HARARE – In yet another controversy that has engulfed problems-prone Finance minister Mthuli Ncube, President Emmerson Mnangagwa has blocked him from appointing economist and former opposition kingpin — Eddie Cross — as his special advisor, the Daily News can report. The development comes barely two months after Ncube was left with egg on his face,…
HARARE – The Zimbabwe School Examination Council (Zimsec) Board and Management has announced the national release of grade seven examination results, with candidates expected to start collecting their results from schools on Tuesday. Speaking during a press briefing, the Board chairperson Eddie Mwenje said this year’s national pass rate improved by 7.35 percent as compared…
HARARE – The Daily News on Sunday will be on the market next week with a new look and riveting content that meets the expectations of the Zimbabwean reader. Associated Newspapers of Zimbabwe (ANZ) Editor-in-Chief Hama Saburi said the revamp of the weekly is in response to readers’ demands. “We listened to our readers and…
HARARE – Analysts say while there is an urgent need for President Emmerson Mnangagwa and opposition leader Nelson Chamisa to “find each other”, crises-weary Zimbabweans should not raise their expectations that the two political rivals will work together anytime soon. Speaking in interviews with the Daily News on Sunday yesterday — in the wake of…
HARARE – Analysts say while there is an urgent need for President Emmerson Mnangagwa and opposition leader Nelson Chamisa to “find each other”, crises-weary Zimbabweans should not raise their expectations that the two political rivals will work together anytime soon. Sign up to receive BREAKING NEWS mobile phone text alerts from the Daily News…
HARARE – Zanu PF lawmakers Tafanana Zhou (Mberengwa North) and John Paradza (Gutu West)’s sexist slur on MDC’s Manicaland proportional representation MP Lynette Karenyi–Kore about her ample body features and appearance during parliamentary debate raises many issues about how women parliamentarians’ credibility is being undermined by humiliating sexist remarks in the 9th Parliament. In the…
HARARE – In Zimbabwe, the month of November is revered by most cultures and in traditionally considered as a sacred month. So scared is the month that traditional rituals and rain making ceremonies are suspended and no marriages are supposed to take place as it is believed ancestors will be taking a break. “There is…
HARARE – As part of activities marking the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence — a campaign to galvanise action to end violence against women and girls around the world —Zimbabwean campaigners have joined those around the world to challenge attitudes on violence against women and girls. The campaign began on International Day for…
HARARE – Zimbabwe is undergoing bond notes substitution and progressive unofficial dollarisation, economists have said. This comes as more citizens are shunning the national currency in favour of the historically more stable US dollar. Zimbabwe abandoned its inflation-ravaged Zimdollar in 2009 and adopted a basket of foreign currencies. Since then, the US dollar has been…
HARARE – Doctors have threatened to unfurl a crippling strike citing unfavourable economic conditions that have virtually wiped off their salaries. Mxolisi Ngwenya, spokesperson of the Zimbabwe Hospital Doctor’ Association (ZHDA), told the Daily News on Sunday yesterday that the doctors are not happy with a number of issues that include unfulfilled promises, as well…
