© VICE President Constantino Chiwenga’s prolonged absence from the public glare should be a source of major concern, especially in view of the enormity of the challenges facing the country, analysts have said. [GoogleAd] Chiwenga has been in-and-out of office since his appointment as VP in 2017 due to ill-health. In October, government said the…
© THERE was widespread public outrage at the weekend after under-fire Finance minister Mthuli Ncube remarked that the skyrocketing prices of basic goods in the country had dropped in US dollar terms since January last year — with many people deeming him to be terribly lacking in empathy for long-suffering Zimbabweans, the Daily News can…
© THE high cost of sanitary wear in the country has left women and young girls with limited options, which are largely unhygienic. Prices of sanitary pads have spiralled out of control with the cheapest going for around $7 from $4 per packet. [GoogleAd] Amalgamated Rural Teachers of Zimbabwe Gender and Social Welfare secretary-general Moreblessing…
© Egypt…………… (1) 1 Zimbabwe……… (0) 0 WARRIORS put up a commendable shift before they narrowly lost to hosts Egypt in the opening 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) Group A match at Cairo International Stadium last night. [GoogleAd] Striker Mahmoud Trezeguet capitalised on a blunder by Warriors captain Knowledge Musona to score the solitary…
© VICE presidents Constantino Chiwenga and Kembo Mohadi have set tongues wagging due to their absence at the Harare International Airport when President Emmerson Mnangagwa departed for the United States-Africa summit in Maputo, Mozambique on Tuesday and upon his return yesterday. [GoogleAd] On his departure Mnangagwa was seen off at the airport by chief secretary…
© WITH the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) having cut off local authorities from accessing foreign currency, Harare’s water supply will be affected. Harare town clerk Hosiah Chisango said the city has to recover costs of water treatment chemicals and its distribution. The city and other local authorities are now accessing foreign currency on the…
© THE Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has reported a spike in the number of rape cases involving relatives and family friends citing young girls as the prime victims. The police mentioned three recent separate cases in Marlborough and Dzivaresekwa, in the capital Harare, as well as Plumtree where the juveniles were abused by relatives and…
© THE Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) says an electronic cargo tracking system (ECTS) which was put in place to combat transit fraud is yielding positive results. The ECTS, which was introduced as a pilot project in May 2016 and was officially launched in 2017, saw the enactment of legislation that empowered the authority to collect…
© THE Livestock, Meat and Advisory Council (LMAC) says cattle slaughters declined 13 percent to 57 674 in the first quarter due to uncertainty and the current volatile prices. The advisory council noted that the average slaughters per month for the first quarter of 2019 was 19 225 head and the February slaughter figure of…
IMPUNITY has led to the denial of justice for ordinary people who are failing to hold State security agents and government accountable for human rights violations, the Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum has said. In a report titled “Zimbabwe Restoring Legacy …What about Impunity for State-sponsored violence…?”, the forum cited human rights violations dating back…
