KETTY NYONI THE Harare City Council (HCC) says its operations are being affected by non-payment of bills as the local authority is owed nearly $28 billion by residents, industry and the government, among others. This comes as the local authority has been criticised for running down the capital city taking the glow away from its…
Brighton MuronzereyiSTAFF WRITERmuronzereyib@dailynews.co.zw VICE President Constantino Chiwenga has dismissed claims that he is unwell and waiting for surgery at the Trauma Centre hospital in Harare. This comes after Chiwenga was seen visiting the elite health facility on Thursday, leading to speculation that he was seeking medical attention there for an undefined stomach complication which required…
ZIMBABWE export proceeds have increased by 47,3 percent for the first half of the year, Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe governor John Mangudya, has said. In his midterm monetary policy statement on Thursday, Mangudya highlighted that that country foreign currency receipts increased this year with diaspora remittances the second top foreign currency earner. “Total foreign currency…
Rumbidzai NgwenyaSTAFF WRITERngwenyar@dailynews.co.zwPRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa, pictured, has called upon academics to do rigorous research to further inform economic policy decisions in the country. This comes as the country’s economy continues to tank with prices of basic goods soaring despite the government putting in place several economic measures to stabilise them. Speaking at the official opening…
Dionne KanyowaSTAFF WRITERkanyowad@dailynews.co.zw INCARCERATED opposition legislator Job Sikhala has faced another setback in his freedom bid as his bail appeal on his fresh charge of obstructing the course of justice was postponed by the High Court due to some missing documents in his record from the Harare Magistrates’ Courts. Yesterday, his lawyer Beatrice Mtetwa appeared…
Brandon JosphatSTAFF WRITERjosphatbl@dailynews.co.zw ZANU PF has deployed politburo and central committee members to supervise today’s war veterans league district elections. This comes as the party is adding the war veteran league to its structures and there will be 40 positions that will be up for grabs from district level up to the national executive.Speaking during…
Dionne Kanyowa A HARARE businessman’s attempt to get US$100 000 in damages from Lafarge Cement over late delivery of cement which he alleges caused him financial loss was quashed by the High Court for want of proof. In a judgment on Wednesday, Justice Gladys Mhuri found that Conscious Mativenga did not have a watertight case…
ECONET Wireless Zimbabwe deputy chief executive officer Roy Chimanikire clinched two top awards at the Director of the Year Awards (DOYA) ceremony that was hosted by the Institute of Directors Zimbabwe (IoDZ) in Harare recently. Chimanikire walked away with the overall Director of the Year Award as well as the Director of the Year in…
A SHOCKING number of women are shot dead by their partners in Zimbabwe every year — 11 in the first half of this year alone — prompting authorities to review the licensing of firearms to individuals in the country. The horrifying statistics emerged last night on independent national commercial television station 3Ktv’s hard-hitting and widely-followed…
AUTHORITIES are stepping up their efforts to stabilise the prices of basic goods in the country, with Treasury recently announcing further new measures to tame the rampant foreign currency parallel market. In this regard, Finance permanent secretary George Guvamatanga has temporarily suspended the disbursement of funds to all ministries, constitutional commissions and other government departments…
