ECONOMIC experts warned yesterday that the move by the government to penalise businesses selling goods using foreign exchange rates above interbank levels…
THE government and its workers are headed for a major showdown after civil servants once again rejected their employer’s offer of 100 percent salary increments and other non-monetary benefits, saying all these fell way below their expectations. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, the secretary-general of the Zimbabwe Confederation of Public Sector Trade Unions (ZCPSTU), David Dzatsunga,…
THE government yesterday said it has already started putting measures in place in preparation of a possible monkeypox outbreak. This comes after the disease has so far been detected in 42 countries, including neighbouring South Africa (SA). Health experts have also warned that the country was at risk of an outbreak. Speaking at a post…
FINANCE and Economic Development minister Mthuli Ncube, pictured, says the government is finalising the selection of a new substantive Commissioner General of the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra). In an interview on the sidelines of a press conference to announce additional measures to stabilise the exchange rate and control inflation in Harare on Monday, Ncube said…
THE Meteorological Services Department (MSD) has warned of a worse cold weather from today until Saturday across the country. It said the country must also expect light rains. “It should be cold, windy and cloudy till Saturday 02 July 2022, with most maximum daytime temperatures in the teens. “Small pellets of Hail (frozen raindrops) are…
THE jury is still out about whether new economic measures announced by authorities yesterday will help to stabilise prices of basic goods in the country and arrest the recent fall in the value of the Zimbabwe dollar. Some of the new measures include the scrapping of all levies on diesel and the crafting of a…
THE Tobacco Industry Marketing Board (TIMB) is tightening its oversight over the tobacco industry. So says the chief executive officer of the TIMB, Meanwell Gudu, who warned yesterday that tobacco companies which do not pay farmers within two days risk being suspended. “We encourage farmers to report any non-payment to the nearest TIMB office. “TIMB…
AUTHORITIES yesterday said they have increased by 100 percent salaries and allowances for civil servants, legislators and members of the judiciary to…
A 50-YEAR-OLD man has been jailed for an effective 14 years after he was convicted of raping his daughter aged 10. He…
A TRIANGLE man has been nabbed accused of conniving with a Central Intelligence Organisation operative in defrauding and extorting a local businessman on the guise of helping him to recover his debt from the ministry of Primary and Secondary Education. Godknows Ganyani appeared in court over the weekend and he will now join Leonard Mutandwa,…
