THERE was no reprieve after all for the latest batch of Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) legislators who were recalled from the National Assembly last week. This shattering reality for the affected 13 CCC legislators was confirmed yesterday by a resolute Speaker of Parliament, Jacob Mudenda. Responding in the august House to Chipinge South MP…
THE government has donated over 4 000 metric tonnes of grain to the World Food Programme (WFP) to support refugees and asylum seekers living in the country. Speaking during the launch of the hybrid food modality at Tongogara Refugee Camp in Chipinge, Manicaland Province, on Tuesday, minister of Public Service July Moyo said the government…
ZANU PF aspiring candidate for Mabvuku-Tafara parliamentary seat, Pedzai “Scott” Sakupwanya, has exhorted his rival in next month’s by-election, Felix Munyaradzi Kufahakutizwi,…
THE Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (Zimsec) says it has deployed monitors nationwide to protect the integrity of its tests and to curtail paper leakages. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, Zimsec spokesperson Nick Dhlamini said the deployment of the monitors at cluster centres would ensure improved security of examination papers. This comes as the credibility…
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,…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday challenged Zimbabwe’s ambassadors posted to different countries to bring in investment and trade opportunities in order to uplift the citizens’ living conditions. Addressing the diplomats at State House in Harare, Mnangagwa said that it was critical for ambassadors to source for projects that have people-centred policies. “I challenge you to work…
SOME government houses are being occupied by individuals who are not civil servants, while employees of the Public Service Commission (PSC) are struggling for accommodation, it has emerged. This was revealed by PSC secretary Tsitsi Choruma in her submissions to Parliament during a pre-2024 national budget seminar over the weekend. “The pension fund has constructed…
JUSTICE minister Ziyambi Ziyambi says the lack of financial resources is hindering the operations of the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) in fighting graft. In his submissions in Parliament in Mt Hampden over the weekend, for the pre-2024 National Budget set to be announced by Finance minister Mthuli Ncube before the end of the month, the…
HEALTH minister Douglas Mombeshora has bemoaned a critical shortage of health workers, saying this has compromised the country’s health delivery system. This comes as a number of health professionals have over the years been quitting their jobs and making a bee line to foreign lands in search of greener pastures amid poor working conditions locally….
FINANCE minister Mthuli Ncube says his upcoming 2024 national budget will, among other things, prioritise more funding for the agriculture and mining sectors to enhance job creation and poverty alleviation. Addressing parliamentarians during the official opening of the 2024 ongoing four-day pre-budget seminar in Parliament in Mt Hampden yesterday, Ncube said the national budget set…
