INDEPENDENT Norton legislator, Temba Mliswa, says authorities are between a rock and a hard place as they map the way forward in the wake of the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission’s (Zec) draft delimitation report. Speaking last night on national television station 3Ktv’s widely-followed current affairs programme, Vantage, the free-spirited Mliswa also said it was crucial that…
THE Zimbabwe Schools Examination Council (Zimsec) has completed the marking of the 2022 Ordinary Level examinations and is now making final assessments of the results before their release. The 2022 ‘O’ Level examinations were marred by serious leakages, with pupils, teachers and headmaster, among others, who were implicated in the scam being arrested while candidates caught…
TURMOIL is brewing in the opposition MDC after the party on Monday suspended former vice-president Elias Mudzuri, pictured, and six other senior party officials for undermining leadership and derailing the 2023 election campaign. National chairperson Solomon Chikohwero confirmed the suspensions. “The Movement for Democratic Change has with effect today the 16th of January 2023 suspended…
THE Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) has shifted its focus and will now only investigate fraud cases involving over US$100 000. In an interview with the Daily News yesterday, Zacc chairperson Loice Matanda Moyo said: “Zacc will be going for cases where potential or actual prejudice is a minimum of US$100 000, that means in our investigations, we are…
TEACHERS’ UNIONS will raise concerns with government representatives at the next National Joint Negotiating Council (NJNC) meeting about what safeguards the State is putting in place to protect teachers from political violence, particularly in rural communities. Zimbabwe is expected to hold general elections later this year, but teacher groupings are wary that teachers might…
GIRLS outclassed boys in the 2022 Advanced Level results that were released yesterday. This was confirmed by the chairperson of the Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (Zimsec), Eddie Mwenje, when he addressed the media in Harare. “The total number of female school candidates who sat for two or more subjects in November 2022 ‘A’ level examinations…
ZANU PF says it respects the constitutional process currently under way in Parliament over the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec)’s delimitation report and will accept the outcome of the proceedings. Speaking last night on independent national television station 3KTV’s widely-followed current affairs programme, Vantage, Zanu PF director of information Tafadzwa Mugwadi also said all those who…
THE Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) has increased its asset recovery and forfeiture target for this year from US$40 million to US$1 billion as part of its anti-corruption drive. In an interview with the Daily News yesterday, Zacc spokesperson Thandiwe Mlobane said the antigraft body had realised that there were more assets stashed outside the country….
THE State-run Zimbabwe National Water Authority (Zinwa) says it will take legal action in a bid to recover over $12 billion it is owed by ratepayers, including government departments, parastatals and local authorities. In an interview with the Daily News yesterday, Zinwa acting corporate communications manager Tsungirirai Shoriwa said the huge debt was seriously affecting…
THE Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc), together with police and the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ)’s Financial Intelligence Unit, is looking into bank accounts holding significant foreign currency. Zacc spokesperson Thandiwe Mlobane told the Daily News yesterday that this was part of ongoing efforts to combat rampant corruption in the country. She said Zacc was targeting…
