MUTARE – Zanu PF Makoni South MP-elect Misheck Mataranyika has challenged the nation to quickly move out of the phase of political contestation and focus on development if the country’s economy is to be lifted out of the doldrums. Mataranyika told hundreds of Chimene villagers under Chief Makoni that key to the country’s economic regeneration…
BULAWAYO – Former vice president Phelekezela Mphoko is slowly but surely losing grip on the ownership and control of supermarket chain Choppies Zimbabwe, run by Nanavac Investments. Choppies entered the Zimbabwean market in 2013 in a partnership between a local investment Nanavac which had a 51 percent stake jointly owned by Mphoko and his son…
HARARE – Teachers’ unions are lobbying the government to exempt teachers’ children from paying school fees at institutions they work. This comes as teachers are fretting over the current economic challenges with prices of basic commodities increasing at an alarming pace while their salaries remain stagnant. Progressive Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (PTUZ) president Takavafira Zhou…
HARARE – The trial of former Zanu PF legislator Psychology Maziwisa and television personality Oscar Pambuka will continue on September 18 with an inspection in loco at the Zimbabwe Broadcasting Centre (ZBC) at Pockets Hill in Harare. The inspection in loco by the courts is meant to establish whether Pambuka and Maziwisa charged the Zimbabwe…
HARARE – The case in which former Cabinet minister Walter Chidakwa and his former permanent secretary, Francis Gudyanga are being charged for corruption involving $29 000 has been postponed to October 4. The matter was postponed due to the absence of the prosecutor Clemence Chimbari who was said to be at a funeral. This followed…
CHITUNGWIZA – Chitungwiza’s new mayor Gift Tsverere was yesterday sworn in at the council chambers. Tsverere takes over from Philip Mutoti who was on numerous occasions suspended and arrested over allegations of corruption and mismanagement. Daily News reporter Helen Kadirire caught up with Tsverere. Below are excerpts of the interview Q: Can I have a…
HARARE – Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) has noted with great concern the shocking massive price hikes that have affected almost every basic commodity, worsening the plight of the already struggling masses. Prices of most products have gone up by over 50 percent and they continue to rise and this has seriously eroded the…
HARARE – Zimbabwe is still far from achieving gender parity; hence it will be unreasonable to expect President Emmerson Mnangagwa to certify a 50-50 gender representation in the much-awaited Cabinet as a few women were elected into Parliament, a leading female politician has said. MDC legislator Priscilla Misihairabwi-Mushonga told the Daily News yesterday that it…
BULAWAYO – Police reinforcements had to be called in as Bulawayo residents yesterday disrupted council elections for the mayor and deputy after they protested against the no-show by councillors to a new venue they had suggested. The elections have been moved to Friday. But it was the idea to move the mayor and deputy mayor’s…
HARARE – Analysts have raised fears that the country’s troubled economy could soon plunge into another full blown crisis akin to the ugly 2008 hyper-inflationary era — unless the government acts urgently to address the wave of price increases, as well as the growing shortages of basic goods. This comes as industry is battling a…
