By Regis Chingawo THE Zimbabwe Schools Examinations Council (Zimsec) yesterday announced the release of the 2022 Grade 7 results, stressing examination leakages were now a thing of the past starting next year as stringent measures have been adopted. Addressing a press conference in Harare yesterday, the chairperson of Zimsec board Eddie Mwenje said the results…
ANXIOUS church leaders have reiterated their call for national dialogue ahead of next year’s crunch harmonised elections to ensure peace in the country. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, the secretary-general of the Zimbabwe Catholic Bishops Conference, Frederick Chiromba, — who is also a member of the Zimbabwe Heads Of Christian Denominations (ZHOCD) — said…
By Regis Chingawo ZIMBABWE and other countries in the Southern Africa region are among the most vulnerable in the world due to climate-related impacts such as droughts, floods and tropical cyclones, increasing the risk of insecurity and violent conflicts. According to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), although southern Africa is not a hotspot…
By Rutendo Ngara THE Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) is investigating possible cases of corruption and abuse of office in the country’s tobacco industry. This comes after Tobacco Industry Marketing Board (TIMB) bosses were arrested in September, with the commission saying that they have received numerous complaints from the general public since then. Zacc spokesperson Thandiwe…
By Ketty Nyoni THE government is reviewing relevant legislation, which will lead to the establishment of municipal courts. Addressing the media at the post-Cabinet briefing in Harare yesterday, acting Information minister Jenfan Muswere said the proposed courts would ensure that criminal cases, brought by the municipal police and the Zimbabwe Republic Police, are dealt with…
By Nyasha Dube INCARCERATED South Africa-based Zimbabwe businessman Frank Buyanga, has made an urgent application at the Supreme Court seeking the hearing of an appeal he made for the recusal of High Court judge, Justice Pisirayi Kwenda, from his ongoing trial on cancellation of his warrant of arrest. Buyanga was arrested earlier this month on…
AUTHORITIES will today deliberate on how to mitigate the worsening power crisis in the country, amid growing calls for increased investment in more reliable and clean electricity generation plants. At the same time, former Energy ministers in the short-lived 2009 government of national unity— Elias Mudzuri and Elton Mangoma — urged authorities to re-ignite plans…
By Brighton Muronzereyi SPEAKER of the National Assembly Jacob Mudenda says the country’s economy remains under threat from exogenous factors despite the government’s efforts to stabilise it. Speaking in Harare yesterday during a post-budget seminar, Mudenda said while the distress suffered by Zimbabwean citizens had been somewhat alleviated, there was still room for improvement. “Imported…
THE Helen Suzman Foundation (HSF)’s challenge of Home Affairs minister Aaron Motsoaledi’s decision to terminate the Zimbabwe exemption permit (ZEP), which was…
By Yvonne Ncube THE government says it is well prepared and capacitated to respond to any natural disaster in the city as the rainy season, usually associated with floods and cyclones, has commenced. Speaking to the Daily News on the sidelines of a handover of donations to some victims of a recent fire outbreak in…
