Rutendo NgaraSTAFF WRITERngarar@dailynews.co.zw THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) says it will keep a tight leash on monetary policy, as the apex bank seeks to curb inflation, reduce the volatility of the local currency and stabilise the economy. This comes as the Zimbabwe dollar continues to recover against the greenback on the black market, with…
RIOT police had to be called in yesterday after a parliamentary portfolio committee on Youth conducting a public hearing on the National Youth Service (NYS) Bill here was violently disrupted by Zanu PF youth who felt that one of the contributors had disrespected their party. Zanu PF Bulawayo provincial youth chairperson Freedom Murechu yesterday confirmed…
Hazel MarimbizaBin BULAWAYOBULAWAYO councillors have raised concern over the low turnout of residents for ongoing budget consultation meetings saying this defeats the whole purpose of seeking their input. The snub was despite prior calls by the Bulawayo Progressive Residents Association urging residents to participate in the budget consultations as they were major stakeholders in deciding…
Brighton MuronzereyiSTAFF WRITERmuronzereyib@dailynews.co.zw THE Grain Marketing Board (GMB) has so far purchased grain worth $17 billion from farmers to take the country’s maize stocks to 435 489 metric tonnes as of last week on Thursday while traditional grains were at 64 716 metric tonnes. Addressing a post-Cabinet media briefing yesterday, Information minister Monica Mutsvangwa said…
PERMANENT secretary in the ministry of Finance George Guvamatanga yesterday accused hotels in Harare of overcharging the government for parliamentarians’ accommodation. This comes after some MPs two weeks ago failed to check into hotels after the government delayed in making payments amid concerns by lawmakers that they were being reduced to subjects of public ridicule….
THE Consumer Council of Zimbabwe (CCZ) says it has begun to witness welcome reductions in the prices of some basic goods — including cooking oil and flour — on the back of falling month-on-month inflation and the easing foreign currency parallel market. At the same time, many Zimbabweans who spoke to the Daily News yesterday,…
ZENGEZA West MP Job Sikhala has launched a fresh bail bid in a case in which he is accused of obstruction of justice. Sikhala is alleged to have recorded a video and uploaded it online while addressing mourners at one Moreblessing Ali’s funeral, claiming that she had been murdered by Zanu PF supporters, which the…
THE country’s agriculture sector has grown by 36 percent this year to reach US$8.1 billion as the country is on track to transform the sector. Speaking to the media in Harare yesterday during the handover of riding kits to extension workers, permanent secretary in the ministry of Agriculture, John Bhasera said the country managed to…
Rutendo NgaraSTAFF WRITERngarar@dailynews.co.zw TEACHERS unions say failure by the government to address their salaries grievances will force them to go on industrial action as schools open next week. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, union leaders concurred that industrial action was imminent and that they were working on the form of their action. Zimbabwe Teachers Association…
MATERNAL mortality ratio in Zimbabwe has dropped following United Nations (UN) intervention, a latest report reveals. In the report, the UN said the maternal mortality ratio decreased from 614 per 100 000 live births in 2014 to 462 per 100 000 live births in 2021.“The decrease is attributable to the procurement of essential equipment to…
