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Brighton Muronzereyi STAFF WRITER muronzereyib@dailynews.co.zw GOVERNMENT says the country will soon export electricity after embarking on several power generating projects. Speaking in the Senate last week, Information minister Monica Mutsvangwa said the projects would soon come on stream. This comes at a time when the country has been experiencing intermittent power cuts. “There are a…

Melisa ChatikoboSTAFF WRITERchatikobom@dailynews.co.zw GOKWE Nembudziya MP Justice Mayor Wadyajena, pictured, who was arrested together with Cottco executives over allegations of fraud and money laundering involving US$5 million, is set to lose 22 trucks and two luxury cars after the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) was granted a permit to seize his vehicles. This comes after Zacc…

A 58-YEAR-OLD father was sent to remand prison after he was arrested for allegedly raping his 16-year-old daughter and tried to take poison when the matter came to light. Allegations are that between May and July this year, the father raped the teenager after she was left in his custody by her mother who had…

Brighton Muronzereyi and Brandon JosphatSTAFF WRITERS WITH next year’s national elections now just months away, political analysts say the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) and its leader Nelson Chamisa need to take seriously pronouncements by Zanu PF which wants them barred from the crunch polls unless they formalise their structures. Speaking to the Daily News…

Brighton Muronzereyi and Melisa ChatikoboSTAFF WRITERS PRESIDENTIAL hopefuls will have to think twice before they challenge for the country’s top office after the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) revised participation fees from US$1 000 to US$ 20 000. This is contained in the Government Gazette published on Friday, which also announced a raft of new fees,…

RUTENDO NGARA LEGISLATORS have told Finance minister Mthuli Ncube that Parliament is poorly funded and is now incapacitated to carry out its duties. Speaking in the National Assembly on Thursday, Zanu PF MP for Musikavanhu Joshua Murire said of all the three arms of government, Parliament is the only one which is incapacitated. “Right now,…

KETTY NYONI TRANSPORT minister Felix Mhona has called on Parliament to come up with strict bidding legislation to deal with incompetent road contractors. Responding to Senator Sipani Hungwe in the Sen – ate on Thursday on why some roads take forever to be completed, Mhona accused some contractors of taking advantage of the lowest bidder…

OPPOSITION stalwarts, Lovemore Moyo and Sibangilizwe Nkomo, have come up with an initiative to bring the country’s opposition parties under one umbrella to fight Zanu PF ahead of the crunch 2023 elections. This comes after the two, Moyo, who leads the United Movement for Devolution (UMD) and Zapu leader Nkomo, met in Bulawayo on Wednesday…

Brighton Muronzereyi and Rumbidzai NgwenyaSTAFF WRITERS THE government expects prices of basic goods in the country to stabilise, as recent measures put in place by authorities continue to show significant promise. Speaking separately in the National Assembly this week, Finance minister Mthuli Ncube and his deputy Clemence Chiduwa said falling prices of fuel, as well…