HARARE – Members of Parliament (MPs) have turned to selling their fuel coupons allocation and livestock in a desperate bid to “maintain the lifestyle of a legislator.” The lawmakers across the political divide who are owed $15 million in outstanding sitting allowances brought the National Assembly to a standstill on Thursday refusing to debate until…
HARARE – The World Health Organisation (WHO) has rescinded an honour it had bestowed on President Robert Mugabe last Thursday in the wake of a deafening global outcry from affiliate organisations and stakeholders in the health services sector, the Daily News can report. In a move befitting an entry in the Guinness Book of World…
HARARE – Zimbabwe National Students Union (Zinasu) says it is ready to meet President Robert Mugabe as announced by the Zanu PF youth league that they are planning for students interface rallies at universities. Zinasu secretary-general Makomborero Hamandishe said they are eager to meet Mugabe, Higher Education minister Jonathan Moyo and Zanu PF youth league…
HARARE – In a landmark ruling that has potential to trigger public outcry, two learned judges of the High Court have ruled that, depending on the circumstances, statutory rape does not usually warrant a custodial sentence. The ruling by High Court judges Erica Ndewere and Owen Tagu flies in the face of the harsh sex…
HARARE – Far from throwing in the towel, the Team Lacoste faction is mulling throwing the name of Water and Climate Change minister Oppah Muchinguri-Kashiri for the post of vice president in case their trump card in the succession race, Emmerson Mnangagwa, is jettisoned from his position through the planned amendments to the party’s constitution….
HARARE – At a time when divorce statistics are shooting to the roof, with some couples barely managing to spend a year together, a Silobela couple in Midlands celebrated a cool 50 years together this year. For Hezekiah Mkuhlani and wife Prisca, now 73 and 70 respectively, it’s all about love and less demand for…
HARARE – Civic society groups say they launched mobile national voter registration mobilisation and education campaign to augment the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec)’s voter education exercise which is not sexy enough. This comes as the electoral management body which has targeted seven million voters had as of Thursday, biometrically registered 814 181 citizens with 19…
HARARE – Recent clashes between law enforcement authorities and vendors in Harare were brutal, unacceptable and in violation of human and worker rights, an international body representing vendors has said. StreetNet International which has more than 600 000 members from 49 countries across the world said the clashes between enforcement authorities and vendors was brutal,…
HARARE – On October 12 2017, many woke up as they normally do in the wee hours of the morning, long before alarm bells have rung. They made their way to their traditional markets before going to their spots in a bid to cash in on the few employed Zimbabweans as they make their way…
HARARE – The medicines industry in Zimbabwe has been affected by foreign currency shortages which have seen the cost of drugs go up. At the same time, medical aid societies are on a collision course with pharmacists as they blame each other for non-payment and price inconsistencies. While health insurers have rung alarm bells over…
