THE tendency by some people in power to treat those who hold divergent views with suspicion is retarding Zimbabwe’s progress, the chairperson of the Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition (CiCZ), Peter Mutasa has said. Speaking last night on 3Ktv’s popular programme, Vantage, Mutasa also said government leaders should strive to end “unnecessary tensions” in the country, in addition to…
Melisa Chatikobo chatikobom@dailynews.co.zw ZIMBABWE should de-dollarise and come up with a clear roadmap to strengthen its own currency and this will solve the current economic crisis which the country is facing, economist Persistence Gwanyanya said. Speaking at a discussion in Harare yesterday, Gwanyanya said dollarisation is not a permanent solution because it creates a vicious…
Ketty Nyoni nyonik@dailynews.co.zw BUSINESSMAN Philip Chiyangwa who is the executive chairperson of Kilima Investment yesterday withdrew his High Court application against Lands ministry, in which he was challenging the alleged grabbing of his land for the construction of a Museum of African Liberation in Warren Park, Harare. In November last year, Chiyangwa filed a High…
UNION leaders will today toyi-toyi at Finance minister Mthuli Ncube and Labour minister Paul Mavima’s Harare offices — where they will hand over petitions on public sector working conditions. The Zimbabwe Confederation of Public Sector Trade Unions (ZCPSTU), an umbrella body for civil servants’ unions, confirmed the marches to the Daily News last night. In a letter…
FIRST LADY Auxilia Mnangagwa has called on African countries to address wildlife poaching, which she said was now a growing challenge across the region. This comes at a time the Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (ZimParks) has revealed at the same event that the use of drones had helped monitor and reduce cyanide poisoning…
ZANU PF political commissar Mike Bimha has once again warned party bigwigs to refrain from fighting each other for positions. This comes as the jostling for posts ahead of the women’s league’s provincial conferences this weekend escalates — with those elected set to battle for national positions next month. Bimha told the Daily News yesterday that Zanu PF…
FORMER Procurement Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Praz) chief executive, Nyasha Chizu’s bid to have his termination of employment set aside hit a brick wall after the High Court dismissed his application with costs for lack of merit. Chizu was employed by Praz in 2012 and rose through the ranks to become the regulator’s chief executive…
A GRAIN Marketing Board assistant manager for Mushumbi depot accused of conniving with Agriculture deputy minister Douglas Karoro in siphoning fertilisers and seed under the presidential inputs scheme has been freed. Lovejoy Ngowe was granted $50 000 bail a day after the deputy minister was also freed on the same quantum. Represented by Batanai Pesanai,…
Andile Tshuma ENVIRONMENT minister Mangaliso Ndhlovu has warned of an urgent need for African countries to closely look into the ever increasing elephant population, as it might soon turn into a regional disaster. As a result, Ndlovu called on African countries to push research on wildlife in order to achieve best conservation efforts outcomes. He…
Rumbidzai Ngwenya ngwenyar@dailynews.co.zw CVIL society organizations (CSOs) under the banner of the Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition (CiZC) have denied allegations that they are working to destabilise and topple the government. This comes amid State media reports that CSOs were plotting to effect regime change in the country prompting the government to come up with the…
