HARARE – The Kgalema Motlanthe-led commission of Inquiry into the August 1 shootings will today hear evidence from the army and police. Public hearings by the commission established by President Emmerson Mnangagwa to investigate circumstances leading to the shootings following protests by MDC supporters soon after the July 30 elections began on October 16 and…
HARARE – Finance minister Mthuli Ncube has come under heavy fire after signalling his intention to acquire vehicles for the country’s lawmakers as well as paying the thirteenth cheque for government’s 550 000 strong civil service, the Daily News can report. While speaking on the state of the economy in Bulawayo last week at a…
HARARE – MDC leader Nelson Chamisa believes that the country’s economic situation will remain dire until a solution is found to the legitimacy question that he is currently pursuing. In this wide-ranging interview with the Daily News on Sunday’s Mugove Tafirenyika, Chamisa speaks on these and other issues. Q: The economy is bleeding amid runaway…
HARARE – It was an extraordinary week at the Harare Magistrates’ Courts that saw four high-profile figures appearing in court on the same day, facing various charges. It was therefore a hive of activity as journalists from various media houses convened outside the courts to capture this rare moment when four of Zimbabwe’s well-heeled citizens…
HARARE – President Emmerson Mnangagwa faces a herculean task in his quest to fight corruption after it emerged last week that graft now pervades the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA), which must be at the forefront of eliminating the rot. The alleged corruption within the NPA dominated interviews for the appointment of a new Prosecutor-General (PG),…
HARARE – MDC national chairperson Thabitha Khumalo yesterday expressed her unhappiness on being left out in Nelson Chamisa’s choice of vice presidents. Chamisa’s MDC has a male-bloated presidium with Elias Mudzuri, Morgen Komichi and Welshman Ncube as his three vice presidents. Sources close to the on-goings in the party allege Khumalo thought she was going…
HARARE – MDC president Nelson Chamisa has sensationally claimed that the Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO) and the military intelligence are following him wherever he goes. He jokingly told his supporters at a rally in Marondera yesterday that the security agencies are following him even in the toilet. “These days, both the CIO and military intelligence…
HARARE – President Emmerson Mnangagwa has urged banks and the private sector to fully support farmers who are struggling because of the prevailing economic situation in the country. Responding to a plea from an Agribank official who pleaded that government should support wheat farmers who still have unharvested crops due to financial constraints, Mnangagwa said…
HARARE – The Zimbabwe Teachers Association (Zimta) and Progressive Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (PTUZ) are engaged in a war of words emanating from whether or not to engage in collective bargaining with their employer under the Apex Council — the umbrella body for all civil servants. Zimbabwe has five main unions representing the interests of…
HARARE – The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) has instructed its officers at the country’s border posts to strictly enforce the $200 rebate on imported goods for personal use. In a statement released yesterday, the national tax revenue collector said if the quantities imported by a traveller exceeds the stipulated maximum quantities, then the particular item…
