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THE country is set for another by-election after President Emmerson Mnangagwa announced April 27 as the date for polls in two Harare constituencies. The by-elections were occasioned by the resignation of Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) Mt Pleasant legislator Fadzayi Mahere and her Harare East counterpart, Rusty Markham, from Parliament recently. In an extraordinary Government…

By Brighton Muronzereyi and Brandon Josphat ANALYSTS have urged authorities to take heed of all the things that continue to worry the United States of America (USA) about Zimbabwe, to further improve relations between Harare and Washington. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, the analysts added that the surprise move by the USA this week…

THE Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (Zera) has reviewed fuel prices upwards both in foreign and local currency. Diesel in local currency was selling for $18 265.37 and was increased to $26 086.51 per litre while in foreign currency it was trading at US$ 1.67 and went up to US$ 1.69 per litre.Petrol in local currency…

By Brandon Josphat and Blessings Mashaya HARD-PRESSED Zimbabweans are resigned to having to endure more economic pain after authorities hiked electricity tariffs, as well as vehicle licensing and toll fees at the weekend. This comes amid the country’s worsening Zim dollar and price crisis, which has put both ordinary consumers and businesses alike under high…

FORMER Zengeza West MP Job Sikhala, who was yesterday acquitted of inciting public violence, says he intends to sue the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) and the police for damages over his incarceration. He spent nearly two years in pre-trial detention before he was yesterday found not guilty of inciting public violence by Harare magistrate Vongai…

By Brandon JosphatSENIOR STAFF WRITERjosphatbl@dailynews.co.zw THE Airports Company of Zimbabwe (ACZ) says it is implementing a raft of new security measures at the Victoria Fall International Airport pending investigations into a recent “bomb and firearm” threat. This comes after President Emmerson Mnangagwa was last Friday forced to abandon his trip to the resort city after…

IN A surprise but hugely significant announcement, American president Joe Biden yesterday announced the lifting of Washington’s two-decades-old economic sanctions against Harare. The move will be welcomed by many longsuffering Zimbabweans — including government officials, business leaders and analysts — who have long argued that the sanctions were having negative effects on the country’s economy…

By Brandon Josphat josphatbl@dailynews.co.zw THE government yesterday issued a stern warning to media practitioners who are accusing the First Family of being involved in corrupt activities, saying such allegations were baseless. This comes as the public has been fed with unsubstantiated claims that President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his family were linked to corrupt individuals plundering…

By Rutendo Ngara ngarar@dailynews.co.zw INVICTUS Energy — a company which is listed on the Australian Securities Exchange, and which has been prospecting for gas and oil in Mashonaland Central — appears to have hit the jackpot. About a month after the company announced the discovery of gas in Mbire, its managing director Scott Macmillan said…

By Brandon Josphat josphatbl@dailynews.co.zw LAW enforcement agents have arrested ‘John Doe’ in connection with the “bomb and firearm threat” that was directed at the country’s airports last week. Presidential spokesperson George Charamba confirmed yesterday that Cuan Reed Govender, who is apparently a South African national, had been nabbed in connection with the case. This comes…