Ministers are not responding to motions debated in Parliament, Senators have said. After motion is debated in Parliament it will be forwarded to the relevant ministry which is supposed to reply in 21 days but Senators said they are not getting responses to their motions. MDC Senator for Bulawayo Gideon Shoko was the first to…
AS THE MDC cranks up the heat on President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his government to act on the country’s worsening economic rot, its firebrand deputy national chairperson, Job “Wiwa” Sikhala, says that he is being trailed by State agents, the Daily News On Sunday reports. This comes as political temperatures are once again rising in…
THE Zimbabwe Council of Churches (ZCC) has called for a different approach to tackling the country’s myriad challenges, including the worsening political and economic crises, the Daily News On Sunday reports. This comes as the ZCC and other local church groupings have joined the growing calls for dialogue between President Emmerson Mnangagwa and opposition leader…
WORKERS have said they are now abandoning negotiations with government citing lack of commitment by responsible authorities to address their plight. This comes after the Tripartite Negotiating Forum (TNF) meeting between labour, business and government held early this month failed to yield any progress in solving the erosion of workers’ salaries and wages. Zimbabwe Congress…
THE government is facing hurdles in its efforts to deal with corruption, despite hoping that the new Money Laundering Act will provide the answers, Justice minister Ziyambi Ziyambi told Senators this week. Ziyambi’s sentiments came following MDC Masvingo Senator Tichinani Mavetera’s question whether the government has achieved anything in its anti-corruption fight. “Recently, in the…
POLICE yesterday banned the Nelson Chamisa-led MDC women assembly rally slated for Harare’s Warren Park suburb. In a letter dated February 21, written by the police to the women assembly, the authorities said the MDC application doesn’t meet the requirements of the Maintenance of Peace and Order Act. “The office acknowledges the receipt of your…
IT SEEMINGLY does not rain but pours for Vice President Constantino Chiwenga’s estranged wife Marry, with the beleaguered former model now also facing an attempted murder charge in South Africa, the Daily News reports. The move by South African authorities to pursue the case stems from stunning accusations that Marry allegedly wanted to kill her…
AUTHORITIES say people should not panic over the decision to allow fuel companies with free funds to import and sell petrol and diesel in foreign currency — as this is part of measures needed to stabilise the Zimbabwe dollar, the Daily News reports. This comes as the country is experiencing acute shortages of both petrol…
POLICE have arrested 50 illegal miners in Esigodini as the fight to end violence in the mining areas intensifies. Police launched Operation “Chikorokoza Ngachipere”, and “No to machete-wielding gangs” on January 14 and the operation has netted in more than 3 000 illegal miners from across the country. The operation was launched at a time…
GOVERNMENT came under fire on Thursday from senators who demanded an end to fuel shortages saying their work is being affected by the sad development. The matter was first raised by senator Ranganai Bwawanda, who questioned Justice minister Ziyambi Ziyambi why most of the fuel stations were selling fuel in foreign currency. “There are some…
