© MDC deputy chairperson Job Sikhala, who is facing charges of seeking to overthrow President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s government has filed a High Court application for bail, his lawyers have confirmed. Jeremiah Bamu, who is part of the legal team representing Sikhala, told the Daily News yesterday that an application was filed on Thursday and the…
© IN A sign that Zimbabwe remains deeply polarised, Foreign Affairs and International Trade minister, Sibusiso Moyo, was yesterday attacked by angry opposition protesters in London — where he had gone to advance the government’s stuttering re-engagement efforts, the Daily News can report. The attack on Moyo and his delegation came as both rights groups…
ZIMBABWE Banks and Allied Workers Union (Zibawu) has approached the High Court demanding that its members be paid in United States dollars or local currency equivalent to the amount they agreed in 2010 when the country was still using the multi-currency system. In the application, Zibawu, which is represented by Caleb Mucheche, cited the National…
© AMIDST a growing list of colleges and schools tainted with examination leaks, Kwekwe Polytechnic has found itself embroiled in a bitter feud with 93 students who have approached the High Court seeking to overturn a decision to withhold their results. This followed the college’s decision to withhold results and order a re-sit following a…
© ZIMBABWEANS in London on Wednesday demonstrated against Foreign Affairs minister Sibusiso Moyo, pictured, who is in London, United Kingdom on a four-day re-engagement programme to strengthen bilateral relations and to woo investment into the country. The minister is expected to attend the Global Conference for Media Freedom, which ends on Sunday. [GoogleAd] The demonstrators…
GWERU hospital has shunned new nurses’ uniforms recently introduced by government to stop the spread of infections through the white uniforms that have been classified public health hazards. Unlike the erstwhile white nurses’ uniforms, the new uniforms, known as “scrubs”, are supposed to be worn within hospital premises only, then left there. The new uniforms…
© PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday expressed worry over the high mortality rate in Zimbabwe, saying there was need to ensure safe motherhood by strengthening midwifery skills. This comes as unequal access to health services and poor quality care for pregnant women has been hampering progress in meeting international goals for eradicating deaths during childbirth. [GoogleAd]…
© RETAILERS are lobbying manufacturers to accept all modes of payment for commodities they supply amid allegations that some are demanding only hard currency up front. This emerged in a meeting between official retailers and downtown Harare tuckshop traders. Manufacturers were reportedly opting to supply downtown tuck shops only which they are easily compelling to…
© MEDIA practitioners have reaffirmed their pledge to increase coverage of the global sustainable development goals in partnership with the United Nations (UN), emphasising mostly on climate change, good governance, human rights and gender equality issues. The UN convened 45 representatives from the ministry of Information; United Nations Communications Group; embassy of Sweden including 24…
OPPOSITION leader Nelson Chamisa, pictured, yesterday made a fresh call for talks with President Emmerson Mnangagwa, warning that time was running out to address the country’s worsening economic rot. This comes as Zimbabwe is in the middle of a huge economic crisis which has seen official inflation nearing 100 percent, amid worsening power cuts and…
