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Rumbidzai Ngwenya THE leadership of public sector workers says political activism by some union representatives is frustrating talks with authorities over improved working conditions for civil servants. Speaking to the Daily News On Sunday yesterday, the president of the Zimbabwe Confederation of Public Sector Trade Unions (ZCPSTU), Cecilia Alexander, said some union leaders were conflicted…

Hazel Marimbiza ZANU PF vice president Kembo Mohadi, has called on Bulawayo residents to decisively vote against the opposition in the March 26 by-elections as punishment for presiding over the poor service delivery in the city. Speaking at a campaign star rally held in the country’s second largest city on Friday, Mohadi said the forthcoming…

THE government has gazetted an extradition treaty it signed with China in 2018 to allow the two countries to bring back criminals to face justice in their respective jurisdictions. According to a Government Gazette published on Friday, Home Affairs minister Kazembe Kazembe gave notice of the Treaty in terms of the provisions of the Extradition…

AS ZIMBABWE girds up for the March 26 by-elections, the ruling Zanu PF and the opposition are embarking on massive campaign stumps this weekend, amid rising political tension in the country. President Emmerson Mnangagwa, who is expected back in the country from his European trip today, will tomorrow hold a star rally in Marondera. At…

Rumbidzai Ngwenya FORMER Hurungwe East Member of Parliament Sarah Mahoka, 55, died in a car crash on Thursday night in Karoi. Mahoka, who was also former Zanu PF national women’s league treasurer, was travelling to Karoi together with her husband and other family members, when she was involved in a head on collision with a…

Melisa Chatikobo ZESA wants the private sector to be allowed to produce electricity to help the country to meet its power demands. Addressing a business conference this week, the utility’s executive chairman, Sydney Gata, said it was a global norm for governments to rely on the private sector for electricity provisions. “IPPs (independent power producers)…

Rumbidzai Ngwenya THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) has suspended some of its officials for their alleged involvement in leaking the 2020 voters roll to political parties. Speaking at a press conference at the commission’s headquarters in Harare yesterday, Zec acting chief executive officer (CEO) Jane Chigiji said the 2020 voters roll that has  seen pressure…

Blessing Masakadza GRAFT- ACCUSED ex-Mines ministry permanent secretary Francis Gudyanga has been convicted and sent to prison awaiting sentencing on Wednesday. A visibly shaken Gudyanga, who was alone when he came for judgment yesterday, was in a last minute rush to make arrangements with relatives to collect his vehicle. He was being charged with criminal…

IT SEEMS it never rains but pours for Vice President Constantino Chiwenga’s former wife, Marry Mubaiwa who has suffered another major blow after the South African High Court granted a preservation order for her luxury property in the neighbouring country.In the ruling delivered on February 9, Pretoria High Court judge Aubrey Ledwaba gave SA authorities…