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…
HARARE – As the frosty relations between President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his sulking predecessor Robert Mugabe get better, the government splashed hundreds of thousands of dollars last week hiring a charter plane for former first lady Grace — to allow her to fly from Singapore to Harare for her mother’s burial, the Daily News can…
HARARE – President Emmerson Mnangagwa is set to retire long-serving Cabinet ministers and deploy them at Zanu PF headquarters — as he comes under growing pressure to dump the deadwood that worked for decades with ousted former leader Robert Mugabe. [Adz] [GoogleAd]
HARARE – National Vendors Union of Zimbabwe (Navuz) leader Sten Zvorwadza said President Emmerson Mnangagwa must address their plight as vendors. “We want to move forward as a nation and I hope the inauguration of…Mnangagwa has opened a new chapter for us vendors. We are happy that the president has proved that he is eager…
HARARE – Government seeks to engage specialised services of interest recalculation and recovery of potentially overcharged interest on accounts claimed by and granted to creditors when it assumed the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) debt. In 2015, the-then president Robert Mugabe signed into law the RBZ Debt Assumption Bill amid heated debate in the National…
HARARE – The MDC Alliance has filed an urgent application before the Bulawayo High Court challenging the police’s decision to ban its Kwekwe rally that had been scheduled for last Sunday. Police blocked MDC Alliance president Nelson Chamisa’s planned thank you rally that had been slated for Mbizo 4 Shopping Centre in Kwekwe, following a…
HARARE – President Emmerson Mnangagwa, has pledged to create billionaires as he opens the country to foreign investors and build bridges with former hostile countries. Mnangagwa, who was sworn in on Sunday, is desperate to revive the country’s economy that is in a state of disrepair after years of neglect by the Zanu PF government….
