THE government will not bow down to civil servants’ salary demands as doing so has the potential to upset the current price stability being experienced in the economy, a Cabinet minister has said. This comes as teachers, who have been on strike since schools reopened in September, are demanding to be paid US$450 or its…
Blessings Mashaya SENIOR STAFF WRITER mashayab@dailynews.co.zw MANY Zimbabweans have welcomed the push by the MDC to hold talks with President Emmerson Mnangagwa and Zanu PF, with a view to forming a new government of national unity in a bid to end the country’s myriad challenges. Among those who have hailed the move are ordinary citizens…
Mugove Tafirenyika SENIOR STAFF WRITER tafirenyikam@dailynews.co.zw PARLIAMENT has summoned Primary and Secondary Education minister Cain Mathema to appear before it next week to explain measures the government has put in place to address the crisis in the education sector. This comes as teachers have been on a nationwide boycott of classes since schools reopened in…
Blessings Mashaya SENIOR STAFF WRITER mashayab@dailynews.co.zw ZIMBABWE Nurses Association (Zina) yesterday came out guns blazing and requested President Emmerson Mnangagwa to intervene in its impasse with the government, saying the situation regarding their welfare is now out of hand. This comes as the Health Services Board (HSB) removed 1 032 defiant nurses from its payroll…
Mugove Tafirenyika SENIOR STAFF WRITER tafirenyikam@dailynews.co.zw ECONOMISTS and captains of industry yesterday predicted a continued stability of prices of goods and services into next year, the Daily News reports. During a state of the economy report by Africa Economic Development Strategies (AEDS) hosted by the Daily News yesterday, renowned economist Gift Mugano said the foreign…
Mugove Tafirenyika and Blessings Mashaya SENIOR STAFF WRITERS THE interim MDC leadership is keen to hold talks with President Emmerson Mnangagwa and Zanu PF, with a view to forming a new government of national unity (GNU), the Daily News can reveal. Speaking separately to the Daily News yesterday, acting MDC national chairperson Morgen Komichi and party secretary-general Douglas Mwonzora…
Blessings Mashaya SENIOR STAFF WRITER mashayab@dailynews.co.zw THE government will soon establish an independent commission to investigate complaints against members of the security sector after the Cabinet yesterday agreed on the principles for the Zimbabwe Independent Complaints Commission Bill. Speaking during yesterday’s post-Cabinet media briefing, Information minister Monica Mutsvangwa said the move was in line with…
Blessing Masakadza STAFF WRITER masakadzab@dailynews.co.zw SUSPENDED Zimbabwe Miners Federation president Henrietta Rushwaya yesterday exonerated First Lady Auxillia Mnangagwa and claimed ownership of the gold that was seized from her at the airport. Rushwaya also said she is licensed to possess gold. She said she is a victim of politics and the involvement of the Criminal…
Mugove Tafirenyika SENIOR STAFF WRITER tafirenyikam@dailynews.co.zw CIVIL servants have rejected a 20 percent salary adjustment tabled by the government during yesterday’s National Joint Negotiating Council (NJNC) meeting in Harare, the Daily News reports. This comes as teachers have been on strike since schools reopened in September demanding better working conditions. Speaking to the Daily News…
SEVERAL Zanu PF bigwigs, including Cabinet ministers, survived a nerve-racking and tension-filled process at the weekend as the ruling party chose candidates for its divisive district co-ordinating committees (DCCs), the Daily News reports. Well-placed Zanu PF insiders told the Daily News yesterday that meetings of the party’s provincial co-ordinating committees (PCCs) that were held in…
