Mugove Tafirenyika SENIOR STAFF WRITER tafirenyikam@dailynews.co.zw THE omens do not look good for the planned July 31 mass demonstrations, after the organisers of the protests said yesterday that they would go ahead with their mass actions with or without the green light from jittery authorities, the Daily News reports. This sets the stage for…
FINANCE minister Mthuli Ncube once again failed to lift the hopes of despondent Zimbabweans when he announced his mid-term budget policy yesterday, the Daily News reports. Among other notable omissions, he failed to address how the country should deal with the United States dollar following the growing rejection of the local currency by many…
DOCTORS have raised alarm over the increasing numbers of local coronavirus (Covid-19) positive cases which are without trace, saying this is an indicator that there is an impending implosion of the virus in the country. This comes as the country recorded 22 local cases on Wednesday with the source of infection for 21 of…
NURSES have written to the government demanding over $200 000 per month if their salaries are to continue being paid in local currency. In the letter dated July 14 to acting Health minister Amon Murwira, the Zimbabwe Nurses Association (Zina) said their salaries are too low. “If we are to negotiate for an RTGS amount…
Mugove Tafirenyika SENIOR STAFF WRITER tafirenyikam@dailynews.co.zw LONG-SUFFERING Zimbabweans will be watching closely what under pressure Finance minister Mthuli Ncube, pictured, will do today when he presents his mid-term statement in Harare, amid the ever rising prices of basic goods in the country, the Daily News reports. This comes as Zimbabwe is suffering from the triple…
Blessings Mashaya SENIOR STAFF WRITER mashayab@dailynews.co.zw AS THE government prepares to tighten the ongoing national coronavirus lockdown, political analysts say authorities need to balance the need to save lives with economic interests, the Daily News reports. In addition, the analysts say any new tougher measures should not be used as an excuse to clamp down…
THE coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic continues to destabilise Zimbabwe’s major economic sectors while exposing pre-existing weaknesses in the health system, acording to a recent report from the African Development Bank (AFDB). The deadly coronavirus has so far affected over 1 000 people and killed 20 in the country as of yesterday. “Zimbabwe confirmed its first Covid-19…
Sindiso Mhlophe SENIOR STAFF WRITER mhlophes@dailynews.co.zw THE Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) chairperson, Loice Matanda-Moyo, yesterday said her first year in the hot seat had led to recovery of assets worth US$ 100 million that were hidden by crooks, the Daily News reports. Yesterday marked the first year in office by Matanda-Moyo and her commissioners. Matanda-Moyo…
Blessings Mashaya SENIOR STAFF WRITER mashayab@dailynews.co.zw AMID rising tension in the country ahead of the planned anti-government mass protests slated for month-end, there is a fresh call for President Emmerson Mnangagwa to engage with his political rivals to help fix Zimbabwe’s myriad crises, the Daily News reports. This comes as Mnangagwa’s government has come under…
Mugove Tafirenyika SENIOR STAFF WRITER tafirenyikam@dailynews.co.zw ZANU PF legislator Justice Mayor Wadyajena has warned President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his government that they risk losing the 2023 polls if they do not address the dire straits faced by skint cotton farmers across the country, the Daily News reports. In addition, the Gokwe-Nembudziya MP has also recommended…
