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Jeffrey Muvundusi SOUTHERN EDITOR CITIZENS Coalition for Change (CCC) president Welshman Ncube has accused opposition leader in Parliament Sengezo Tshabangu of persecuting some MPs and councillors aligned to his faction of the party. Tshabangu, who asserts to be the party’s interim secretary general, was recently brought before the CCC national disciplinary committee facing four counts,…

Rutendo Ngara SENIOR STAFF WRITER ngarar@dailynews.co.zw INCARCERATED Harare businessman Mike Chimombe, who is embroiled in a US$7 million fraud case, has reportedly fallen ill, forcing the commencement of his trial to be postponed. This development emerged yesterday after Chimombe failed to appear for trial before High Court Judge Justice Pisirayi Kwenda. However, his co-accused, Moses…

By Masimba Makwembere makwemberemv@dailynews.co.zw HARD-PRESSED workers want the government to fix the country’s currency challenges and to make it possible for all basic goods and essential products, including fuel, to be sold in ZiG. Speaking during a Tripartite Negotiating Forum (TNF) meeting in Harare at the weekend, the acting secretary general of the Zimbabwe Congress…

By Brandon Josphat josphatbl@dailynews.co.zw CHURCH leaders have once again offered to mediate the country’s mooted national dialogue.  Speaking to the Daily News — the country’s most influential newspaper — the secretary general of the Zimbabwe Catholic Bishops Conference (ZCBC), Tryvis Moyo, also said at the weekend that such talks remained the best way to mitigate…

Rutendo NgaraSENIOR STAFF WRITERngarar@dailynews.co.zw AT LEAST 10 people were marooned in Chipinge after their makeshift shelter was trapped by a flooded river following heavy downpours that have been pounding the country. This comes as at least 52 people have died due to rains since the onset of the rainy season last year. The police confirmed…

Brandon JosphatCHIEF WRITERjosphatbl@dailynews.co.zw THE National Social Security Authority (Nssa) has defended the small amounts it gives pensioners, stating that the entity is not a pension fund scheme, but rather provides a social security net to workers upon retirement. This comes after Parliament expressed concerns over the meagre pay-outs pensioners were receiving, stating they were inadequate…