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HARARE – Days after Public Service minister Prisca Mupfumira’s stunning dismissal of Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) president Peter Mutasa from the National Social Security Authority (Nssa) board for allegedly leaking confidential information, the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) has demanded his immediate reinstatement. In a May 17 letter to President Robert Mugabe, ITUC…

HARARE – The High Court has dismissed a bid by 174 ex-employees of Russian mining firm DTZ-OZGEO seeking to attach the company’s property to recover a collective amount of $390 000 owed in salary arrears. The dispute erupted after the firm’s mining operations in Chiadzwa were halted by government last year, as the government seized…

HARARE – A big drop in soya bean plantings in Zimbabwe could lead to a shortage of cooking oil and stock feeds on the domestic market this year. Nationally, the industry is expected to meet a national need of 200 000 tonnes this season but farmers have dumped the crop due to lack of financing….

HARARE – The Zimbabwe National War Veterans Association (ZNLWVA) has called for the arrest of three Cabinet ministers for allegedly undermining President Robert Mugabe’s authority. ZNLWVA spokesperson Douglas Mahiya told a news conference yesterday that Higher Education, Local Government as well as Youth ministers Jonathan Moyo, Saviour Kasukuwere and Patrick Zhuwao respectively should be incarcerated…

HARARE – Opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP) president Tendai Biti has said government must enact a law that restricts President Robert Mugabe from excessive foreign travel. Mugabe’s voyages to international conferences such as the ongoing UN ocean summit have courted the ire of critics in cash-strapped Zimbabwe. Last year, Mugabe embarked on at least 20…

HARARE – In more depressing news for  Harare residents , the city council has warned that it will continue to cut water supplies even after it completes the refurbishment of its biggest water treatment plant — Morton Jaffray (MJ) — which is expected to increase supplies to both industry and domestic users. This comes as…

HARARE – Opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai faces a serious political dilemma as the eagerly-anticipated 2018 national elections loom — in terms of how to approach, and whether to talk up or down the watershed polls. Analysts who spoke to the Daily News yesterday said the current dispute over the acquisition and deployment of biometric voter…

HARARE – Suspended Chitungwiza councillors will soon appear before a tribunal appointed by Local Government minister Saviour Kasukuwere to determine their fate on corruption allegations. In an interview with the Daily News, Kasukuwere said those found guilty will have to face the music. In April this year, Kasukuwere suspended the entire Chitungwiza council and replaced…

HARARE – Air Vice Marshal Sheba Shumbayaonda has been dragged to court for booting out learners at Living Rock High School. Kennedy Gonzo, the School Development Committee chairperson, filed an affidavit on behalf of the school, which is adjacent to Air Commodore Shumbayaonda’s premises located at  Plot number 5 Machere Farm in Mvurwi. Gonzo told…