AUTHORITIES’ decision to continue restricting mobile money transaction limits has negatively affected small businesses and the marginalised. In June, the central bank introduced a cocktail of measures, including limiting daily mobile money transactions to $5 000 as well as suspending the mobile money platform’s agent and merchant lines in what it said were measures to…
Sindiso Mhlophe SENIOR STAFF WRITER mhlophes@dailynews.co.zw THE Southern African Development Community (Sadc) Gender Protocol Barometer 2020 has revealed that 68 percent of women in Zimbabwe have experienced gender-based violence (GBV), while 46 percent of men have perpetrated violence against females, the Daily News reports. This comes as Musasa Project recently revealed that its centres have…
RENOWNED international church organisations have said it is time the authorities dealt with the country’s worsening rot, including ending alleged human rights breaches, the Daily News reports. This comes as the government has attracted searing criticism over its handling of last month’s foiled protests and recent attacks on Catholic bishops. In a pastoral letter to…
Sindiso Mhlophe SENIOR STAFF WRITER mhlophes@dailynews.co.zw THE government has loosened coronavirus (Covid-19) lockdown regulations to allow immigrants who are polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-negative on arrival to quarantine at home and also reviewed the curfew to start from 8pm to 6am with immediate effect, the Daily News reports. As of Monday, the country had recorded 5…
Sindiso Mhlophe SENIOR STAFF WRITER mhlophes@dailynews.co Government has to take immediate action and support the inception of national dialogue to address the country’s mounting woes, a social movement, Citizens Manifesto, has said. This comes as the country has come under international scrutiny over alleged human rights abuses with various international players, including the United Nations…
Myles Matarise STAFF WRITER matarisem@dailynews.co.zw ZIMBABWE Election Support Network (ZESN) recently hosted a virtual Public Meeting to discuss the ‘Impact of delimitation on electoral democracy in Zimbabwe.’ In Zesn’s position paper on delimitation ahead of 2023 polls, there were conclusions that delimitation of electoral boundaries need to comply with international standards of quality…
Blessings Mashaya SENIOR STAFF WRITER mashayab@dailynews.co.zw THE MDC Alliance is hopeful that South African envoys will be able to nudge President Emmerson Mnangagwa and Zanu PF to finally hold much-needed dialogue with the opposition and other key stakeholders to end Zimbabwe’s decades-old political crisis, the Daily News reports. So hopeful is the Alliance, that…
HARARE City councillor for Highfield, Lusaka Lovemore Makuwerere, has been arrested on allegations of criminal abuse of office. He is accused of collecting housing offer letters on behalf of two residents, which the State says is inconsistent with his duties. Makuwerere was not asked to plead to the allegations when he appeared before Harare regional…
THE Deaf Zimbabwe Trust (DZT) has approached the High Court seeking to have a provision of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act declared unconstitutional for failing to facilitate fair court hearings for persons with hearing impairments. DZT, which is represented by the Legal Resources Foundation, are the applicants in the matter, with Justice minister…
Blessings Mashaya SENIOR STAFF WRITER mashayab@dailynews.co.zw DOCTORS and nurses are disappointed that Vice President Constantino Chiwenga — the new minister of Health and Child Care — is yet to meet them to end their industrial action, the Daily News reports. In addition, they say both Chiwenga and new Health permanent secretary, Jasper Chimedza, are taking…
