HARARE – Four buses belonging to the troubled Zimbabwe United Passengers Company Limited (Zupco) are set to go under the hummer to offset a debt. Apart from the four buses, the public transport operator is also set to lose an Isuzu KB250LE truck after losing a High Court case against Shashe Logistics. “Duly instructed by…
HARARE – Many of Zimbabwe’s top primary and secondary schools are increasingly pricing out the majority of the country’s pupils, as they resort to charging exorbitant fees — and in foreign currency — to stay afloat. Sign up to receive BREAKING NEWS mobile phone text alerts from the Daily News for 5 cents a…
HARARE – Zimbabwe’s main labour federation yesterday called for a strike this month to protest the worsening economic conditions in the country. Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions’ (ZCTU) general council has discussed the impact of the country’s economic crisis on workers, marked by weakening purchasing power and price hikes. It did not disclose when the…
BULAWAYO – Founding vice chancellor of the National University of Science and Technology (Nust) Phineas Makhurane was yesterday declared a national hero. Makhurane, who was described by many as academic giant who strongly advocated for the teaching of sciences in the country, died last Saturday at Mater Dei Hospital after a long battle with diabetes…
HARARE – United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef) has procured some 4,7 million primary and secondary school textbooks to benefit 4 383 disadvantaged primary schools and 1 211 disadvantaged secondary schools in all 72 districts of the country. In a press statement the organisation said its Education manager Chiharu Kondo presented the textbooks to minister of…
HARARE – National Tree-Planting Day commemorations have been joined this year by more than 30 partners that include Innscor, Old mutual, Zimplats, Mimosa mines, Red Cross, OK, Stanbic Bank, Throttle clothing, Sable, Tanganda, Road Angels, Grant Thornton, amongst others. The first Saturday of December each year is National Tree Planting Day which has become an…
HARARE – Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) financial intelligence unit director Mirirai Chiremba was hauled before the courts yesterday facing charges of criminal abuse of office. Chiremba allegedly reviewed Suzan General Trading’s application from $95 000 to $195 000, while the said application was still undergoing due diligence at NMB Bank. Chiremba, who appeared before…
HARARE – The Zanu PF youth league has come out guns blazing against war veterans who have proposed a controversial constitutional amendment of the presidential age limit — aimed at blocking opposition leader Nelson Chamisa from participating in both the 2023 and 2028 elections. The country’s current Constitution allows anyone from the age of 40…
HARARE – Many of Zimbabwe’s top primary and secondary schools are increasingly pricing out the majority of the country’s pupils, as they resort to charging exorbitant fees — and in foreign currency — to stay afloat. This comes as Zimbabwe’s recurrent political and economic crises — which have decimated many key sectors such as agriculture…
HARARE – Retired army colonel, Elliot Piki has blamed Commission of Enquiry chairperson Kgalema Motlanthe for his abduction, suggesting that he should help the Zimbabwe Republic Police with information that can lead to the arrest of his abductors. Piki was allegedly abducted at his home on November 25 a day before he was supposed to…
