CONSUMERS have welcomed the move by the government to scrap value added tax (VAT) on some basic goods, but want authorities to do more to further stabilise prices. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, consumer representatives said while the removal of VAT on some commodities was “good news”, they wanted profound engagements among all key…
SCHOOL administrators and teachers’ unions have appealed for resources from the government to curb the spread of cholera in schools across the country. This comes following a directive from the ministry of Primary and Secondary Education to ensure that safeguards are in place to keep schools from turning into cholera hotspots, as classes resume today….
BETTER BRANDS Mining has hailed the government and experts for rescuing 15 miners that were trapped at Redwing Mine — who were…
AUTHORITIES have warned that they will intensify their crackdown on people who are involved in activities that are undermining the country’s ailing economy. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, police national spokesperson, Paul Nyathi, confirmed that law enforcement agents would ramp up their operations against illegal foreign currency dealers and others involved in illicit activities….
THE government and school heads are headed for a showdown as the new school calendar commences today, over the sale of uniforms at learning institutions amid allegations of hypocrisy on the former’s part. This comes as last week the minister of Primary and Secondary Education, Torerai Moyo, warned schools against forcing parents to buy uniforms…
THE poor are feeling the heat in the wake of the double whammy of the government’s new taxes and the slumping Zim dollar on the parallel market, which have caused fresh hikes in the prices of basic goods. Among the goods which have responded to the higher taxes and the weakening local currency are meat…
THE government has suspended mining operations at Redwing Mine in Penhalonga, Manicaland Province. This comes as the trapped 11 miners completed 72 hours underground, amid concerns that the unstable environment made it impossible to go underground. Acting Local Government minister July Moyo has said authorities have activated rescue teams to deal with the incident and…
HOPES of rescuing 11 miners trapped at Redwing Mine in Manicaland Province are fast fading as authorities revealed last night that the…
AUTHORITIES say they have “warned and cautioned” 23 public schools over what it deemed were unilateral fees increases ahead of schools opening next Tuesday. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, Education minister Torerai Moyo said the government would not allow school authorities to wantonly increase fees without the approval of his ministry or engage in…
RESCUE teams were by last night still to make a breakthrough in their mission to extricate 11 miners who were trapped at…
