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By Brighton Muronzereyi CITIZENS Coalition for Change (CCC) has described as chaotic the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) delimitation exercise, which is being completed by the electoral body ahead of the 2023 elections. Speaking to the media in Harare yesterday, the CCC interim elections secretary, Ian Makone, claimed that Zec’s delimitation exercise was messy, adding the…

THE National Peace and Reconciliation Commission (NPRC) is pushing for all the country’s aspiring presidential candidates to sign a peace pledge ahead of next year’s crunch harmonised elections. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, NPRC spokesperson Obert Gutu  said unlike in 2018 when the commission organised a peace pledge for political parties, all aspiring presidential…

By Brandon Josphat CIVIL Servants will start receiving their bonuses this month without conditions. This follows an agreement to this effect between the government and the workers’ representatives.Speaking after a National Joint Negotiation Council (NJNC) meeting yesterday, the president of the Zimbabwe Confederation of Public Sector Trade Unions (ZCPSTU), Cecilia Alexander, confirmed the agreement.“The meeting…

By Regis Chingawo THE cost of living for one person in October shot to $28 144 from $21 455 the previous month, showing an increase of 3.1 percent, a survey done by the Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (ZIMSTAT) has revealed. “The Food Poverty Line as of October 2022 stood at $21 454.60. This represents an…

By Rutendo Ngara ZIMBABWE yesterday successfully launched its first ambitious satellite — ZimSat1 — to space, carrying on a spacecraft called the Northrop Grumman (NG-18 Cygnus) from Virginia, the United States. The launch was supposed to be last Sunday, but it was aborted and postponed to yesterday after a fi re was reported in the…

By Brandon Josphat THE Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) has set an ambitious voter mobilisation target for its sitting MPs and councillors as a condition for them to contest their seats again in 2023. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, CCC national deputy spokesperson, Gift Siziba, said these members were expected to register at least…

By Rutendo Ngara THE launch of Zimbabwe’s first satellite, carried on a spacecraft called the Northrop Grumman (NG-18 Cygnus), has been postponed to today due to reports of a fire in the control room building. The Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation reported yesterday afternoon that the highly publicised mission would be attempted again today.If all goes well,…

By Regis Chingawo THREE armed robbers on Saturday raided a brick manufacturing company in Mazowe during daylight and got away with more than US$25 000. Police confirmed the robbery saying preliminary investigations had shown that three unidentified robbers arrived at the firm during mid-day and posed as genuine customers who wanted to buy bricks.“The three…

By Regis Chingawo THE Zimbabwe Tourism Authority (ZTA) is positive about the prospects of the growth of the tourism sector which has been on a downward trajectory due to the Covid-19 pandemic. ZTA board chairperson Ray Mawerera yesterday said the tourism sector in the country was now recording an increase in the number of airlines…