MDC leader Douglas Mwonzora was on Friday chased away from the party headquarters in Harare by employees who threatened to take over the Morgan Richard Tsvangirai House over unpaid salaries. The disgruntled MDC employees took their anger to the party headquarters where they were chanting slogans and singing songs denouncing Mwonzora for letting them down…
Nyasha Kunyiswa SENIOR STAFF WRITER kunyiswan@dailynews.co.zw THE government is concerned about the country’s low stocks of critical drugs. Speaking in Harare yesterday, the minister of Health Douglas Mombeshora confirmed that the country was facing a serious shortage of medicines at all levels. “The country is facing a serious shortage of medicines at all levels. I…
CIVIL servants will be paid their thirteenth cheque this year in batches starting next week, the government has said. Last year, the government broke with tradition as it was forced to stagger the payments, with employees in the security forces being the first ones to receive their dues in November, while the rest got theirs…
HOME Affairs minister Kazembe Kazembe, says police officers should “think outside the box” and come up with fresh and innovative measures to curb the increasing spate of crimes in the country. Addressing 534 police graduates at the Police Staff College in Harare yesterday, Kazembe said due to the increase in criminal activities in the country,…
THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) says it is ready to embark on a voter education exercise ahead of the upcoming parliamentary and council by-elections slated for December 9. This comes after the nomination court sat on November 7, 2023, following the recalls of 23 Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) MPs by the party’s interim secretary-general,…
ECONET Wireless Zimbabwe has launched ‘EcoChat AI’, an artificial intelligence-powered chatbot that will off er customers instant and convenient access to a wealth of knowledge and information. EcoChat AI will be available on a United States dollars menu from any type of mobile phone. This means it would be available to every Econet customer across…
THE National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) says it has cleared its over $5 billion debt owed to pensioners which had ballooned over the past decade. According to the State-owned rail company, the arrears had accumulated over the years due to “meticulous computation of monthly pensions, considering the pensioners’ career details, salary structures and applicable increments”….
SENGEZO Tshabangu, who asserts that he is the Citizens Coalition for Change’s (CCC) interim secretary-general, plans to recall more “delinquent” party legislators and councillors. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, amid the fledgling CCC’s worsening infighting, Tshabangu confirmed that he would be recalling more of the main opposition’s public representatives — “without doubt” — to…
AUTHORITIES are exploring new ways of rehabilitating convicted minors, as part of efforts to give them a second chance in life. Speaking in the second city yesterday, Justice minister Ziyambi Ziyambi said sending convicted minors to prison needed to be the last option whenever this was possible. “Our ministry has been entrusted with the significant…
THE government has authorised individuals and companies with free funds to import a maximum of fi ve metric tonnes up to December of cement and fertiliser amid shortages in the country. In a statement, Industry minister Sithembiso Nyoni said the permission to import cement and fertiliser was meant to avert the shortage in the market…
