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 Melisa Chatikobo  STAFF WRITER  chatikobom@dailynews.co.zw  THE Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (Zera) has revised fuel prices downwards by US$0.06 cents.  In a statement yesterday, the parastatal reduced the prices for petroleum which were recently adjusted to US$1.70 for Blend E15 from US$1.76 per litre which translated to $675.35 per litre from $677.32 in local currency.  “Diesel…

Brighton Muronzereyi and Brandon Josphat PRESSED consumers and businesses are appealing for an urgent all-stakeholder engagement led by the government to find long-lasting solutions to escalating price hikes of basic goods in the country which have caused untold suffering to ordinary citizens. This comes as the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) is expected to meet…

Dionne Kanyowa kanyowad@dailynews.co.zw A HARARE regional magistrate Ngoni Nduna yesterday recused himself from presiding over legislator Job Sikhala, pictured,‘s case where he is facing fresh charges of obstructing the course of justice after the legislator questioned his impartiality.  Nduna granted Sikhala’s recusal application on the grounds that it would be against the course of justice…

PUBLIC sector workers who are digging in on their demands for better salaries vowed yesterday to press on with their planned strike despite moves by the government to further improve their pay. They said the new salary increment of nearly 150 percent offered by their employer was not good enough and meant to divide them….

Rumbidzai Ngwenya STAFF WRITER ngwenyar@dailynews.co.zw SEVEN cases of armed robbery were committed across the country last week, including one in which a liquor delivery truck was pounced on by three armed robbers and lost US$25 000. According to the police, armed robbery is on the increase and they were doing everything within their capacity to…

THE COUNCIL of Churches in Africa (CCA) has made a compelling appeal to Zimbabweans to have peaceful campaigns ahead of the crunch 2023 elections, adding that inclusive dialogue is the only solution to the country’s economic problems. This comes as the National Peace and Reconciliation Commission (NPRC) is working on proactive measures to help stop…

Rumbidzai Ngwenya STAFF WRITER ngwenyar@dailynews.co.zw ZIMBABWEANS should brace themselves for tightly contested elections next year as Zanu PF and the opposition have passed up the chance to engage in political dialogue and agree on another government of national unity in the country. So says Stephen Chan, renowned professor of World Politics at the University of…

Ketty Nyoni STAFF WRITER nyonik@dailynews.co.zw ZANU PF has warned its former members against abusing party registered trademarks to undermine President Emmerson Mnangagwa. This comes after former Zanu PF youth league leaders Jim Kunaka and Godfrey Tsenengamu held separate press conferences last week, in which they both called for the return of exiled former Zanu PF…

Rutendo Ngara STAFF WRITER ngarar@dailynews.co.zw EFFORTS to fight cervical cancer in the country have received a major boost in the wake of a global supplier of testing kits, Qiagen, offering to screen 100 000 women for the deadly disease. The head of global markets for the Germany headquartered company, Simona Grandits, said at the weekend…

Hazel Marimbiza in Bulawayo POLICE in Bulawayo have raised concern over the increase in cases of baby dumping and called on women to try as much as possible to avoid unwanted pregnancies. Speaking to the Daily News in an interview yesterday, Bulawayo police spokesperson inspector Abednico Ncube said law enforcement agents were increasingly worried by the development….