By Ketty Nyoni FEMALE politicians are crying foul over the rampant sexual exploitation of young women in politics. Speaking in Harare yesterday during a workshop on women’s political participation, female politicians said this was one of the major factors hindering women’s full participation in politics. The ongoing workshop is being hosted by Gender and Media…
THE World Food Programme (WFP) has disbursed over US$2 million in cash to over 670 000 vulnerable citizens across Zimbabwe’s 10 provinces between July and December 2022. In its “Zimbabwe Annual Country Report July-December 2022 Highlights” released yesterday, the WFP said its operations in Zimbabwe benefitted vulnerable communities most affected by climate change stresses. “The…
Rutendo Ngara ngarar@dailynews.co.zw DESPITE some efforts by the government to promote fish farming in the country, there is a dire shortage of the product. This comes as Zimbabwe’s local market needs at least 60 000 metric tonnes of fish per year yet the country can currently produce a paltry 18 000 metric tonnes. Speaking to…
CRIMINAL Investigation Department (CID) boss Crispen Charumbira, who was on trial on charges of obstruction of justice and corruption, has been acquitted by a Harare magistrate court. Charumbira was arrested in 2020 facing two counts of attempted obstruction of justice and two counts of obstruction of justice. Alternatively he was being charged with two counts…
THE telecommunications sector last year saw growth in both mobile phone and fixed telephone subscriptions, Internet, data and voice tariffs usage, the Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz) says. In its 2022 annual sector performance report published yesterday, the regulatory authority said it had noted an increase of over 14 million mobile phone…
ALL eyes will be on opposition leader Douglas Mwonzora’s Constitutional Court(ConCourt) application on May 8, challenging the validity of the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission(Zec)’s delimitation report. Should the MDC leader’s ConCourt case be successful, this may not only result in Zec’s muchdebated delimitation report being declared null and void, but could also see the country’s upcoming…
By Brandon Josphats PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa says Zimbabwe will once again hold free and fair elections this year. At the same time, he warned “rogue” elements yesterday against fomenting divisions in the country ahead of, during and after the polls which are expected before the end of August. Speaking in Mt Darwin during the country’s…
THE Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (Zimsec) will embark on a mop up exercise to allow candidates who failed to meet the April 14 registration deadline to pay their examination fees when schools open. In a statement yesterday, Zimsec said the exercise was also meant to enable candidates who paid their examination fees during the holiday…
By Ketty Nyoni THE government has invited civil servants for a National Joint Negotiating Council (NJNC) meeting to discuss their welfare following their threats to storm their employer’s offices. In a Monday letter addressed to the chairperson of Zimbabwe Confederation of Public Sector Trade Unions (ZCPSTU) Cecilia Alexander, the government invited civil servants to a…
By Nyasha Kunyiswa AUTHORITIES yesterday confirmed the country had recorded 102 confirmed cholera cases since the start of the year. The first cholera outbreak in the country this year was first detected on February 12 in Chegutu, Mashonaland West Province. In a statement yesterday, the Health ministry confirmed the latest rising infection figures. “Zimbabwe has…
