© THE ruling Zanu PF party, which snatched a controversial win in last year’s elections, is pleading with Western countries that imposed sanctions on Zimbabwe to open their doors for talks. In an interview with the Daily News yesterday, party spokesperson Simon Khaya Moyo who has previously called on the MDC to the negotiating table,…
© THE National Social Security Authority (Nssa) audit report still needs to be exhaustively and thoroughly looked at in consultation with legal advisers to ensure that all issues raised are dealt with, board chairperson Cuthbert Chidoori told a media briefing at Nssa building in Harare yesterday. Chidoori said the forensic audit has recommendations and they…
© SEXUAL and reproductive health specialised institution Zimbabwe National Family Planning Council (ZNFPC) is puzzled with the increase of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in youths across Manicaland Province even though condom uptake is rising. The growing number of condoms being distributed has generally been expected to point to more responsible sexual behaviour as they are…
© GOVERNMENT will next year introduce a compulsory national youth service programme for school leavers amid fears of a resurrection of the infamous Border Gezi youths — also referred to as Green Bombers during their time — who unleashed violence on opposition supporters in the run-up to and during elections, a government official has revealed….
© OPPOSITION leader Nelson Chamisa has lashed the brawling Bulawayo City councillors whose damaging public fights have left the MDC-run council on the brink of losing a vote of no confidence by irate residents. This comes as residents have called on the government to replace the bungling council with a commission — in a move…
OPPOSITION and militant labour unions yesterday vowed to go ahead with protests despite government’s ominous warning at the weekend, setting up a potentially ugly confrontation with security forces whose intervention in demonstrations have previously left scores of people dead. This comes as political analysts warned both the opposition and labour unions that they needed to…
© CHEGUTU Municipality is inviting eligible, experienced and professional companies for the upgrading and rehabilitation of Pfupajena Stadium and ancillary facilities that meets Zimbabwe Football Association (Zifa) standards. [GoogleAd] In a press statement, Chegutu Municipality town clerk Alex Mandigo said the council is seeking a partner who will wholly fund the proposed project works in…
© JUST a month after abandoning the multi-currency regime, government is slowly eating its own words by allowing certain sections of society to use foreign currencies on domestic transactions, the Daily News can report. [GoogleAd] About a month ago, government banned the multi-currency system through Statutory Instrument (SI) 142 of 2019, which also re-introduced the…
© HIGH Court’s recent ruling and findings on the Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC) and Zimpapers’ biased coverage vindicates and buttresses the incessant calls for the long-overdue transformation of the State-controlled media houses, Misa-Zimbabwe has said. [GoogleAd] High Court judge Justice Joseph Mafusire, in a judgment dated June 19, 2019, ruled that ZBC and Zimpapers acted…
© OPPOSITION MDC leader Nelson Chamisa will on Thursday lead his party in commemorating victims of the politically-motivated violence that resulted in the death of six civilians on August 1, 2018. [GoogleAd] The six were killed after the army opened fire in central Harare on protesters who were unhappy with inordinate delays by the Zimbabwe…
