LIBERATION struggle stalwart Rugare Gumbo, pictured, has implored President Emmerson Mnangagwa and Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa to “swallow their pride” and work together to help resolve Zimbabwe’s decades-long political and economic challenges. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, the plainspoken Gumbo — a former Zanu PF bigwig and senior Cabinet minister — said…

OPPOSITION leader Douglas Mwonzora, pictured, says the need for national dialogue has never been more urgent in the wake of the country’s escalating prices and Zimbabwe dollar crisis. Speaking to the Daily News at the weekend, the MDC boss also warned that the country was headed for even more wretched political and economic times unless bickering politicians…

THE country’s mounting prices crisis goes beyond the linear relationship between the weakening Zim dollar and the much-coveted greenback as posited by economic experts, a senior government official has said. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, presidential spokesperson George Charamba, pictured, added that Zimbabwe suffered from an “imperfect market structure” where monopolies had “no reason to be…

ZIMBABWEANS showed little appetite for yesterday’s planned national shutdown, with analysts calling on activists to adopt new strategies to push authorities to…

ZIMBABWEANS are keeping their fingers crossed that the raft of measures announced by President Emmerson Mnangagwa at the weekend will stabilise prices of basic goods, calm the parallel forex market and end the country’s transport blues. This comes after consumers, labour unions and business cautiously welcomed the new policy pronouncements yesterday, while former Finance minister…

POLICE warned yesterday that they would descend heavily on political activists who are planning a major protest action against the government on Monday if they break the law. Dubbed a ‘National Shutdown,’ the mooted peaceful protest is being organised by a number of interested parties, including tertiary education students, teachers and nurses. But national police…

PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday came out guns blazing, warning unscrupulous individuals and businesses manipulating the foreign currency exchange rate that they will…

AS AUTHORITIES continue to battle to stabilise skyrocketing prices of basic goods, worried Parliamentarians have summoned Finance minister Mthuli Ncube, pictured, to appear before them to explain the deteriorating economic situation in the country. This will see Ncube addressing legislators on Thursday next week, by which time it is hoped authorities would have unveiled new…

OPPOSITION leader Douglas Mwonzora, pictured, is worried about the lack of momentum around the country’s mooted national talks meant to help fix Zimbabwe’s decades-long political and economic challenges. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, the MDC boss also said, however, that he would not give up the pursuit of the much-needed inclusive dialogue ahead of the 2023…