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REPORTS are abound that President Emmerson Mnangagwa, working with opposition parties in the Political Actors Dialogue (Polad), are plotting to postpone the much-awaited and fast-approaching 2023 general elections to have ample time to implement comprehensive reforms that guarantee undisputed and credible future polls. The Daily News on Sunday Chief Writer Mugove Tafirenyika last week hooked…

LOCAL bus crews continue to flout regulations by engaging in intercity travel, which has been banned by the government under the extended level 4 lockdown regulations put in place to contain the spread of Covid-19. This follows the arrest of a DNC bus driver after an accident along the Masvingo-Beitbridge road which saw 10 passengers…

THE government says it is working towards the refurbishment of the country’s ports of entry to match the increasing traffic volumes. This comes after the committee on Budget, Finance and Economic Development’s recommendations on the need to improve the border infrastructure following reports of poor coordination between agencies leading to delays in clearing traffic and…

D EBATE continues to rage in the country following the government’s decision earlier this week to only allow fully vaccinated people to…

PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has called on Zimbabweans and Zanu PF party members to shun being driven by power cravings, but instead put…

THE government has agreed to pay teachers allowances that are specific to the education sector starting next month in a bid to…

POLICE in Bulawayo say they have launched a blitz on shebeens, which they claim have become one of the Covid-19 virus super spreaders. Bulawayo police spokesperson Abednico Ncube said there was an increase in the number of people operating shebeens against the lockdown regulations, especially in the western suburbs. “The increase in shebeens is worrisome,…

THE pending visit to the United Kingdom (UK) by President Emmerson Mnangagwa for a global climate conference presents Harare with a golden opportunity to put on track its faltering re-engagement efforts with Western countries, analysts have said. In addition, the analysts told the Daily News yesterday that Mnangagwa’s invitation to attend the United Nations’ Climate Change (COP26)…

TEACHERS say the government should call for an all-stakeholders urgent indaba to deliberate on the way forward towards the reopening of learning institutions in light of the Covid-19 pandemic. In a letter dated August 6 to Primary and Secondary Education minister Cain Mathema, Progressive Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (PTUZ) secretary-general Raymond Majongwe said there was…