Jeffrey Muvundusi in BULAWAYO ZIMBABWEAN immigrants have once again been given a reprieve after the South African government extended the expiry date of their visas to October. Thousands of Zimbabweans in that country were facing deportation following the expiry of their visas after travel restrictions induced by the Covid-19 lockdown were imposed. However, many had…
IT IS now very clear to all those who choose to see, that no matter what long-suffering Zimbabweans try to do to lift themselves out of their decades-old misery, they are on a hiding to nothing as long as the narrow interests of politicians hold sway. In fact, and to be brutally frank, Zimbabwe’s long-standing…
A LOCAL businessman, Shepherd Chiringa, has been arrested for allegedly swindling the Defence ministry of over $2 million. Chiringa, the director of Cherly Ethan Travel Services, allegedly connived with Defence ministry finance director Denison Muvandi, who is on the run, to defraud the ministry by falsely claiming that he had facilitated travel for 79 army…
MANY people failed to purchase electricity tokens countrywide via electronic platforms at the weekend. The power utility’s customers had to endure long hours without power as they also could not access the service in supermarkets and other prepaid electricity outlets since most businesses were closed for the weekend. To make matters worse, in Harare, the…
AFRICA University (AU) has forged a partnership with NCUK, a consortium of leading universities in the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, the USA and Canada, as part of efforts to give local students access to international qualifications. NCUK, which attracts students from five continents and over 100 nationalities every year, has helped over 35 000…
Blessings Mashaya SENIOR STAFF WRITER mashayab@dailynews.co.zwZESA Holdings executive chairperson Sydney Gata has accused Energy minister Fortune Chasi of undermining efforts to curb corruption at the power company and of working in cahoots with people being investigated for graft, the Daily News reports. This comes after Chasi suspended Gata and ordered the Zesa Holdings board to…
THE Zimbabwe National Defence University (ZNDU) has postponed the two-day International Conference on Peace and Security (ICPS) which was scheduled to begin at Elephant Hills Resort, Victoria Falls, on October 9. ICPS aims to highlight and discuss emerging trends and interrogate challenges to peace and security in Africa through providing a platform for diverse stakeholders…
Blessings Mashaya SENIOR STAFF WRITER mashayab@dailynews.co.zw FOREIGN embassies and civil society organisations have called on President Emmerson Mnangagwa to implement the recommendations of the Kgalema Motlanthe Commission which he set up to probe the violence that left at least six people dead after the July 2018 elections. Two years after civilians, mostly innocent, were…
THE Zimbabwe United Passenger Company (Zupco) has hiked bus and kombi fares for intra-city routes, citing rising operational costs. Passengers on local routes will now pay $16 for kombis and $8 for buses for a one-way trip. Zupco chief executive Evaristo Madangwa confirmed the development to the Daily News on Sunday yesterday. He said the…
AMALGAMATED Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (Artuz) president Obert Masaraure has on several occasions claimed abduction by State security agents for fighting for better conditions of service for teachers. He has also been accused of being one of the Trojan horses of the United States and the West to effect regime change in the country….
