© MUTARE City Council has slid an avalanche of bad news for the apostolic sects in the eastern town after gazetting by-laws that are set to ban any worship in open spaces without the council’s approval. [GoogleAd] The Control of Worship in Public Areas and Open Spaces by-laws were gazetted under Statutory Instrument 127 of…
© THE Nelson Chamisa-led MDC has moved to heal divisions in Harare following the acrimonious congress where some officials complained that elections in some wards had not been done properly and that some candidates were disqualified in controversial circumstances. [GoogleAd] In an interview with the Daily News on Sunday yesterday, the party’s newly-elected Harare province…
© PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa’s government has intensified its fight against graft by establishing courts to deal with corruption cases around the country’s provinces with Gweru becoming the latest to unveil its special court on Friday. [GoogleAd] This comes as a strong consensus is beginning to build within the country that corruption has become so pervasive…
© ZIMBABWE’s plans to improve the availability of electricity in the country have suffered a setback after South Africa postponed a meeting where the two countries intended to negotiate the resumption of power supply to Harare from Pretoria. [GoogleAd] This comes as Zimbabwe is once again experiencing serious power cuts which have affected businesses, hospitals…
© PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa’s government is stepping up its re-engagement efforts with Europe and the United States of America — in a welcome development that could help to alleviate Zimbabwe’s deepening economic crisis, the Daily News on Sunday can report. [GoogleAd] This comes after months of tension between Harare and key Western powers, which escalated…
© HARARE man Moreprecision Muzadzi has set his eyes on the sale of late MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai’s Strathaven property to recover a $205 000 debt that was not settled before his death. This has been detailed in an urgent chamber application filed by Muzadzi in which he is demanding $84 800 which was initially…
© ENERGY and Power Development minister Fortune Chasi yesterday said his ministry is considering declaring the rampant theft and vandalism of electricity infrastructure a state of national disaster so that appropriate national response can be mobilised. The minister’s remark comes amid intense electricity blackouts across the country, which is affecting business operations. [GoogleAd] Represented by…
© THE RTGS dollar’s continuous slide is pushing drug prices beyond the reach of many. A survey by the Daily News yesterday revealed that the situation is particularly desperate for those with chronic illnesses such as high blood pressure (BP) and diabetes. While the drug prices have remained stable in United States dollar (USD) terms,…
© THE struggling National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) will refurbish some of its old wagons and acquire news ones within the next three years to boost its operations. While the NRZ requires about 4 246 wagons to operate viably, it only has 3 660 units, thus leaving a negative gap of 586. In a series…
© UNITED States-based economists Steve Hanke says inflation in Zimbabwe has climbed to 326 percent, the second highest in the world after Venezuela. Writing on his Twitter handle, Hanke said the swift depreciation of the local RTGS dollar on both the formal and informal markets has triggered the rise in inflation. [GoogleAd] “The RTGS dollar…
