POLICE say they are keen to ensure that their actions do not raise questions about the credibility of next month’s crucial national elections. However, the law enforcement agents also say that they will continue to enforce the law where the actions of political parties are at variance with regulations. In a July 8 memorandum to…
ZIMBABWE registered US$154.5 million in both foreign and local investment in the first quarter of 2023, the Zimbabwe Investment and Development Agency…
Brandon JosphatSTAFF WRITERjosphatbl@daiulynews.co.zw THE Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) has put pressure on the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) to release voters roll copies to candidates ahead of next month’s general elections. This comes after Zec said it would give each candidate a copy of the voters roll after finalising the nomination process that was conducted…
Rutendo Ngara ngarar@dailynews.co.zw CITIZENS have been urged to be on alert of very low temperatures which might affect their health if they do not protect themselves by keeping warm with some parts of the country expected to reach minus three degrees Celsius. The Meteorological Services Department (MSD) said low temperatures, associated with windy and drizzle…
By Rutendo Ngara MAJOR differences remain between the government and public sector trade unions over salary negotiations and other conditions of employment for civil servants. This comes as restless civil servants who say they are currently “incapacitated” have turned down the offer which the government brought to the National Joint Negotiating Forum (NJNF) on Friday…
THE Zimbabwe Catholic Bishops Conference (ZCBC) has made an impassioned plea to politicians not to divide the nation. In a recent pastoral letter, the ZCBC said politicians must thus campaign peacefully ahead of next month’s polls, bearing in mind that after the elections there would still be a need to build Zimbabwe and to unite…
By Rutendo Ngara THE Famine Early Warning Systems Network (Fewsnet) says Zimbabwe is among Southern African countries that are likely to receive below normal rainfalls in the 2023/24 rainy season owing to El Nino conditions. Fewsnet is a United States Agency for International Development (USAID) global provider of timely, accurate, evidence-based, and transparent early warning…
Brandon JosphatSTAFF WRITERjosphatbl@dailynews.co.zw THE Bindura magistrates court has dismissed an appeal filed by the opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) party challenging a police ban of its campaign rally. Addressing the media after Bindura magistrate Mary Msika made her ruling, CCC lawyer Agency Gumbo slammed what he termed selective application of the law by the…
By Yvonne Ncubein BULAWAYO SOME Bulawayo residents have hailed the recently enacted Marriages Act as a step forward on the journey to empower women in the country. This comes as the Law Development Commission, under the ministry of Justice held public engagements in Bulawayo last Friday to shed light on the provisions introduced by the…
WITH prices of basic goods continuing to hold steady in retail shops, both experts and consumers say it is crucial that authorities jazz up the recent measures that they put in place to fix the country’s ailing economy. Speaking to the Daily News On Sunday at the weekend, experts and consumer watchdogs said it was…
