© PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangag- wa yesterday insisted he would not dialogue with the opposition MDC led by Nelson Chamisa outside the Political Actors Dialogue (Polad) to resolve the country’s political and economic crises. This comes after Chamisa last week ruled out joining Polad, arguing the political dispute was be- tween his party and Mnangagwa’s ruling…
© SIX months after the government’s ill-advised ban of the general use of the United States dollar in the country, the much coveted green-back is coming back with a bang with many businesses now openly opting to charge and sell their goods in that currency, the Daily News On Sunday reports. All this is happening notwith-…
© OUTSPOKEN Nhlanhlayamangwe Ndiweni, who was recently dethroned by the government as Ntabazinduna chief, has accused the Zanu PF government of corrupting the judiciary system in the country. Ndiweni said his incarceration last August at Kha- mi Maximum Security Prison after being sentenced to 18 months’ imprisonment, along with 23 other vil- lagers for destroying…
© ZANU PF youths have embraced prospects of bilat- eral talks between President Emmerson Mnangagwa and opposition MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa in order to resolve the eco- nomic crisis that the country is facing. Following a visit by former South African president Thabo Mbeki this week, the ruling party’s deputy youth league deputy secretary…
© AIR traffic controllers yesterday went on strike pressing for improved remuneration and working conditions, resulting in the grounding of several flights at the Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport. The traffic controllers’ employer, the Civil Aviation Authority of Zimbabwe (CAAZ), confirmed the flight disruptions. [GoogleAd] “The Civil Aviation Authority of Zimbabwe wishes to advise the…
© PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday blasted public prosecutors for derailing efforts to fight corruption by, among other things, presenting weak arguments in court and taking too long to prosecute. Mnangagwa said this during a symposium organised by Trans- parency International Zimbabwe (TIZ), Africa Parliamentarians Network Against Corruption (Apnac) and the Zimbabwe Anti- Corruption Commission (Zacc)…
© GOVERNMENT is reviving the jatropha project in a bid to solve the fuel crisis in the country, deputy Energy minister Magna Mudyiwa has revealed. The jatropha enterprise was first intro- duced in 2012, but failed to yield any positive results because of lack of funding. Speaking in the Senate, Mudyiwa said the government is…
© THE Primary and Secondary Educa- tion ministry has condemned schools that are withholding Grade 7 results over pupils’ non- payment of school fees, the Daily News can report. The ministry said pupils are not responsible for paying fees and have the right to education. This was said by acting Primary and Secondary Education minister…
© HARARE City Council has banned all housing co-operatives from charging administration fees to their members, the Daily News can report. The council said that former co-operatives and pay schemes members who had paid their land intrinsic value should sign indi- vidual agreements of sale with council. [GoogleAd] In 2016, council approved a Housing pay…
© OVER eight million Zimbabweans will suf- fer from hunger next month if the World Food Programme (WFP) fails to get US$211 million fund- ing needed for food security in the country, it has emerged. The WFP is seek- ing the money after it decided to expand its food assistance programme to hunger- stricken Zimbabweans…
