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Mugove Tafirenyika SENIOR STAFF WRITER tafirenyikam@dailynews.co.zw THE West’s sanctions on Zimbabwe are like “weapons of mass destruction” which are hurting ordinary people, with the potential to undermine the country’s unity and peace, President Emmerson Mnangagwa, pictured, has said, the Daily News reports. Mnangagwa also said yesterday that sanctions were hurting the government’s plans to turn…

Mugove Tafirenyika ZIMBABWEANS have commended the continuing stability in the prices of goods and services in the country. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, both consumers and business leaders said the stabilising prices were affording them the chance to plan ahead — unlike what was obtaining previously. This comes as Zimbabwe is beginning to enjoy…

ZIMBABWE’S economy is expected to rebound next year, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said at the weekend. The IMF said the country’s gross domestic product would grow by 4,2 percent next year , a strong rebound from a slump of 10,4 percent it projects this year owing mainly to Covid-19. In its October regional economic…

Mugove Tafirenyika SENIOR STAFF WRITER tafirenyikam@dailynews.co.zw THE Thokozani Khupe-led opposition MDC has called for the unconditional removal of economic sanctions imposed on Zimbabwe by the United States of America and its Western allies saying they were hurting ordinary Zimbabweans, the Daily News reports. This comes as Sadc nations yesterday commemorated the Anti-Sanctions Day under the…

ZANU PF stalwart and exsecretary for administration, Didymus Mutasa, says very senior party officials are behind the dog-eat dog mayhem ravaging the former liberation movement ahead of its divisive district co-ordinating committee (DCC) elections. Speaking in an exclusive interview with the Daily News On Sunday yesterday, Mutasa said his knowledge of, and experience in Zanu…

THE Sadc region has once again called for the immediate lifting of Western sanctions on Zimbabwe on account of their adverse effects on ordinary citizens, the Daily News reports. This comes as the United States of America, the United kingdom and the European Union maintain that President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s administration has not done enough to…

CRIMINAL Investigation Department boss Crispen Charumbira was yesterday slapped with fresh criminal abuse of office charges relating to an incident that he ordered constables to release a suspect that had been held for illegal gold dealing. Charumbira appeared before Harare provincial magistrate Vongai Muchuchuti-Guwuriro and was released on $10 000 bail with conditions to continue…

THE United States of America (US), the United Kingdom and the European Union (EU) remain adamant that President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s administration has not done enough to have sanctions imposed on the country in 2001 lifted, the Daily News reports. This comes as Sadc nations commemorate the AntiSanctions Day today under the theme “Resilience, Progress and…

Sindiso Mhlophe SENIOR STAFF WRITER mhlophes@dailynews.co.zw THE United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in Zimbabwe says more than 8 000 cases of sexual violence against women and young girls were recorded in 2019, while a staggering 800 000 others were exposed to threats of gender-based violence (GBV), the Daily News reports. This comes as advocacy organisation,…

Sindiso Mhlophe Senior STAFF WRITER mhlophes@dailynews.co.zw THE government has partnered International Finance Corporation (IFC) — a member of the World Bank Group — to launch the Victoria Falls Area Tourism Development Plan in a bid to boost tourism in and around Victoria Falls and help strengthen Zimbabwe’s tourism industry. This comes as the Tourism ministry…