use of resources within their budgets for the Continuous Assessment Learning Activity (Cala) projects. This comes after parents have rejected Cala calling on the Education ministry officials to scrap it, arguing it is expensive and overburdened schoolchildren. Cala is any learning activity…

THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) is lobbying Parliament to intervene and push for government to resolve the shortage of nurses at its health facilities as the brain drain in the medical sector is negatively affecting health provisions for local residents. According to the latest council minutes, councillor Siboniso Khumalo said the shortage of health workers…

ZIMBABWE’S foreign currency receipts increased by 4.26 percent to US$4.64 billion for the first five months of this year, compared to US$4.45 billion during the same time, a senior central bank official has said. In 2022, foreign currency receipts were the highest ever after reaching US$11.6 billion. Director for economic research and policy at the…

AUTHORITIES should not tinker with Zimbabwe’s current relative economic stability, which has seen the prices of basic goods in the country holding steady in recent days. This is the considered advice of prominent economist Eddie Cross to the government, who adds that having prudent, consistent and predictable policies in place will lift the country and…