AMID claims that Zimbabwe loses millions of American dollars every year to money laundering, authorities say they have investigated more than 5 000 cases of suspicious financial transactions so far in 2021. Among those who have faced probes by the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) and the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) are bank executives, money transfer…
THE political life of the under-siege Masvingo Zanu PF provincial chairperson and resident minister, Ezra Chadzamira, now appears to be hanging by a thread. This comes as more demonstrations by ruling party supporters are being staged against him, amid escalating allegations of corruption and claims that he is dividing Zanu PF in the region. It…
THE government is currently not contemplating re-introducing a hard national coronavirus lockdown to contain rising cases of the lethal respiratory disease in the country. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, the national Covid-19 co-ordinator in President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s office, Agnes Mahomva, said authorities had gained enough experience to appreciate that hard lockdowns disrupted businesses and livelihoods terribly….
RELATIONS between Harare and London — which had lately showed signs of thawing — are regressing, with both sides increasingly taking hardline stances towards each other again. Political analysts who spoke to the Daily News yesterday attributed the fresh tensions between the two sides to Zimbabwe’s fast-approaching 2023 national elections and the pressure that UK Prime Minister…
MANY Zimbabweans, including labour and business leaders, say authorities have scored an “own goal” following Tuesday night’s introduction of contentious new coronavirus testing and quarantine measures by the government. They said the new measures — which require both returning residents and international visitors to get a PCR test upon their arrival in the country and…
POLICE have escalated their investigations into the death of prominent businessman Douglas Munatsi, who lost his life in a mysterious fire at his Harare apartment over the weekend. This comes as close family friends told the Daily News yesterday that some of the 59-year-old Munatsi’s personal gadgets, including his mobile phones, have so far not been accounted…
A TOP Harare private school has suspended some classes for its junior section after recording a high number of coronavirus cases. This comes amid reports that two other private schools in the capital have also suspended lessons due to the resurgent pandemic. At the same time, 157 learners at Masvingo Teachers College have also tested…
THE family of the late former president Robert Mugabe says all is well after authorities and traditional leaders finally filled up the grave that he was supposed to be reburied in at the National Heroes Acre in Harare. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, Mugabe’s eldest nephew, Leo, said Chief Zvimba and headman Johannes Karigamombe were present…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa’s administration is working on complying with the conditions set for it to re-join the Commonwealth, including engaging the United Kingdom (UK) on the matter, a top government official has said. This comes as Number 10 Downing Street has also said it was ready to improve relations with Harare as long as political…
THE government is contemplating engaging South African authorities over the fate of over 200 000 migrants whose Zimbabwean Exemption Permits (ZEPs), which end on December 31, will not be renewed. This comes as the South African government on Thursday announced that the ZEP holders need to apply for other permits or return to Zimbabwe. While…
