HARARE – Doctors have called off their 40-day industrial action after the Health and Child Care ministry made commitments to meet their demands, the Zimbabwe Hospital Doctors Association (ZHDA) has said. The medical practitioners have been on strike since the beginning of December last year, demanding proper equipping of hospitals and to be paid in…
HARARE – Long-suffering Zimbabweans should brace themselves for more price hikes and shortages of basic goods, after stressed companies said yesterday that they were left with an average of about 10 days’ worth of supplies of raw materials used in the manufacturing of key products. This comes as many companies have already closed shop in…
HARARE – The much-talked about talks between President Emmerson Mnangagwa and opposition leader Nelson Chamisa are being frustrated by hardliners within both the ruling Zanu PF and the MDC, the Daily News can reveal today. This comes after both Mnangagwa and Chamisa separately said this week that they were willing to engage in dialogue that…
HARARE – MDC youth assembly is set to hold a series of demonstrations next week to protest worsening economic conditions in Zimbabwe. In a statement, the youth assembly said the demonstrations will be held in protest of the back-to-school burden costs, high prices of commodities, a nonperforming and static economy as well as the fuel…
HARARE – Heavy rains and vandalism of electricity infrastructure is contributing to the ongoing power outages, the Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority (Zesa) has said. This comes after a number of suburbs in the capital have been encountering total blackouts without notice amid fears load shedding was back. Zesa spokesperson Fullard Gwasira said the authority eliminated…
HARARE – Zanu PF has shelved President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s “thank you rallies” across the country as the economic situation continues to deteriorate. Zanu PF spokesperson Simon Khaya Moyo told the Daily News that people are still busy in their fields and they will announce Mnangagwa’s rallies programme later. “This is festive and farming season people…
HARARE – Ex-Cabinet minister Saviour Kasukuwere has been temporarily granted his passport to enable him to travel to neighbouring South Africa to seek treatment for an undisclosed ailment. The Zanu-PF political commissar is facing criminal abuse of office charges after he allegedly showed favour to Grace Mugabe’s sister Shuvai Junior Gumbochuma by parcelling out vast…
HARARE – APEX Council yesterday rejected the 10 percent increment offer proposed by government at the National Joint Negotiations Council (NJNC) meeting held in Harare. Speaking after the meeting, Apex Council president Cecilia Alexander said the purpose of the meeting was to get a response from the government on a position that the council presented…
HARARE – The trial of former Mines minister Walter Chidakwa and ex-permanent secretary in the ministry Francis Gudyanga has been stayed pending the hearing of their appeal in the High Court. The duo is facing a corruption charges after they allegedly misappropriated $29 000 in board sitting allowances. Chidakwa is being accused of appointing Gudyanga…
HARARE – Fuel shortages have hit hard in local authorities as most are now failing to conduct their service delivery mandates. Yesterday, Harare City Council spokesperson Michael Chideme said Harare would not be collecting garbage as it did not have fuel stocks for the refuse trucks. The threat to service delivery comes amid fears that…
