FINANCE minister Mthuli Ncube says authorities are putting in place systems to deal with private companies fleecing the government through overpricing goods they supply to various ministries and departments. This comes as the government unearthed irregular pricing of goods and in some cases suppliers quoted a 2kg chicken at US$30 and a bag of cement…
PUBLIC sector workers are ratcheting up their push for new salary increases and improved working conditions, with their unions threatening at the weekend to go on strike unless authorities address their demands soon. Cecilia Alexander, the president of the Zimbabwe Confederation of Public Sector Trade Unions (ZCPSTU) — the apex union for civil servants —…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa is more concerned about uplifting the lives of all Zimbabweans rather than obsessing about Western sanctions, presidential spokesperson George Charamba has said. Speaking to the Daily News On Sunday yesterday, the plain spoken Charamba added that the government had taken a deliberate decision to concentrate on growing the country’s economy in spite…
THE crunch 2023 national elections are further fraying the perfunctory ties between Harare and Washington, amid suggestions that their lukewarm relationship will get worse in the short to medium term. This comes after the United States of America (USA) criticised the government’s unwillingness this week to give opposition parties unfettered liberty to campaign ahead of…
THERE is gnashing of teeth in Zanu PF after the party set tough eligibility conditions for all its members who want to be elected into its powerful central committee. This has seen aspiring candidates being required to have served the former liberation movement for at least 15 consecutive years, which effectively shuts out all returning…
PREMIER Service Holdings Company (PSHC) and Premier Service Medical Investment (PSMI) bosses accused of diverting over US$100 000 and over $14 million in holiday allowances for board members have been freed on $50 000 bail each. PSHC chief executive and group strategy and performance executive Farai Muchena and Victor Chaipa were charged together with PSMI…
THE National Peace and Reconciliation Commission (NPRC) has begun consultations with political parties, as it ramps up its efforts to stem violence ahead of next year’s crunch elections. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, NPRC spokesperson Obert Gutu, also said the consultations were being held ahead of the signing of a peace pledge which all…
THE government has put non-governmental organisations (NGOs) under the radar after setting up committees to monitor their operations in each district across the country. This comes after the government recently introduced the Private Voluntary Organisation (PVO) Amendment Bill which seeks to regulate the operations of civil society organisations. Speaking in the Senate on Thursday, deputy…
IT REMAINS to be seen whether a cordial interaction between President Emmerson Mnangagwa and former British Prime Minister Tony Blair in Rwanda this week will help to mend Zimbabwe’s frosty relationship with the United Kingdom (UK). This comes after the two men appeared to go out of their way to be nice to each other…
IT IS looking increasingly unlikely that the ruling Zanu PF and the opposition will agree on much-debated electoral reforms ahead of the fast-approaching 2023 harmonised elections. This has caught the under-pressure opposition on the horns of a dilemma — where they have to choose between two equally difficult choices: to participate in, or to boycott…
