HARARE – CABS is merging its Greendale and Chisipite branches with effect from February 25 as a way of enhancing its digitalisation efforts. In a statement, the bank which boasts of more than 50 branches across the country said the Greendale branch will be merged into the Chisipite branch. “Please be advised that in line…
HARARE – Finance minister Mthuli Ncube has refused to relax non-taxable income thresholds to $400 saying Treasury needs every penny it can raise to respond to the tough budgetary environment. In his 2019 national budget, Ncube proposed to raise the non-taxable income from $300 to $350. But during debate on the Finance Bill, lawmakers felt…
HARARE – Treasury has authorised the recruitment of at least 3 000 teachers in a bid to improve the teacher-to-pupil ratio which impacts on the quality of education in schools. Government has not been recruiting teachers since 2015 after the then Public Service Commission announced that recruitment and promotions in the civil service had been…
HARARE – Seven diamond mining firms booted out of the Marange mining fields by government must be reinstated, a parliamentary panel has said. This comes after government in February 2016 ordered seven companies operating in the Marange fields — Anjin, Mbada Diamonds, Marange Resources, Diamond Mining Company (DMC), Jinan, Gye Nyame and Kusena — to…
HARARE – Former Lands minister Douglas Mombeshora and his wife Millicent are set to lose household property worth thousands of dollars after failing to pay back an undisclosed amount of money to a local bank. According to a notice seen by the Daily News, KM Actions (Private) Limited is set to auction the property mid…
HARARE – Mass protests have been lined up in the New Year as public disenchantment against President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s administration continues to grow, the Daily News can report. Yesterday, the main opposition party led by Nelson Chamisa revealed that it will engage in mass protests this month to force Mnangagwa out of power ostensibly because…
BULAWAYO – Ekusileni Hospital in Bulawayo which was scheduled to open its doors today will not be functional any time soon as a team from the Health and Child Care ministry is yet to be sent to India to verify the existence of the project investor, Shadar Group of Hospitals. The chairperson of the taskforce…
HARARE – The Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) yesterday cranked up the pressure on President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his government, confirming it would go ahead with its planned national strike this month. This comes as the government has increasingly come under pressure from restive labour leaders, who are agitating for the salaries of their…
HARARE – As Zimbabweans waved goodbye to 2018 yesterday, and awaited with much trepidation the dawn of the new year, in the light of the country’s deepening economic woes, the Daily News — as per its rich annual tradition — rated President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his Cabinet ministers’ performances for last year. [Adz] [GoogleAd]
HARARE – As Zimbabweans waved goodbye to 2018 yesterday, and awaited with much trepidation the dawn of the new year, in the light of the country’s deepening economic woes, the Daily News — as per its rich annual tradition — rated President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his Cabinet ministers’ performances for last year. The resultant report…
