THE Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) has said it cannot continue with dialogue because Tripartite Negotiating Forum (TNF) meetings are not yielding anything, the Daily News can report. ZCTU president Peter Mutasa yesterday said they are now ready to confront the relevant authorities through protests. “We have closed the chapter of negotiations. We have…
THE Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz) has encouraged farmers to embrace technology to revive the country’s economy. Speaking at World Consumer Rights Day 2020 celebrations on Monday, Potraz head of consumer affairs and publicity George Manyaya — speaking on behalf of the authority’s director-general, Gift Machengete — encouraged consumers to embrace technology…
A HARARE lawyer has approached the High Court seeking an order to suspend public hearings of the Constitutional Amendment Bill No.2 because of the deadly coronavirus, which has killed thousands of people across the globe. In the urgent chamber application, Sikhumbuzo Mpofu cited National Assembly Speaker Jacob Mudenda, Clerk of Parliament Kennedy Chokuda, Justice minister…
Sindiso Mhlophe and Mugove Tafirenyika STAFF WRITERS PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday came under fire for holding a mass gathering in Nyakomba Village in Nyanga, where he was commissioning a US$15 million pump house venture between Zimbabwe and Japan, barely 24 hours after banning public meetings of more than 100 people over the deadly coronavirus. …
THE government has offered former vice president Phelekezela Mphoko $765 706,58 as pension benefits against his US$320 000 demands. This comes after Mphoko approached the court declaring government’s decision to withhold his US$320 000 pension illegal and unconstitutional. In his application, Mphoko cited Chief Secretary in the Office of the President and Cabinet Misheck Sibanda,…
EMIRATES Airways has suspended flights between Harare-Lusaka-Dubai for the period March 20, 2020 to May 20, 2020, owing to the current challenging global environment. Globally, several airlines have grounded their flights due to the outbreak of the coronavirus, which has since been declared a global pandemic while others announced new flight reductions as more countries…
LOCAL authorities across the country are bracing for the coronavirus outbreak by intensifying preparedness and response measures despite Zimbabwe being in the clear for now, the Daily News reports. Harare City Council has partnered with Ecosure and distributed foot pedalled hand washing basins for the city’s busy areas to fight the spread of Covid-19, while Chitungwiza municipality…
SPEAKER of the National Assembly Jacob Mudenda has slammed Zanu PF MPs for disrupting Parliament’s portfolio committee meetings chaired by MDC legislators saying the development contradicted President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s vision. There was drama in Parliament last week after Zanu PF MPs disrupted proceedings of the portfolio committee on Public Accounts demanding that MDC MP for…
THE late Tandewu Mugodhi’s sons Washington, Innocent and Enock, have approached the High Court seeking the dismissal of an application filed by a rival group led by Tonnie Sigauke, claiming he had abandoned the case by failing to file an answering affidavit in the case. Sigauke and Mugodhi’s sons are embroiled in a leadership wrangle…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa, pictured, yesterday introduced a raft of measures aimed at mitigating the effects of the deadly coronavirus pandemic that is wreaking havoc around the world, the Daily News reports. Among the tough measures that he took were an immediate ban on all public gatherings of more than 100 people for the next 60…
