HARARE – President Emmerson Mnangagwa has pleaded with the West to lift economic sanctions, as the United States continues to set tough conditions for their removal, the Daily News can report. [Adz] [GoogleAd]
HARARE – St John’s College deputy headmaster Neil Holvemeier who stirred controversy last week after announcing to students that he was gay has resigned from the school. Holvemeier had told cheering students last week that he had been inspired to come out of the shadows and to openly declare his sexual orientation. His confession, which…
HARARE – A human resources executive at NetOne, whose contract was terminated a few months ago, has dragged his employer to court seeking to bar the mobile cellular operator from recruiting someone to fill his position. In the application, Kudakwashe Nyashanu is arguing in the High Court that NetOne should not fill his position pending…
HARARE – At least $10 million has been set aside for the establishment of the first ever medicinal cannabis (mbanje) production facility in Mazowe, Mashonaland Central. Operating under the firm, NIRCAN ZW Limited, a subsidiary of the NIRCOM A.S.I.G, the consortium has already applied to government for a Medical Cannabis Cultivation and Growing Licence for…
HARARE – The European Union (EU) has availed £90 000 humanitarian funding to help control the deadly cholera epidemic, which has killed at least 49 people to date. In a statement yesterday, the EU said the funding is part of its overall contribution to the Disaster Relief Emergency Fund of the International Federation of Red…
HARARE – Norton Town Council (NTC) has fined three households for illegally connecting water to their residence. Mayor Sylvester Gumisirayi said the illegal connections in Culfa ward 10, which were identified following a tip-off, deprived other residents of the precious liquid. “These illegal connections resulted in other households failing to receive water when water was…
HARARE – The Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) says it has noted with concern that despite claiming to be a government of the people, the new administration of President Emmerson Mnangagwa is treating people in the informal sector with heavy-handedness reminiscent of the Robert Mugabe era. In a statement, ZCTU said it is appalled…
HARARE – Local Government minister July Moyo was yesterday grilled in Parliament over government’s engagement of a company owned by former first lady Grace Mugabe as debt collectors in several local authorities. Opposition MDC MP Job Sikhala set the ball rolling yesterday during the questions without notice session in the National Assembly, questioning the legality…
HARARE – President Emmerson Mnangagwa has been asked to regularise Home Affairs minister Cain Mathema’s appointment to avert a constitutional crisis as he now has more non-constituency MPs appointed as ministers, which is against the governance charter. This was raised by MDC MP for Mutare Central Innocent Gonese, who said that the executive was improperly…
HARARE – Veteran lawyer and opposition kingpin Tendai Biti is struggling to cope with the post-July 30 violence to the extent that he needs therapy and counselling services, the magistrates’ court was told yesterday. Biti said the traumatic disorder came as a result of the harrowing experience he went through at the hands of security…
