THE government has deferred its plans to introduce a wealth tax on affluent citizens, until the necessary legal and administrative framework is in place. This comes after Finance minister Mthuli Ncube introduced a one percent wealth tax in his 2024 national Budget, saying at the time that the country’s tax system benefited the rich at…
ZANU PF Harare province has urged the government to establish a committee to issue urban title deeds, particularly targeting homeowners in high-density suburbs who have occupied municipal houses for decades. In a statement following their interdistrict meeting over the weekend, the ruling party said the proposed committee would be modelled along the lines of the…
THE time has come for authorities to get even tougher on vile social media trolls that continue to try to divide Zimbabweans and the country’s top leadership. So says a furious minister of State Security, Lovemore Matuke, who warned afresh at the weekend that the government would not fold its hands while these trolls continued…
THE calls for all-inclusive national dialogue — widely seen as the best way to extricate the country from its myriad challenges — are getting louder by the day. Speaking to the Daily News On Sunday at the weekend, civil society groups and labour leaders added their voices to the dialogue chorus, stressing the importance of…
POLITICAL EDITOR mashayab@dailynews.cozw ZIMBABWE’s toxic politics demands urgent attention as it is undermining the foundations of the country and its development, former Finance minister and opposition stalwart, Tendai Biti, says. Speaking to the Daily News — the country’s most influential newspaper — Biti added yesterday that divisive rhetoric and actions were standing in the way…
POLITICAL EDITOR ORGANISED business has asked Industry minister Mangaliso Ndhlovu to secure an urgent meeting for them with President Emmerson Mnangagwa, in a bid to find lasting solutions to the country’s enduring economic challenges. This comes after business member organisations (BMOs) that include the Zimbabwe National Chamber of Commerce (ZNCC), the Confederation of Zimbabwe Industries…
POLITICAL EDITOR THE ruling Zanu PF will confirm its 2030 resolution at the party’s annual conference to be held in Mutare in October, the former liberation movement’s spokesperson Christopher Mutsvangwa has said. Speaking to the Daily News — the country’s most influential newspaper — Mutsvangwa added yesterday that as all Zanu PF members wanted President…
POLICE and the Attorney General’s office are now wrapped up with work to introduce mandatory sentences for drug peddlers amid a surge in substance abuse in the country. Speaking to the Daily News — the country’s most influential newspaper — national police spokesperson, Paul Nyathi, said Zimbabwe’s laws needed to be tightened to deter people…
THE ruling Zanu PF’s youth league has fiercely criticised ministers and senior government officials for failing to deliver on President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s promises to young people. Speaking at the Zanu PF youth league national assembly last week on Friday, the league boss Tino Machakaire said youth must be given what they have been promised by…
THE chances of the country’s brawling opposition working together to take on the ruling Zanu PF in the 2028 national elections are getting ever more remote. This comes as the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) faction led by Welshman Ncube has launched a scathing attack on Nelson Chamisa and Douglas Mwonzora. Speaking to the Daily…
