Blessings Mashaya SENIOR STAFF WRITER mashayab@dailynews.co.zw THE prices of basic consumer goods should start to come down in the coming months following the recent introduction of the foreign currency auction system and other measures aimed at stabilising the country’s economy, the governor of the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) John Mangudya, pictured, has said. Addressing…
THE leader of Transform Zimbabwe and also the main organiser of the planned July 31 mass demonstrations, Jacob Ngarivhume, was arrested yesterday. This comes as the government had warned opposition and civil society groups behind the planned protests that they would be treated like terrorists, and likely end up being jailed. It also comes after…
Mugove Tafirenyika SENIOR STAFF WRITER tafirenyikam@dailynews.co.zw ZIMBABWE’S economy has turned the corner and is set to improve at the beginning of next year following a number of interventions by the government, Finance minister Mthuli Ncube has said. This comes as the country’s economy shrank by eight percent last year, amid fears that it could contract…
Blessing Masakadza STAFF WRITER masakadzab@dailynews.co.zw FORMER Information Communication Technology minister Supa Mandiwanzira, who is facing allegations of criminal abuse of office for allegedly seconding his personal assistant to the board of the Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz) without due process, yesterday demanded his freedom. Mandiwanzira has since filed for exception to the…
INDUSTRY yesterday warned it could be forced to halt operations if the deadly coronavirus continues to infect workers, in a new threat to Zimbabwe’s struggling economy, the Daily News reports. This comes as the lethal virus forced several firms to temporarily close business last week after some of their employees tested positive for the killer…
Myles Matarise STAFF WRITER matarise@dailynews.co.zw AFRICAN Union special envoy Strive Masiyiwa, pictured, has — through the Africa Medical Supplies Platform (AMSP) — sourced drugs to treat one million African’s affected by the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. The AMSP was launched in June by South Africa’s president Cyril Ramaphosa and the platform has gained traction in sourcing…
A WORKER at the Catholic Cathedral of the Sacred Heart collapsed and died on Thursday night from Covid-19, forcing the church to close indefinitely. According to the cathedral administrator, Father Kennedy Muguti, the church would only re-open after fumigation by the ministry of Health and Child Care. Muguti said the worker had co-morbidities. “We are…
THE Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) has lifted the lid on a US$62 000 fuel smuggling scam in which clearing agents were evading duty by misrepresenting fuel imports as duty free crude soya oil. Two clearing agents — Malvern Mugoki, 38, and Wellington Kasalaweka, 34, of Vernson Freight (Pvt) Ltd were on Saturday arraigned before Mutare…
Blessings Mashaya SENIOR STAFF WRITER mashayab@dailynews.co.zw THE situation in hospitals across the country is dire as some maternity units are now operating without nurses who are on strike, the Zimbabwe Senior Hospitals Doctors Association (SHDA) has said. SHDA said as a result, doctors cannot continue to come to work. “The situation in hospitals today is…
Blessings Mashaya SENIOR STAFF WRITER mashayab@dailynews.co.zw JITTERY authorities have once again warned the opposition and civil society groups planning to hold unsanctioned mass demonstrations on July 31 that they will be treated like terrorists and likely end up being jailed, the Daily News reports. This comes as the organisers of the protests have vowed to…
