PARLIAMENT is set to write warning letters to ministers who fail to come for sittings with some senior government officials going for more than six months without providing responses to written questions from backbenchers. Speaking in the National Assembly last week, Zanu PF chief whip Pupurai Togarepi said it was appropriate for Parliament to take…
THE Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC) has implored authorities to invest more in women initiatives in order to improve their lives. In a statement to mark the International Women’s Day on Friday, the commission said investing in women was not only an economic imperative, but also a critical enabler in advancing human rights. “Women’s empowerment…
THE Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) will not participate in the upcoming by-elections, as it is focusing its efforts on stabilising the party and the institution of key electoral reforms in the country. In that regard, the party confirmed yesterday that one of its vice presidents and former Harare East MP, Tendai Biti, would not…
AUTHORITIES have given the green light to companies and individuals with free funds to import grain without paying duty, as the country moves to avert hunger. This was confirmed by Finance minister Mthuli Ncube yesterday, after he signed a US$17,4 million grant from Japan in Harare for the further improvement of the country’s road infrastructure….
Ketty NyoniSTAFF WRITERnyonik@dailynews.co.zw PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has called for meaningful dialogue between the government and the business sector to deal with the current economic challenges in the country. Speaking at the second edition of the ED Mnangagwa Business Summit 2024 in Harare yesterday, Mnangagwa said there was a need for both the public and private…
THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) has announced that the two council by-elections set for today in Harare and Chinhoyi will cost US$70 000. The two by-elections are being held following the recall of former Harare mayor and ward 36 councillor Lovejoy Chitengu, while the ward 4 Chinhoyi municipality vacancy occurred as a result of the…
CONSTRUCTION of a major road in Makuti, Mashonaland West Province, that links most Sadc countries yesterday got a boost of US$17,4 million from Japan. Addressing the media in Harare yesterday, after signing of the grant for phase 2 road improvement of north-south corridor between Makuti and Hell’s Gate in Mana Pools, Finance minister Mthuli Ncube,…
THE African Development Bank (AfDB) and NMB Bank Limited Zimbabwe (NMB) yesterday signed an agreement that will pave the way for a US$15 million trade finance transaction guarantee facility for the local financial institution. This strategic collaboration aims to unlock significant trade finance opportunities for Zimbabwean businesses, particularly small-and- medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and local firms…
THERE are growing fears that the leadership crisis ravaging the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) is now badly affecting its ability to fight graft in the country. This comes as the commission has gone for months without holding a board meeting, in addition to operating without a substantive boss after President Emmerson Mnangagwa appointed its former…
By Brandon Josphat josphatbl@dailynew.co.zw ZESA has reintroduced brutal load-shedding schedules after it was forced to cut its power generation at the key Kariba plant. This comes after the Zambezi River Authority (ZRA) — which manages Kariba Dam — ordered Zesa and its Zambia counterpart not to generate more than 214 megawatts (MW) this month, as…
