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…
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 – Harare City Council has held off on issuance of municipal bonds until the economic environment stabilises. According to finance committee chairperson Luckson Mukunguma, the bonds were meant to assist in helping the city finance some of its projects. Harare has been on a drive to improve its services by taking loans and grants…
HARARE – Masvingo residents have written to minister of Local Government July Moyo appealing to him to reject the city’s budget which is set to increase water tariffs by 60 percent. Masvingo United Residents and Ratepayers Alliance (Murra) director Anoziva Muguti said they filed their objections within the legal 30-day period from advertisement but Masvingo…
MUTARE – A top human rights lawyer has slammed the country’s anti-gay legislation as discriminatory not only against homosexuals only but also male homosexuals in particular. Passmore Nyakureba told a National Association of Freelance Journalists (NAFJ) gender training workshop in Mutare recently that the country’s sodomy laws were being used to counter homosexuals’ rights which…
