THE MDC is laying the groundwork for the country’s mooted national dialogue by initiating preliminary talks with traditional leaders, churches, civil society organisations (CSOs) and student formations. This comes as there is a growing consensus among many of the country’s key stakeholders — including the ruling Zanu PF, the MDC, churches and CSOs —…
Tamary Chikiwa in BULAWAYO IN AN alarming development, nearly 5 000 teenage girls were impregnated in the first five weeks of this year alone. This comes as police have revealed that more than 2 000 minors below the age of 18 were reported to have been raped around the country last year. Presenting a report…
Godknows Matarutse SENIOR STAFF WRITER matarutseg@dailynews.co.zw THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) will soon begin preparations for the constituency delimitation exercise ahead of the 2023 national elections. This comes after the Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (Zimstats) announced recently that the country would have its population and housing census in August this year ahead of the polls….
Godknows Matarutse SENIOR STAFF WRITER matarutseg@dailynews.co.zw THE government will now vaccinate public transport workers, including Zupco employees, during the on-going first phase of the national Covid-19 inoculation programme, President Emmerson Mnangagwa has said. Mnangagwa made the remarks yesterday in Harare while commissioning 50 new Zupco buses, to bring to 212 the entire fleet. Since 2019,…
Mugove Tafirenyika and Godknows Matarutse ONLY genuine national dialogue that includes the opposition and other key stakeholders in the country can energise Zimbabwe’s faltering re-engagement efforts with Western powers, political analysts say. This comes as United States of America president, Joe Biden, has renewed Washington’s sanctions on Harare — a few weeks after the British…
SOUTH Africa power utility, Eskom, will require government funding of approximately R1 billion per week — the equivalent of R6 million every hour of the day — to remain both financially and operationally stable in 2021. Without the cash, it will not be able to service its “unsustainable debt burden” of R480 billion. That state…
Emmerson Njanjamangezi SENIOR STAFF WRITER njanjamangezie@dailynews.co.zw FINANCE minister Mthuli Ncube has assured the nation that Zimbabwe has sourced enough Covid-19 vaccines to inoculate at least 60 percent of the population. Appearing virtually before a parliamentary portfolio committee on Budget, Finance and Economic Development enquiry into Covid-19 financing yesterday, Ncube also told legislators the government has…
Tariro Sajeni STAFF WRITER sajenit@dailynews.co.zw THE government is set to offer postCovid-19 counselling sessions to learners to deal with depression and anxiety following the disruption caused by the months away from school during the pandemic. This comes as a local top psychiatrist — Nemache Mawere — who is based at Ingutsheni Psychiatric Hospital in Bulawayo,…
Blessings Mashaya SENIOR WRITER mashayab@dailynews.co.zw PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday told the Zanu PF politburo to expect more big shot defections from the opposition, in an ominous warning that could spell even more pain for the brawling MDC. At the same time, the 78-year-old Zanu PF leader also told his party that the recent resignation…
Mugove Tafirenyika CHIEF WRITER tafirenyikam@dailynews.co.zw AS schools prepare to reopen for face-to-face classes, authorities say the government will do its best to provide a safe learning environment for both learners and educators. This comes as authorities have announced the dates for schools to reopen, with those sitting for national examinations returning to school on March…
