Mugove Tafirenyika SENIOR STAFF WRITER tafirenyikam@dailynews.co.zw THE interim leadership of the MDC has been thrown into fresh turmoil after party youths assaulted acting leader Thokozani Khupe’s aide and some party workers in Harare on Monday, the Daily News reports. This comes as the MDC continues to reel from its senseless bloodletting — which has seen…
Blessing Masakadza STAFF WRITER masakadzab@dailynews.co.zw THE State wants the arrested convenor of the planned July 31 protests, Jacob Ngarivhume, to be denied bail, arguing if released he will lead demonstrations that will degenerate into violence. Opposing Ngarivhume’s admission to bail when he appeared before the Harare Magistrates’ Courts yesterday, prosecutor Michael Reza argued that if…
Blessings Mashaya SENIOR STAFF WRITER mashayab@dailynews.co.zw HARARE mayor Herbert Gomba, pictured, has been arrested on allegations involving land scams and abuse of office as a public officer. Gomba was picked up from his Glen Norah home on Tuesday night and is expected to appear in court today. Police spokesperson Paul Nyathi yesterday directed questions on…
Sindiso Mhlophe SENIOR STAFF WRITER mhlophes@dailynews.co.zwTHE government has banned the movement of people between 6pm and 6am with effect from today, as authorities bid to further combat the rising coronavirus deaths and infections in the country, the Daily News reports. As a result, only those people who are regarded as performing essential services — which…
Mugove Tafirenyika and Blessings Mashaya SENIOR STAFF WRITERS THE government is scoring an own goal by being seen to be cracking down unjustly on the organisers of the planned July 31 mass protests and other critics, political analysts and rights groups told the Daily News yesterday. This comes as authorities have arrested a number of…
Blessing Masakadza STAFF WRITER masakadzab@dailynews.co.zwPOLICE in Harare were on Sunday involved in a high-speed chase with an unregistered vehicle before arresting four men and recovering a pistol and iron bars. Last week, the police warned that they would be pouncing on unregistered vehicles, most of them suspected to be used in criminal activities. The police…
Blessings Mashaya SENIOR STAFF WRITER mashayab@dailynews.co.zw THE government is considering reopening the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE) whose operations were suspended last month as part of efforts to stop the continued slide of the Zimbabwe dollar. Speaking at the Daily News-sponsored virtual meeting on the post-mortem of the government Mid-term Fiscal Policy Statement on Monday, Finance…
Blessings Mashaya SENIOR STAFF WRITER mashayab@dailynews.co.zw THE prices of basic consumer goods should start to come down in the coming months following the recent introduction of the foreign currency auction system and other measures aimed at stabilising the country’s economy, the governor of the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) John Mangudya, pictured, has said. Addressing…
THE leader of Transform Zimbabwe and also the main organiser of the planned July 31 mass demonstrations, Jacob Ngarivhume, was arrested yesterday. This comes as the government had warned opposition and civil society groups behind the planned protests that they would be treated like terrorists, and likely end up being jailed. It also comes after…
Mugove Tafirenyika SENIOR STAFF WRITER tafirenyikam@dailynews.co.zw ZIMBABWE’S economy has turned the corner and is set to improve at the beginning of next year following a number of interventions by the government, Finance minister Mthuli Ncube has said. This comes as the country’s economy shrank by eight percent last year, amid fears that it could contract…
