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ALL eyes are now on authorities as the controversy over the delimitation exercise conducted by the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) continues to rage, amid calls for Parliament to discard the report. This comes as political analysts say both Parliament and the executive arm of government are caught in a double bind over the contentious report,…

By Nyasha Kunyiswa THE ministry of Primary and Secondary Education says it will soon review its much-criticised Continuous Assessment Learning Activity (Cala) curriculum to meet global trends. This comes as Cala’s current cycle is scheduled to end this year, with the programme having been introduced by the government in 2015. Speaking at the presentation of…

By Rutendo Ngara TWO more people died on Saturday evening in Chegutu, Mashonaland West, and 15 were injured when a bus they were travelling in while it was raining collided with another vehicle. This brings the total death since the start of heavy rains across the country last Thursday to six. Speaking to the Daily…

By Yvonne Ncube A 38-YEAR-OLD woman from Sotshangane Flats, Nguboyenja in Bulawayo, took her husband to court for stealing her money and spending it with his second wife. Vimbayi Musengeyi hauled her husband Tapiwa Musengeyi before Bulawayo magistrate Malvin Shortgame on charges of stealing US$450 and R2000 from her savings. Tapiwa pleaded guilty to the…

BLESSINGS MASHAYA & BRANDON JOSPHAT THE Zimbabwe Council of Churches (ZCC) has added its voice to calls by some opposition parties to have this year’s harmonised elections postponed so that much-needed national dialogue can take place first. Speaking to the Daily News On Sunday yesterday, ZCC president Ignatius Makumbe said such envisaged inclusive engagement still…

A FAMILY of six last December required more than $355 000 a month for basic commodities, an increase, according to the Consumer Council of Zimbabwe (CCZ) of 14 percent from November and attributed to impulse buying during the festive season. “The cost of living as measured by CCZ’s low income urban earner monthly basket for…

BY KETTY NYONI & BRANDON JOSPHAT STRESSED parents say they are struggling to buy required uniforms and stationery for their children who are returning to school for the first term as from tomorrow due to rising prices and exorbitant fees. In snap surveys in Harare and Bulawayo by Daily News On Sunday teams yesterday, parents…

BY RUTENDO NGARA THE death toll from the heavy rains the country is receiving has risen to four, leaving a trail of destruction with roofs of homes and schools blown off in most parts, the government has confirmed. An unidentified female head at Bare Secondary School, Mazowe district, Mashonaland Central, died on Friday after a…