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muronzereyib@dailynews.co.zw THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) has expressed concern over the late disbursement of funds from the Treasury, stating it undermines the smooth running of elections. This concern follows the allocation of only US$206 000 for council by-elections held in November last year across three wards, Makoni RDC Ward 38, Victoria Falls Municipality Ward 1,…

THE long mooted plans to heal the deep-rooted divisions among the country’s opposition leaders have now taken a significant step forward. This comes as brawling factions of the MDC have kick-started the process, after agreeing to meet in Harare tomorrow in a bid to mend their rifts — before inviting other opposition bigwigs for talks…

AUTHORITIES say people who were affected by Gukurahundi and are now living in the diaspora are free to come home and give their testimonies on the turmoil and killings of the 1980s. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, the president of the Zimbabwe Council of Chiefs, Mtshane Khumalo, confirmed that the current outreach programme was…

A 21-YEAR-OLD Cowdray Park man reportedly died by suicide after poisoning himself following a domestic dispute with his mother over wastage of cooking oil. Bulawayo provincial police spokesperson Nomalanga Msebele confirmed the death of Thabiso Ndlovu on July 12. “Police confirm receiving a sudden death case of Thabiso Ndlovu … who took his own life…

Tapiwa ChirumeSTAFF WRITERchirumet@dailynews.co.zw AUTHORITIES are challenging Chinese mining companies operating in the country to adhere to local laws and demonstrate respect for their employees and the communities in which they operate. Speaking at a Zim-China business seminar in Harare yesterday, the secretary for Presidential Affairs and Devolution, Tafadzwa Muguti, called for a more harmonious business…

Thabiso Mutirwara STAFF WRITER mutirwarat@dailynews.co.zw GOVERNMENT is urging University of Zimbabwe (UZ) lecturers to be patient, stating that salary increases can only be implemented when resources become available. This comes as lecturers have been on an indefinite strike since April, demanding improved pay. The permanent secretary in the ministry of Higher Education, Fanuel Tagwira, yesterday…

Blessings Mashaya and Brandon Josphat THE government’s continuing failure to pay its suppliers on time has seen many companies closing or downsizing their operations, with hundreds of thousands of workers losing their jobs as a result.  Speaking to the Daily News — the country’s most influential newspaper — a worried chief executive of the Zimbabwe National…

GOVERNMENT is set to regularise illegal housing settlements across the country, a cabinet minister has said. Responding to a question in the Na­tional Assembly recently on the government policy regarding informal housing settlements, Lands min­ister Anxious Masuka said authorities had appointed a committee to regularise the informal settlements. “The government is concerned that there are…

Rutendo Ngara SENIOR STAFF WRITER ngarar@dailynews.co.zw FORMER Foreign Affairs minister Walter Mzembi’s application for bail pending trial was dismissed yesterday by Harare regional magistrate Donald Ndirowei. Ndirowei only read the operative part of the judgment before telling the court that he could not see properly because he had an eye operation and was recovering. Mzembi…

Staff writer in BULAWAYO ZIMBABWE’S health sector continues to grapple with a worsening workers retention crisis, despite stricter migration policies in key destination countries that have somewhat curbed the outflow of medical professionals, according to the Health Service Commission (HSC). Speaking at a health sector stakeholders’ engagement meeting in Bulawayo yesterday, the HSC human resources…