HARARE – Following the departure of former President Robert Mugabe after a controversial military intervention in November 2017, the year 2018 started with high expectations of the opening up of the democratic space and more respect for human rights. The 2018 elections were expected to lead to a democratic transition and economic turnaround after decades…
HARARE – President Emmerson Mnangagwa has called on public servants, including legislators, to tighten their belts and stop making outrageous demands as the country goes through a lean restructuring spell. This comes as legislators from both the MDC and the ruling party Zanu PF tabled a shocking list of demands to Treasury that among other…
HARARE – CIMAS Medical Aid Society will be increasing medical aid contributions with effect from February 2019 following the challenges faced by the healthcare industry. In a press statement the medical aid society said the contributions will increase by a range of 20 to 30 percent as it strives to survive the economic conditions and…
HARARE – The National Assembly is hardly the place you would picture participants being dressed down for not dressing appropriately, but opposition legislators Job Sikhala and Trevor Saruwaka have had their bad days for getting on the wrong side of parliamentary fashion police. Last week, MDC Member of Parliament for Zengeza West Job Sikhala was…
HARARE – As Zimbabweans wake up tomorrow to celebrate the traditional Christmas Day, will the day be same as in past year? The Daily News’ Jeffrey Muvundusi and Pauline Hurungudo spoke to some Zimbabweans about this year’s Christmas. Junior Bhosha (65) – Murehwa Things are hard and only God is keeping us. Zimbabwe has shown…
HARARE – With two 20-litre jerry cans filled with petrol, Musa ducks traffic along Samora Machel Avenue, one of the biggest roads in Harare’s central business district. He gets into his battered truck and zig-zags his way to somewhere before he re-merges a few minutes later with nothing in his containers. Musa is one of…
HARARE – Calls for equipping the girl child with educational skills have been growing louder across the world with Zimbabwe being one of the countries to partake in the ‘‘every girl child in school campaign.’’ This development has seen most girls attaining tertiary education with greater hopes that the education will uproot them from poverty…
HARARE – Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) says it is deeply concerned with deteriorating state of the country’s economy that has seen inflation galloping to over 30 percent causing serious suffering among Zimbabweans. ZCTU secretary general Japhet Moyo said since the announcement of both fiscal and monetary policies by authorities in October and November…
BULAWAYO – Bulawayo City Council has notified residents of water rationing following the inconsistent supply of water to the Magwegwe Reservoir. In a recent notice issued town clerk Christopher Dube said: “The City of Bulawayo would like to advise members of the public that Magwegwe Reservoir continues to be affected by various water supply disruptions,…
HARARE – Following Saturday’s ruling by the Labour Court declaring the strike by junior doctors illegal, the medical practitioners are escalating their case to the Supreme Court. Munyaradzi Gwisai, who is representing the junior doctors and is being instructed by the Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights, said he will approach the highest court on an…
