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AUTHORITIES will continue to push for the wider use of the Zimbabwe dollar, as further dollarisation will negatively affect the country and its economy, Finance minister Mthuli Ncube says. In his 2024 budget strategy paper released on Friday, Ncube said the government was concerned by the escalating dollarisation of the economy. In this regard, authorities…

THE government has advised licensed broadcasters to adhere to the Electoral Act and refrain from producing content that is biased when covering elections. In a Statutory Instrument 148 of 2023 gazetted yesterday, on the code of conduct for broadcasters, minister of Information Monica Mutsvangwa said broadcasters should stick to the provisions of the Electoral Act…

BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) says due to cash flow challenges, it has been unable to pay its service providers within the stipulated 30 days, a situation that has pushed up the amount owed to creditors from $6 billion to $19 billion in the first six months of the year. Speaking to the Daily News on…

FINANCE minister Mthuli Ncube is confident that prices of basic goods, the Zimbabwe dollar and electricity supply will continue to stabilise — spurring the country’s economic growth. In his upbeat mid-term budget and economic review yesterday, Ncube said inflation would continue to decelerate in response to the raft of policy interventions implemented by the government…

IN STUNNING claims, a South African medical doctor says Vice President Constantino Chiwenga was regularly given risky medication while in hospital in the neighbouring country in 2019. The doctor, Willi Leo Sieling, told the Harare Magistrates’ Court yesterday that during that time, Chiwenga’s former wife, Marry Mubaiwa, would ask him to inject the former military…

By Brandon Josphat josphatbl@dailynews.co.zw THE Chief Justice Luke Malaba demanded dexterity from sheriffs and registrars at the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) to enhance public confidence in the judiciary system. Addressing court registrars and sheriffs in Nyanga, Manicaland province, yesterday, Malaba said being in public office required commitment and competence for efficient service delivery. “At the…

By Brandon Josphat THE newly-elected president of the Zimbabwe Chief’s Council (ZCC), Mtshane Khumalo, has pledged to ensure that traditional leaders are non-partisan and that they promote peace and tolerance during this election period and beyond. This comes amid complaints that some traditional leaders were engaging in partisan politics and doing the bidding of the…