AMALGAMATED Rural Teachers’ Union of Zimbabwe (Artuz) has called upon the nation to wear red today in commemoration of unionists who have been standing up for people’s rights by demanding for better living wages in the country. The commemorations are in honour of ‘heroes’, alleged to have suffered abductions, arrests, torture and unjustified detentions during…
ZIMBABWE Coalition on Debt and Development (Zimcodd) has urged government to introduce more investment reforms that will help the country clear its debts as the country is drowning in domestic and external arrears currently standing between $17 and $18 billion, according to official statistics. [GoogleAd] In a statement, Zimcodd has attributed the country’s problem to…
CHILDREN’s organisations have slammed the draft Education Amendment Bill saying it’s not inclusive of all children in the country. Parliament has commenced countrywide consultations on the bill aimed at abolishing corporal punishment and ensuring that government offers free compulsory basic education for children in line with the Constitution. [GoogleAd] In a statement, Tag a life…
FORMER vice president and National People’s Party (NPP) leader Joice Mujuru has said she is not rejoining Zanu PF, following claims that she was on her way back to the ruling party. Speaking on the sidelines of victory celebrations for Zanu PF councillor Kidwell Mujuru — who won Bulawayo’s only council seat in a recent…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa is tomorrow set to meet with Zanu PF youths in an interactive session that will bring the party’s eight provinces together. [GoogleAd] Zanu PF’s secretary for youth Lewis Matutu, said Mnangagwa will be their guest of honour at tomorrow’s national assembly meeting. “We are having our national executive council meeting tomorrow (today)….
ERRANT Zanu PF bigwigs aspiring to lead the party’s fractious Bulawayo province have received a severe tongue-lashing from the former liberation movement’s secretary for administration Obert Mpofu — who accuses them of being undisciplined. This comes as the ruling party has embarked on a root and branch overhaul of its structures across the country, as…
THE MDC is proposing a number of changes at its forthcoming elective congress to be held in Gweru next month, to ensure that power is distributed equitably within the party. [GoogleAd] Party secretary-general Douglas Mwonzora yesterday said the congress must usher in a new, dynamic and robust leadership that is willing to serve its members…
POLICE have arrested dozens of people and are probing a number of senior government officials, following the sickening looting and diversion of goods donated to victims of the deadly Cyclone Idai storms which killed nearly 350 people last month, the Daily News can report. This comes as some rogue soldiers and police officers have also…
AMALGAMATED Rural Teachers’ Union of Zimbabwe (Artuz) yesterday said they will not be holding vacation school as directed by the Education ministry which had ordered schools in Matabeleland North Province that scored less than 30 percent pass rate in 2017 Grade Seven examinations to hold vacation school for Grade Five to Seven this coming school…
SUSPENDED Chief Magistrate Mishrod Guvamombe, pictured, has challenged being tried by his juniors at the Harare Magistrates Courts and applied that he be indicted to the High Court. [GoogleAd] Guvamombe is accused of criminal abuse of office after he allegedly offered work-related learning to former Cabinet ministers Supa Mandiwanzira and Saviour Kasukuwere at the Harare…
