HARARE – While it could be too early to judge the performance of legislators in the Ninth Parliament, MDC parliamentarians have had a good start judging from the number of motions they have so far raised in the National Assembly. Members of Parliament from the MDC introduced a number of motions which mainly touch on…
HARARE – Speaker of the National Assembly Jacob Mudenda has apologised to MDC Member of Parliament for Zengeza West Job Sikhala after he wrongly ejected him from the august House last Wednesday for making noise, it has emerged. Sikhala along with MDC MP for Highfield Eric Murai were forced out of the National Assembly after…
HARARE – Consumers will continue to feel the heat as retailers adjust their prices upwards nearly on a daily basis to keep pace with inflation, which a United States-based expert put at 155,8 as of last Friday. Renowned US economist Steve Hanke said Zimbabwe’s 2018 cumulative inflation hit 155,8 percent as of October 12. According…
HARARE – Vice President Constantino Chiwenga and Foreign Affairs minister Sibusiso Moyo are admitted at top South African hospitals where they are said to be in bad shape, the Daily News is reliably informed. [Adz] [GoogleAd]
HARARE – Zimbabwe’s faltering economy is taking its toll on motorists who are abandoning their cars in garages for long periods due to lack of funds. Recently, Duly Trucks Motors released a statement notifying the public that a vehicle which had been unclaimed for five years after being towed and stored at their premises would…
HARARE – Teachers’ unions have castigated tertiary institutions’ conferment of honorary degrees to politicians. This comes after the conferment of three honorary doctorates to President Emmerson Mnangagwa. Mnangagwa’s predecessor, Robert Mugabe, had five honorary degrees from Zimbabwean universities. Obert Masaraure, president of the Association of Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe, said the development was symptomatic…
HARARE – Power utility Zesa Holdings is offering rewards to whistleblowers in a desperate bid to curb vandalism and theft of electricity infrastructure. Over the last couple of months, the Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC) — a unit of Zesa — has witnessed a surge in vandalism and theft of its infrastructure. The…
HARARE – Government has triggered a storm after forging ahead to effect a draconian two percent tax on electronic transactions through a process legal experts say is unlawful. [Adz] [GoogleAd]
HARARE – Over the years, the population of Norton — a town about 40 kilometres outside Harare — has risen from 45 000 to between 85 000 and 100 000 people as approximately 300 babies are born per month. And yet the small numbers of nurses at the town’s clinics and at the main Norton…
HARARE – Energy minister Joram Gumbo has had a baptism of fire since his recent appointment coincided with the deepening fuel crisis in the country that has sparked calls for his resignation from some quarters. The Daily News on Sunday’s Mugove Tafirenyika (Q) recently spoke to Gumbo (A) on the fuel crisis and other related…
