HARARE – The Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) has invited MDC’s Nelson Chamisa to grace the Workers’ Day celebrations in Harare on Tuesday. MDC acting spokesperson Thabitha Khumalo told the Daily News yesterday that the ZCTU had invited the MDC and its leader to be part of the celebrations to be held countrywide. “We…
HARARE – Government has threatened to repossess land from farmers who let their livestock roam unattended. In a press statement released on Wednesday, Agriculture minister Perrance Shiri said: “Farmers who continue to be a problem risk having their offer letters withdrawn so as to enable production to continue without unnecessary interruptions. We encourage farmers to…
HARARE – European Union vice president of the Council and High Representative, Federica Mogherini, yesterday met with Foreign Affairs and International Trade minister Sibusiso Busi Moyo in Brussels – and accepted the invitation by President Emmerson Mnangagwa to send an election observation mission. This meeting followed up on the visit of Commissioner for International Cooperation…
HARARE – ZESA Holdings says it has not had load shedding for the past two years and that the intermittent blackouts in various suburbs in recent months have been down to the just-ended rainy season. Various areas in and around Harare including Eastlea, Highlands, Borrowdale and other northern suburbs have had to do without electricity…
HARARE – Great Zimbabwe University (GZU) workers have given Vice Chancellor Rungano Zvobgo a 14-day ultimatum to address challenges they are facing at the institution. In a letter to Zvobgo dated April 16 the workers said if he failed to address their grievances they will embark on industrial action. “Following the meeting with all staff…
HARARE – A storm has erupted in Harare South constituency ahead of tomorrow’s blood and thunder Zanu PF primary elections after one of the candidates was inexplicably disqualified and replaced with President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s nephew, Tongai. Curiously, Tongai Mnangagwa was also previously omitted from the list and led demonstrations last week with his supporters besieging…
HARARE – The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) has been plunged into a fresh storm after it emerged that board chairperson Willia Bonyongwe ordered that their meetings should not be digitally recorded in what insiders said came as a slap in the face for the anti-corruption drive adopted by the same board. In an e-mailed response…
HARARE – First Lady Auxillia Mnangagwa is exhibiting at the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF) under the banner “Office of the First Lady”, where the ruling party has taken up a whole Hall. Zanu PF’s units, the youth league and women’s league, are housed in the hall. Inside the exquisitely designed Zanu PF stand is…
HARARE – Former Cabinet minister Flora Buka’s comeback bid into frontline political participation in Zanu PF has suffered a big blow after the politburo rejected her participation in Sunday’s hugely-anticipated party primary elections. However, and although Buka had by late yesterday not officially heard from President Emmerson Mnangagwa whether her appeal to him had succeeded…
HARARE – Controversial new airline Zimbabwe Airways’ recently received Boeing 777 has already cost hard-pressed taxpayers tens of thousands of dollars even as the wide-bodied aeroplane remains grounded at Robert Mugabe International Airport, the Daily News can report. Read full story in today’s paper. [Adz]
