THE government yesterday came out guns blazing, saying people falsely linking President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his family to corrupt individuals are trying to provoke Zimbabweans to embark on anti-government protests. This comes after First Lady Auxillia Mnangagwa and one of her sons, Collins, were linked to a recent attempted gold smuggling case which led…
CONFEDERATION of Zimbabwe Industries (CZI) and ordinary Zimbabweans yesterday warned that the continued increase in electricity tariffs will trigger a hike in cost of production, resulting in the spiking of prices of goods and services. They warned this would derail government’s thrust to maintain economic stability after it introduced a foreign currency auction and several…
THE Zimbabwe Schools Examination Council (Zimsec) has been taken to court by an Ordinary Level candidate who failed to obtain his Mathematics results after the college he had registered with was disqualified for cheating. The candidate, Tatenda Chisango, cited Zimsec and wants an order for the decision to nullify his results for the Mathematics examination…
THE Supreme Court has slapped the MDC Alliance with costs after it failed to pitch up for the hearing of an appeal the party had made against a High Court ruling which declared that it does not legally exist. The MDC Alliance had appealed to the Supreme Court following Justice Tawanda Chitapi’s decision that it…
VIOLENCE has once again rocked the MDC after youths aligned to the Nelson Chamisa camp allegedly broke into the party’s Morgan Richard Tsvangirai (MRT) House headquarters on Sunday night in an unsuccessful bid to seize it from the Thokozani Khupeled faction, the Daily News reports. This comes as party youths aligned to secretary general Douglas…
THE government has requested that its meeting with the Apex Council that had been scheduled for yesterday to deliberate on the civil servants remuneration be moved to today to allow further consultations. This comes as teachers have been on strike since schools reopened in September demanding better working conditions. Apex Council secretary-general David Dzatsunga told…
THE State of the Economy Report, which is meant to be an economic dashboard on key economic indicators such as inflation, exchange rate, trade performance and budget performance, will be released via Zoom tomorrow morning. Produced by Africa Economic Development Strategies (AEDS) in partnership with the Daily News, the report is expected to feed into…
THE Citizens’ Manifesto, a platform for progressive citizens, local community collectives, civil society and activists working in solidarity to amplify citizens’ voice and action towards a better Zimbabwe for all, will hold its 3rd National Citizens Convention 2020 from tomorrow to Friday. Several public officials and citizens are expected to engage as they tackle issues…
Blessing Masakadza STAFF WRITER masakadzab@dailynews.co.zw FIRST Lady Auxillia Mnangagwa, pictured, has come out guns blazing after she and one of her sons were linked to a recent attempted gold smuggling case which led to the arrest of controversial Zimbabwe Miners Federation (ZMF) boss Henrietta Rushwaya and a number of security agents, the Daily News reports….
Blessing Masakadza and Blessings Mashaya STAFF WRITERS ZESA yesterday announced another whopping 50 percent increase in electricity tariffs, the third such hike in two months — triggering fears that this will have major negative effects on the country’s stabilising economy, the Daily News reports. This comes as prices of goods and services in the country…
