© ZAPU has begun a new journey without its late revered leader, Dumiso Dabengwa. [GoogleAd] Dabengwa, a veteran of the country’s liberation struggle, died on May 23 in Nairobi, Kenya as he was returning home from India where he had gone to receive medical treatment for a liver ailment. He was laid to rest on…
© CRIMINAL activities have soared in recent months, as the deteriorating economic situation continues to wreak havoc on the lives of ordinary citizens. [GoogleAd] While police have declared war on the criminals and increased patrols and surveillance across the country, the Daily News can report that break-ins and smash-and-grab robbery cases have significantly increased. This…
© NATIONAL Association of Youth Organisations (Nayo) has condemned high fees at tertiary institutions which are forcing students to indulge in dehumanising activities to raise funds. Speaking before the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Youth, Sport, Arts and Recreation recently, Nayo said there is an increasing number of dropouts in universities as students are failing to…
© FINANCE minister Mthuli Ncube says government has only been issuing guarantees to strategic entities in which it has some shareholding and not to private individuals and companies. [GoogleAd] Ncube revealed this in Parliament after legislators complained that government continued issuance of guarantees without Parliament approval as stipulated in both the Constitution and Public Finance…
© PARLIAMENT of Zimbabwe is considering forming a committee to deal with ministers who are snubbing business in the august house. [GoogleAd] The issue was raised last week in the National Assembly by MDC Magwegwe MP Anele Ndebele who said some of the ministers are refusing to give ministerial statement. “I wish to point out…
© AT their just-ended congress, the main opposition political party, Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), elected Nelson Chamisa as its president with Tendai Biti, Welshman Ncube and Lennet Kairenyi-Kore as vice presidents. At the same congress Thabita Khumalo and Charton Hwende won national chairperson and secretary general respectively. [GoogleAd] The Daily News spoke to a…
© THE Parliamentary portfolio committee on Lands and Agriculture has urged the Cotton Company of Zimbabwe (Cottco) to stop interfering in politics and advancing factional fights as this can save the company from bankruptcy. [GoogleAd] Speaking during a workshop organised by Cottco in Kariba over the weekend, the committee’s chairperson Justice Mayor Wadyajena challenged the…
© THE denial by Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC) of their alleged biased coverage while giving oral evidence in Parliament buttresses calls for its transformation, a media watchdog has said. [GoogleAd] On May 23, ZBC denied before the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Information, Media and Broadcasting Services that its coverage is biased with its chief executive…
© THE High Court has ordered Harare City Council (HCC) to stop any developments on a Greendale wetland.The local authority had allowed developments on Greengrove wetland without producing an Environmental Impact Assessment of the area. [GoogleAd] High Court Judge Justice Erica Ndewere last month gave the ruling in favour of Greendale Residents and Ratepayers Association,…
© THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has officially notified Harare council that it would no longer release foreign currency (forex) for them to buy water chemicals and that the council has to compete on the interbank market for hard currency. [GoogleAd] Harare City Council (HCC) mayor Herbert Gomba told the Daily News on Sunday…
