WITH the cost of living continuing to rise in the country, the Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (Zimstat) has revealed that one person now needs nearly $30 000 for basic needs monthly. According to Zimstat director-general Taguma Mahonde for the month of February, inflation averaged over 92 percent. “The Total Consumption Poverty Line (TPL) is derived…
HIGH Court judge, Justice Christopher DubeBanda, has tossed out an application for his recusal as the presiding judge in the murder trial of fellow judge Garainesu Mawadze’s son, Munyaradzi Mawadze. Munyaradzi Mawadze was arrested in 2020 after he and his friends, Elvis Dongo Saungweme and Dellon David Balami, allegedly murdered a Harare cellphone dealer, Sipho…
EXPERTS have welcomed Harare’s quest to pay its huge debt to global financiers, but warn that this is tied to good governance and the country holding credible elections this year. Speaking last night on 3Ktv’s widely-followed news and current affairs programme, Vantage, economist Gift Mugano and African Forum Network on Debt and Development (AFRODAD) senior…
By Omega Ukama THE Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) is worried by the worsening financial crimes in the country which include money laundering…
THE Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) yesterday arrested National Social Security Authority (NSSA) acting general manager Charles Shava on allegations of fraud involving $12,2 million.In a terse statement last night, Zacc alleged that Shava had altered a “board resolution” rejecting giving doctors allowances and caused NSSA human resources to pay without approval, claiming the board had…
Rutendo Ngarangarar@dailynews.co.zw PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa says the country can only prosper if Zimbabweans unite and protect the nation from all forms of interference. Speaking at the launch of the Zimbabwe Covid-19 documentary titled Fighting the wave, how a nation united to fight Covid-19 pandemic in Harare yesterday, Mnangagwa said togetherness and unity of purpose would…
By Brandon Josphat LEGISLATORS have re – quested Health minister Constantino Chiwenga to present a ministerial statement in the National Assembly stating measures being taken to improve the country’s “collapsing” health system. Speaking in the National Assembly on Wednesday, MPs argued that the country’s health system was in the intensive care hence there was a…
By Hazel Marimbiza and Regis Chingawo OPPOSITION stalwart and leader of the United Movement for Devolution (UMD), Lovemore Moyo, has warned that the ongoing disagreements over the country’s just gazetted delimitation report will likely once again lead to disputed polls this year. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, the former MDC national chairperson and Speaker…
THE ruling Zanu PF party has challenged the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) to ensure all eligible citizens are registered to vote ahead of this year’s general elections expected between July and August. Speaking to the media yesterday after the first Zanu PF politburo meeting this year, party spokesperson Christopher Mutsvangwa said the cell verification exercise…
SOME legislators have been sleeping in their cars for this week’s parliamentary sittings, after authorities failed to pay hotels for their accommodation. This was revealed in the National Assembly on Tuesday by Zanu PF MP for Buhera South, Joseph Chinotimba.“Yesterday (Monday), MPs had to sleep in their vehicles because there was no accommodation at hotels.“Some…
