JUNIOR parliamentarians have petitioned the government to reduce examination fees after the Zimbabwe School Examination Council (Zimsec) hiked them by over 1 200 percent. Last week, Zimsec increased examination fees for Ordinary Level candidates from $15 to $190 and for Advanced level from $26 to $351 per subject. In the petition addressed to Primary and Secondary…
MDC leader Nelson Chamisa says the country cannot go into 2023 harmonised elections without having resolved political glitches that arose during the disputed 2018 polls through a comprehensive national dialogue. Speaking at the Bulawayo Press Club last week, Chamisa said going into the next elections without comprehensive reforms would be meaningless. He said the nation…
VIOLENCE rocked Masvingo yesterday after angry MDC supporters fought running battles with police in the normally laid-back town — where the party’s deputy chairperson Job Sikhala was appearing in the High Court on treason charges, the Daily News reports. Judge Garainesu Mawadze subsequently acquitted Sikhala of the serious charges of subverting a constitutionally-elected government, after…
THE government’s desperate efforts to feed millions of Zimbabweans who are staring starvation are encountering significant challenges, after the World Food Programme (WFP) warned yesterday that it could reduce its assistance if it fails to get US$100 million immediately, the Daily News reports. This comes as the government is battling massive shortages of grain, which…
THE prospects for direct talks between President Emmerson Mnangagwa and opposition leader Nelson Chamisa — to end Zimbabwe’s growing political and economic crises — appear to be dead in the water, the Daily News can reveal. This comes after the government vetoed former South African president Thabo Mbeki’s now anaemic mediation efforts yesterday, which have…
AMID the country’s worsening political and economic crises, many Zimbabweans said yesterday that they remembered the enduring “humanity, heroics and patriotism” of the late opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai — who died two years ago today, the Daily News reports. This comes as the momentum for the much-needed dialogue between President Emmerson Mnangagwa and Tsvangirai’s successor…
FORMER Health minister David Parirenyatwa yesterday lost his bid to be discharged at the close of abuse of office case after a court ruled that he has a case to answer. Parirenyatwa is being accused of corruptly directing NatPharm board chairperson George Washaya to end Flora Nancy Sifeku’s contract with the organisation as managing director…
WORLD Bank country senior economist Stella Ilieva yesterday painted a gloomy picture of the Zimbabwean economy which she said deteriorated sharply over the last two years, leaving 5,5 million people poorer. She chillingly warned that Zimbabwe’s “poverty is likely to increase” unless the government puts in place mechanisms that would ensure prices of goods and…
POLICE are still conducting extra-territorial investigations on Vice President Constantino Chiwenga’s estranged wife, Marry’s attempted murder and externalisation cases, the court heard yesterday. Marry was back in court yesterday and appeared before the deputy chief magistrate Chrispen Mberewere who also heard her assault case. The attempted murder, externalisation and fraud cases were moved to March…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has conceded that little has been done to address the issues affecting Matabeleland region nearly a year after he met Civic Society Organisations (CSOs) operating here. Last March, Mnangagwa met CSOs working under the banner of Matabeleland Collective at Bulawayo State House to discuss issues affecting the region. The engagement was anchored…
