THE government and school heads are headed for a showdown as the new school calendar commences today, over the sale of uniforms at learning institutions amid allegations of hypocrisy on the former’s part. This comes as last week the minister of Primary and Secondary Education, Torerai Moyo, warned schools against forcing parents to buy uniforms…
By Brighton Muronzereyi and Rutendo Ngara STAFF WRITERS FIFTEEN miners who had been trapped underground at Redwing Mine in Manicaland, since Thursday,…
SENGEZO Tshabangu, who asserts to be Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) interim secretary general, has threatened to recall Bulawayo councillors for allegedly stalling progress on the construction of a new dam to ease the city’s water crisis. This comes after city fathers were engaged in a heated debate during a full council meeting last week…
By Rutendo NgaraSTAFF WRITERngarar@dailynews.co.zw THE government says the crop situation has improved significantly since mid-December, as some that were already showing signs of stress owing to heat are now lively. This comes as the country is experiencing an El Nino phenomenon which is associated with long dry spells and a short rainy season. Speaking to…
THERE is an urgent need to breathe new life into the country’s strife-torn opposition if Zanu PF is ever to be given another run for its money. So say opposition stalwarts, Lovemore Moyo and Morgen Komichi, who told the Daily News On Sunday yesterday that the time had come for opposition leaders to admit that…
THE poor are feeling the heat in the wake of the double whammy of the government’s new taxes and the slumping Zim dollar on the parallel market, which have caused fresh hikes in the prices of basic goods. Among the goods which have responded to the higher taxes and the weakening local currency are meat…
THE government has suspended mining operations at Redwing Mine in Penhalonga, Manicaland Province. This comes as the trapped 11 miners completed 72 hours underground, amid concerns that the unstable environment made it impossible to go underground. Acting Local Government minister July Moyo has said authorities have activated rescue teams to deal with the incident and…
POLICE have warned individuals against occupying State land or allocating it without following due process saying they risked being arrested. This comes as the government and the ruling Zanu PF recently warned the public against buying land for residential and farming purposes from land barons. It also comes as local authorities have been grappling with…
BY RUTENDO NGARA THE government has threatened to blacklist beneficiaries of the presidential inputs scheme who end up abusing the scheme and failing to produce. This comes as less than half of the 500 000 cotton farmers who were given inputs under the pfumvudza/intwasa produced the white gold in the 2022/23 season due to various…
A HARARE man’s bid to have his money trebled through black magic backfired terribly after he was recently conned of US$100 000 by two foreign “magicians” allegedly acting in concert with his long-time friend. The Harare Magistrates’ Court heard yesterday how Nyasha Masoka fell victim to the old trick after he was allegedly convinced to…
