CROP producer prices should be under constant review as long as the country is in a high inflation economic environment, farmers say. This comes as on Tuesday, the government reviewed upwards the producer prices for all crops in a bid to cushion farmers following the drastic fall in the value of the local currency in…
THE government has called for dialogue with teachers’ unions concerning their conditions of service ahead of the opening of the second term next week to avoid disruption of learning through industrial action. This comes as teachers are threatening another crippling strike if their salaries are not adjusted upwards to cushion them from the inflationary environment…
PRESSURE is building within the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) for the party to move with speed to strengthen its governance systems, including putting in place a formal constitution and holding its inaugural congress ahead of the 2023 elections. Party insiders who spoke to the Daily News yesterday said while it was generally accepted that it would…
IT WAS a hive of activity at the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF) yesterday, as the showcase expo opened for business visitors. A visit by the Daily News to the packed exhibition centre revealed the hustle and bustle of this year’s well-patronised fair. Exhibitors oozed confidence, with many saying they were confident of sealing important deals…
THE government has reviewed upwards the producer prices of all crops amid complaints by farmers that they were no longer viable owing to incessant increases in prices of fuel and inputs in the country. Addressing a post-Cabinet media briefing yesterday Information minister Monica Mutsvangwa, pictured, said it had been noted that in order to maintain…
A FORMER soldier from Shurugwi has been jailed for an effective three months after he was arrested while demanding to gain entry into State House. Joseph Muhoni, 36, appeared in court answering to allegations of criminal trespassing which he denied when the trial opened before Harare magistrate Tafadzwa Miti. He was also charged with unlawful…
THE country is hospitalising more Covid-19-vaccinated people because they have other comorbidities, authorities have. National Covid-19 chief coordinator in the president’s office, Agnes Mahomva, pictured, yesterday told the Daily News that vaccination remained the best defence against coronavirus in the world. “It does not necessarily mean that everybody who is admitted is because of the Covid-19, but…
CEO Roundtable, an association of chief executive officers, bankers, investors, board chairpersons and entrepreneurs, will host the third women’s executive leadership roundtable in Kariba during the first week of next month. The premier women’s leadership conference for business, entrepreneurship and women empowerment, which will run from May 4 to 6 at Caribbea Bay, will host…
HARDLINERS within both the ruling Zanu PF and the opposition continue to hinder much-needed national dialogue, which is seen as the only…
AMID a worrying rise in new coronavirus infections in neighbouring South Africa, health experts have once again warned that Zimbabwe is at risk of being hit by a fifth wave of the pandemic. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, they said this was especially so because of the significant movement of people between Zimbabwe and South Africa,…
