PARLIAMENT and the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) are set to splash hundreds of thousands of United States dollars on top-of-the-range vehicles and mobile phones for staff. The National Assembly revealed its intention to buy the vehicles in a notice recently published in the Government Gazette. “Bids are invited from reputable suppliers, registered with the Procurement…
STAFF WRITER muronzereyib@dailynews.co.zw POLICE have released the names of 20 Zimbabwean miners who tragically lost their lives in a mine shaft accident in South Africa earlier this year. They died in Stilfontein during the “Vala Umgodi” operation, which aimed to crack down on illegal mining activities. The victims were Bothwell Mlambo, Bob Sithole, Gladman Mlambo,…
ELECTRICITY challenges affecting the country have had a negative impact on the operations of digital information centres across the nation, Parliament has said. This comes as the government introduced digital information centers, also known as Community Information Centres (CICs), to bridge the digital divide and provide access to information communication technology (ICT) services, particularly in…
THE country’s legislators are owed over US$600 000 in unpaid sitting allowances spanning over the last eight months. This comes amid concerns by the MPs who are paid US$75 per sitting that they were now failing to meet their obligations such as paying their bills and utilities. This was revealed in the National Assembly last…
IN A bid to whip lawmakers into line, Speaker of the National Assembly says he is going to personally monitor legislators who abscond Parliament business. Speaking in the National Assembly on Thursday, Mudenda said he is going to monitor the attendance of legislators attending Parliament business. “I have this observation, there are 75 members present…
LEGISLATORS want President Emmerson Mnangagwa to declare the dire state of the country’s public health system a national disaster, to spur the mobilisation of needed resources to mitigate the crisis. Speaking to the Daily News — the country’s most influential newspaper — the chairperson of Parliament’s Health portfolio committee, Josiah Makombe, confirmed the push yesterday….
GOVERNMENT says it is in talks with civil servants through the Tripartite Negotiating Forum (TNF) with a view to improving their salaries and working conditions. This comes as civil servants are pushing the government to restore their previous salaries where they were earning close to US$800. Currently, government employees are earning around US$350, which is…
PARLIAMENTARIANS have criticised the country’s ports of entry for allowing the smuggling of illegal skin bleaching products. The criticism comes as the Medicines Control Authority of Zimbabwe (MCAZ) cracks down on socialites advertising unauthorised skin bleaching products on social media. Debating a motion on stricter legislation to control skin lightening creams on Tuesday, Murewa South…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has challenged Zanu PF members to remain loyal to the party and steer the country’s economic development. Addressing the former liberation movement’s politburo meeting in Harare yesterday, Mnangagwa said it was “critically important that cadres and deployees assigned to leadership positions and strategic national duties remain loyal, patriotic and committed to wholeheartedly…
AUTHORITIES should strongly resist the pressure to allow mining activities in nature reserves, the Zimbabwe National Parks (ZimParks) has pleaded. This comes amid a deluge of applications by prospective investors seeking to start mining operations in some of the country’s top national parks. In this regard, ZimParks has received a plethora of petitions from both…
