THINGS are increasingly looking grim for President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa in the wake of the scandal swirling around him that…
Blessings Mashaya and Brighton Muronzereyi A MOVE by churches yesterday to step up their bid for all-inclusive national dialogue in Harare, to help deal with the country’s decades-long myriad challenges, was blocked by police. This initiative, code-named the “Zimbabwe We Want”, was meant to nudge the country’s political leaders, the Church, civic society and other…
Blessings Mashaya and Brandon Josphat ZANU PF is facing a headache over fake structures and is hoping to use today’s cell verification programme to deal with the problem. Speaking at a press conference yesterday ahead of the national cell verification day, Zanu PF national political commissar Mike Bimha said the ruling party wants to establish strong…
Ketty Nyoni nyonik@dailynews.co.zw FINANCE minister Mthuli Ncube, pictured, is under spotlight again after the Senate demanded him to come with a ministerial statement to explain steps the government is taking to stabilise the economy. This comes after MDC Senator Elias Mudzuri on Thursday demanded the government to explain what it was doing to deal with…
Rutendo Ngara ngarar@dailynews.co.zw ZIMBABWE is targeting to fully transform its border posts from analogue to digital during the first quarter of next year to enhance revenue collection and processing passage of imports and exports, Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) acting commissioner general Regina Chinamasa has said. Addressing delegates on behalf of permanent secretary in the ministry…
NO AMOUNT of “mischief” by both Zanu PF members and the party’s detractors will result in conflict between President Emmerson Mnangagwa and VP Constantino Chiwenga, the former liberation movement has said. Speaking last night on independent television station 3Ktv’s widely-followed programme, Vantage, Zanu PF director for information and publicity Tafadzwa “Two Boy” Mugwadi said this would never…
Rumbidzai Ngwenya ngwenyar@dailynews.co.zw HEALTH experts have expressed concern over the declining numbers of people getting vaccinated against coronavirus in the country. This comes as authorities have embarked on a national programme to determine the levels of immunity against Covid among citizens in the wake of the slowing vaccination numbers. The national Covid-19 co-ordinator in the…
EX-PUBLIC Service minister Petronella Kagonye has been jailed for an effective 16 months after she was convicted of theft of trust property. Kagonye was found guilty of writing a letter to the then minister of ICT Supa Mandiwanzira requesting computers to donate to schools in Goromonzi South before she converted them to her own use….
Brighton Muronzereyi muronzereyib@dailynews.co.zw THE government is considering partnering with Zambia to install electricity generation equipment at 10 gorges along the Zambezi River to produce an estimated capacity of 15 000 megawatts. Speaking in the National Assembly on Wednesday, Zhemu Soda said apart from engaging Zambia, the government is making initiatives to upgrade the country’s power…
Brandon Josphat josphatbl@dailynews.co.zw PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday urged the Home Affairs ministry to speed up the establishment of more centres to issue travelling and identification documents across the country. Speaking during the official opening of the Murewa district registry office and e-passport Bio-enrolment Centre, Mnangagwa said every Zimbabwean must be able to get passports and…
