ECONOMIST and former member of the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe(RBZ)’s monetary policy committee, Eddie Cross, has reiterated his strong belief that the country should ditch the United States dollar to spur the improvement of the lives of poor citizens. Speaking last night on 3Ktv’s widely-followed news and current affairs programme, Vantage, Cross said the renewed…
Brandon Josphat josphatbl@dailynews.co.zw RESERVE Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) governor John Mangudya yesterday said the central bank is working tirelessly to implement all possible measures to stabilise prices of basic commodities. Speaking during a Confederation of Zimbabwe Industries (CZI) 2023 annual economic and business outlook symposium in Harare, Mangudya said the RBZ’s main target this year…
THE police have taken delivery of 100 vehicles and another 200 are expected early this year to beef up the security sector’s operations ahead of harmonised polls, Home Affairs minister, Kazembe Kazembe has confirmed. He was responding to a question from Harare East MP Tendai Biti on what action the government was taking to improve…
Rumbidzai Ngwenyangwenyar@dailynews.co.zw ZIMBABWE has the highest number of youth in the region struggling with suicidal thoughts, a recent regional report says. The communique, which was released this week by the Sadc Regional Psychosocial Support Initiatives (REPSSI), said Zimbabwe had the highest rate among youth aged between 10 and 24 years old who were contemplating suicide.This…
PARLIAMENT will look at the possibility of enacting more electoral reforms ahead of this year’s crunch national elections when the Electoral Act Amendment Bill reaches the august House, authorities have said. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, Justice minister Ziyambi Ziyambi said this would be done as part of ongoing efforts to ensure that the…
Brighton Muronzereyimuronzereyib@dailynews.co.zw PARLIAMENTARIANS have called for the establishment of more juvenile correctional facilities to accommodate minors convicted and jailed for various crimes to ensure their rehabilitation and reintegration into society upon release. The legislators made the request while debating the Child Justice Bill in the National Assembly on Tuesday.“Our prisons must have facilities for children,…
Brandon Josphatjosphatbl@dailynews.co.zw PARLIAMENT has summoned Education minister Evelyn Ndlovu to explain the continued leakages of examination papers at the Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (Zimsec). This comes amid growing concerns that the national exams body has now completely lost its credibility.Last week, Zimsec withheld ‘O’ Level results for 4 961 candidates, on allegations of cheating in…
By Brandon Josphat RESERVE Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) governor John Mangudya yesterday said the central bank is working tirelessly to implement all possible measures to stabilise prices of basic commodities. Speaking during a Confederation of Zimbabwe Industries (CZI) 2023 annual economic and business outlook symposium in Harare, Mangudya said the RBZ’s main target this year…
A MUREHWA man, who is believed to be part of a three-man gang of robbers that stole US$17 500 from a suspected thief in Harare and used his share of the loot to pay lobola, appeared in court yesterday. Isaac Haruzive, 34, Panashe Tsuro, 22, and Tongai Chirimumimba, 27, were arrested on Monday after they…
SOME Zanu PF affiliates continue to urge the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) not to apply the seat boundaries mapped in its latest delimitation report for this year’s crunch national elections, and instead use those employed in the 2018 polls. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, the leaders of the Zimbabwe Youth Action Platform (ZYAP) and…
