ZIMBABWEANS frantically trying to protect their savings from a collapsing currency have driven the country’s main stock index up by 600percent this…
IT IS palpable the economy is going haywire and the situation is worsened by the blame-game now at play between the government on one side, industry and commerce on the other end. The Zimbabwe dollar has been dramatically tumbling on both the official foreign currency auction floor and the underground market. In some cases one…
A STRUGGLING economy, a shrinking civic space, propaganda, an electoral body under fire and disinformation have all come to the fore ahead…
BY CLOUD FUSIRE & EMMANUEL MARAMBE THE recent untimely suspension of local Premier Soccer League action was prompted by the need to find a neutral solution to an uncomfortable catch-22 situation that came about as a result of the venue’s custodians, the Sports and Recreation Commission (SRC)’s, imposition of a stadium ban on fans and…
THE Judicial Service Commission (JSC) says its ongoing decentralisation of courts programmes countrywide will ensure every citizen gets access to justice without hindrances. Speaking during the JSC 13th anniversary celebrations in Harare yesterday JSC head of corporate services Daniel Nemukuyu said the commission was committed to continue promoting and facilitating accountability of the judiciary in…
BY BRANDON JOSPHAT AND RUTENDO NGARA AS AUTHORITIES battle to curb the ever skyrocketing prices of basic goods in the country, experts and various interest groups have reiterated the need for continuous dialogue among key stakeholders to restore normalcy in the economy. Speaking to the Daily News On Sunday at the weekend, as the government’s…
YVONNE NCUBEin BULAWAYO THE Bulawayo city fathers have raised concern over the silence by its parking management partner Tendy Three Investments (TTI), over part of its mandate to rehabilitate roads in the city centre. According to the latest special council meeting minutes, councillors said they expected TTI to direct part of the revenue generated from…
BY CLOUD FUSIRE HARARE Schools Dominican Convent and St George’s College dominated the Arundel School ATS Chess tournament held in the capital yesterday. The Ramesh Kewada-sponsored tournament saw over 300 players drawn from 23 learning institutions from around the country battling for silverware. But it was the senior girls defending champions Dominican Convent High A…
BY RUTENDO NGARA THE United Nations Children Fund (Unicef) says at least three million people out of which two million are children are in need of humanitarian assistance in the country this year. In its latest report titled humanitarian situation report released on June 5, Unicef said at least US$30 million is required to alleviate…
YVONNE NCUBEin BULAWAYO THE Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) says it has no qualms with the attempt by the government to demand a certain level of education for aspiring councillors. This comes after the government early this month announced that they were finalising a new law to bar politicians without tertiary education qualifications from running for…
