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HARARE – President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s re-engagement efforts will need to rise above mere rhetoric after the European Union (EU) called for substantive changes in the country’s governance system. European Union Election Observation Mission (EU EOM) said Zimbabwe’s recently-held elections that saw the 75-year-old Mnangagwa eclipse Nelson Chamisa, 40, with a razor thin victory failed to…

HARARE – Police arrested several members of the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) yesterday to crush protests against an extortionate tax regime introduced last week by Finance minister Mthuli Ncube. Among the senior ZCTU officials picked up by the law enforcement agents are the union’s president Peter Mutasa and secretary-general Japhet Moyo. Several other…

HARARE – Police arrested several members of the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) yesterday to crush protests against an extortionate tax regime introduced last week by Finance minister Mthuli Ncube. [Adz] [GoogleAd]

HARARE – A cop who was attached to Avondale Police Traffic Section was yesterday convicted on 103 counts of fraud after he cashed-in on motorist fines using a fake receipt book. Claudius Mazvimba, 35, faces up to 35 years behind bars which is the maximum penalty one faces following a conviction over fraud. He also…

HARARE – MDC leader Nelson Chamisa has described the year 2018 as a year of misfortunes for the party. In his condolence message last weekend to the family of the late MDC founding president Morgan Tsvangirai following the death of his brother Casper, Chamisa lamented the fact that the passing on of Casper, who was…

HARARE – The bond note continues to suffer heavy battering against the greenback on the parallel market, with its exchange rate touching new lows. The surrogate currency was trading at over 400 percent against the United States dollar yesterday, compared to 180 percent at the beginning of the month. The rate now matches that of…

HARARE – The Zimbabwe Peace Project (ZPP) says the commission of inquiry into the violence that occurred in Harare on August 1, resulting in the death of at least six people, is not conducting its work in a transparent manner. In its latest report, ZPP said it was not clear whether the general public has…

HARARE – ZANU PF is threatening to repossess cars from errant cadres who are removing party stickers from their official vehicles. In the run-up to the July 30 polls, the ruling party gave all its parliamentary candidates branded cars to enable them to campaign in their respective constituencies. It has, however, been brought to the…

HARARE – The Gays and Lesbians of Zimbabwe (Galz) have initiated a study in State universities, exploring the harassment of sexual minority students and the resultant impact on their academic learning. This week, the Daily News accessed a questionnaire designed for students at the higher learning institutions, including the University of Zimbabwe and the National…