© POLICE yesterday banned yet another MDC rally the second in less than a week that was scheduled for Domboshawa, Mashonaland East Province. The Nelson Chamisa-led opposition party had notified the police of its intention to hold the rally in Goromonzi District tomorrow, but the police ruled that the meeting could not go ahead as…
© HEALTH experts say the $6,5 billion budget allocated to the ministry in the 2020 National Budget will not be enough to address the challenges in the sector.NThis comes as Finance minister Mthuli Ncube on Thursday gave the second biggest chunk of the budget to the health sector after the Education ministry, which received $8,5…
© FIDELITY Life Assurance of Zimbabwe has warned the public not to lose money to bogus land developers selling stands at Langford Estates, Harare, which the insurers acquired in 2015. In a statement, they said they have noticed illegal settlers at the estates and urged the public to demand their money back. Fidelity said it…
© ZIMBABWE’S economy is expected to grow by 3 percent in 2020, rebounding from a contraction of 6,5 per- cent this year, Finance minister Mthuli Ncube said yesterday while presenting the national budget. Initially, Ncube had forecast a growth of 4,6 percent premised on improved rains, but updated weather forecasts predict a season of below…
© MACHETE-WIELDING gangs popularly known as Mashurugwi are wreaking havoc in Chegutu West, attacking civilians, following a gold rush in the area, a parliamentarian has said. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, Chegutu West Member of Parliament Dexter Nduna said there was a gold rush in the town, which had seen an increase in criminal…
© ZIMBABWE’S worsening socio-economic crisis is creating a breeding ground for human trafficking, key stakeholders dealing with immigration and human trafficking have revealed. This emerged during a workshop organised by the Arupe Jesuit University in partnership with the African Forum for Catholic Social Teaching (Afcast) Research Unit held in Harare yesterday under the theme “Renewing…
© TEACHERS have written to the government demanding the adjustment of their bonus, saying the 13th cheque would have been wiped out by inflation by the time they receive it. In a letter written to Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare permanent secretary Simon Masanga on November 12, eight teachers’ unions called for an inflation-adjusted…
© GOVERNMENT plans to introduce tighter measures to halt gold leakages as well as address challenges undermining output, a government official has said. In the 2020 National Budget delivered yesterday in parliament, Finance minister Mthuli Ncube said stringent measures will be put in place to arrest losses that have cost the nation millions of dollars…
©ZBC Holdings (FBC) says it recorded a $148,74 million profit after tax during the third quarter ended September 30, 2019 compared to $54,3 million in previous comparable period due to an increase in revenue. The Zimbabwe Stock Ex- change (ZSE) listed financial services group’s total net income was up 69 percent to $388,6 mil- lion…
© FINANCE minister Mthuli Ncube yesterday surprised Zimbabweans with a rare dose of good news — after he cut taxes and took several other measures to cushion the poor from the country’s current economic turmoil, the Daily News reports. These welcome measures were contained in Ncube’s 2020 National Budget — which came as Zimbabwe is…
