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…
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…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has issued another impassioned plea for peaceful polls, while also vowing to deal ruthlessly with chaos mongers ahead of the crunch polls. Addressing a huge star rally in Harare yesterday, Mnangagwa emphasised repeatedly that Zimbabweans should not be divided by elections. This comes as political tensions have been on the rise in…
AN INCREASINGLY despondent leader of the MDC, Douglas Mwonzora, appears to have all but given up on his chances of doing well in the upcoming elections. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, the dejected Mwonzora just fell short of calling for a boycott of the crunch August 23 polls — describing them as a “farce…
THE huge crowds being witnessed at the rallies of the country’s two main political parties do not have a decisive bearing on which one between them will win the August 23 elections, analysts say. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, the analysts added that the party with the best poll messages and the greatest capacity…
MDC leader Douglas Mwonzora has reiterated his strong belief that the opposition should work together if they are to defeat Zanu PF in this month’s crunch national elections. At the same time, former Zanu PF youth league notable, Godfrey Tsenengamu, revealed last night that opposition parties were engaging in talks in this regard. Speaking to…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday said Zimbabweans must shun tribalism and remain united ahead of next month’s general elections. Addressing thousands of Zanu PF supporters at a rally held in Nkayi, Matabeleland North Province, Mnangagwa said divisions would derail the country’s development. “Let us all reject and shun violence, we must reject tribalism, regionalism and hate…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has outsmarted saboteurs who wanted to wreck the country’s economy in an alleged bid to dislodge Zanu PF from power in the August 23 polls. So says presidential spokesperson, George Charamba, who told the Daily News at the weekend that the country would continue to witness welcome reductions in the prices of…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has poohpoohed claims by his challengers in the opposition that he has captured the courts ahead of next month’s national elections. Speaking yesterday at Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport, upon his return from the Russia-Africa summit, Mnangagwa said the accusations were completely unfounded. “Those who claim that I am using the courts…
DESPITE the barrage of criticism and the many legal challenges that it has faced since it released its much-debated delimitation report earlier this year, the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) says it will deliver credible elections on August 23. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, Zec deputy chairperson, Rodney Kiwa, also said the national elections management…
