© A LOCAL legal watchdog, Veritas, has condemned the recently passed Maintenance of Peace and Order (Mopa) Bill — which it says contains unconstitutional provisions despite being cleared by MPs after a fiery debate last week. Mopa will replace the repressive Public Order and Security Act (Posa), which was regularly used by the administration of…
© IN A move which observers said betrays government’s growing anxiety over the country’s worsening economic rot, President Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday warned business anew over wanton price increases — while urging desperate Zimbabweans to shun violence. This comes as both long-suffering citizens and businesses have blamed the government’s new policies, and especially Finance minister Mthuli…
EDITOR — Zimbabweans have been struggling to make ends meet as the economy continues to take a down turn. We all know that the Zanu PF government has been largely responsible for creating the mess that we find ourselves in today. The party’s populist policies since independence in 1980, corruption, greed among the leadership and…
© THE MDC’s Bulawayo province has applied for permission from the Zimbabwe Republic Police here to hold a street demonstration next Monday. This comes as President Emmerson Mnangagwa has pleaded with the masses to be more patient as his government seeks to turn around the country’s sickly economy. On the other hand, MDC president Nelson…
© ENVIRONMENTALISTS have appealed to government to introduce policies that will address the issue of solid waste pollution in the country. [GoogleAd] Association of Zimbabwe Recyclers chairperson Edwell Ngwenya said to effectively deal with solid waste, high levels of recycling have to be achieved. According to Ngwenya, impressive rates of recycling range from 85 to…
© HARARE City Council is owed more than $925 million by debtors, the city’s town clerk Hosiah Chisango has revealed. Chisango said this during the mid-term review of a 100-day plan which focused on revenue generation and cost containment, initiated by mayor Herbert Gomba in Harare last week. [GoogleAd] He said council is owed $336…
© THE country’s local authorities can only succeed in delivering quality service to the people if there is harmonious co-existence between the opposition MDC-led local governments and the central government, an opposition official has said. [GoogleAd] Since the formation of the MDC in 1999, the labour backed party has been in control of most of…
© MDC YOUTH leader Obey Sithole has assured Zimbabweans that the planned demonstration on Friday is going to be peaceful as the main opposition party has no intention of destroying the country. [GoogleAd] This comes as the Nelson Chamisa-led party will be staging a protest this Friday to register its displeasure over the state of…
© HEALTH workers have said service delivery in the country’s hospitals goes beyond acquisition of medical equipment as it also requires a fully capacitated workforce. [GoogleAd] This comes as doctors earlier this year complained that lack of adequate medical equipment was making their work difficult with paediatrician Azza Mashumba weeping before the Health minister as…
© AN economy that is in free-fall has put both President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his opposition counterpart Nelson Chamisa on the spotlight as the public demands solutions from them. [GoogleAd] Political and social analysts who spoke to the Daily News said although there is a great chasm between Mnangagwa and Chamisa, expectations are high from…
