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By Brandon Josphat SENIOR STAFF WRITER josphatbl@dailynews.co.zw ZIMBABWEANS should brace themselves for more challenging times in the coming months, before things get better, economic experts and consumer watchdogs have warned. This comes amid the resurgent blackouts and escalating hikes in the prices of basic goods, as under pressure authorities try everything in their power to…

Brandon JosphatSENIOR STAFF WRITERjosphatbl@dailynews.co.zw FOLLOWING the handover of the new US$80 million Parliament Building in Mt Hampden by the Chinese government to President Emmerson Mnangagwa last week, parliament business will now shift from the capital city to the majestic house. Parliament yesterday said upon receiving the new building, Mnangagwa subsequently handed it over to the…

By Brandon Josphat THE International Monetary Fund (IMF) says the engagement and reengagement policy that the country is currently pursuing will play a vital role in the debt clearance process. This comes as Finance minister Mthuli Ncube has expressed hope that Harare will receive backing from the IMF and the World Bank on its US$14…

By Brandon JosphatSENIOR STAFF WRITERjosphatbl@dailynews.co.zw THE government has denied allegations propounded by the Pan African Lawyers Union (Palu) that it is perpetrating human rights abuses in the country. This comes after Palu conducted a panel discussion recently in Tanzania on the situation of enforced disappearances and elections in Africa.In a letter of complaint addressed to the…

A WOMAN from Kuwadzana, Harare, allegedly took advantage of the custom of “musarapavana” to force her niece to sleep with her husband. The woman, 37, whose name cannot be revealed to protect the victim, and her husband, 60, were charged with rape when they appeared before Harare Magistrate Marehwanazvo Gofa on Friday. The couple was…

THE government is mulling the compulsory registration of all political par ties, where they will need to submit their constitutions and structures, among other things, Justice minister Ziyambi Ziyambi has said. Speaking to the Daily News On Sunday yesterday, Ziyambi added that such registration of political parties was the best way to go for the…

PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday said the ruling party has an opportunity to finish off the opposition during the December by-elections. In his closing remarks during the Zanu PF national conference in Gweru yesterday, Mnangagwa said the ruling par ty must campaign vigorously for it to snatch more seats from the opposition. “I further call upon…

THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) commissioned 117 ser viced housing stands in the Pumula suburb on Friday as part of its presale scheme to clear the city’s housing backlog. This comes as several thousands of Bulawayo residents have been on the housing waiting list for decades now with the local authority struggling to cope with…

BY BRANDON JOSPHAT & BRIGHTON MURONZEREYI THE extension of the multi-currency system by President Emmerson Mnangagwa to 2030 brings necessary policy certainty and will enhance the country’s economic development, business says. Speaking to the Daily News On Sunday yesterday, the president of the Confederation of Zimbabwe Industries (CZI), Kurai Matsheza, was among the economic experts…

By Rutendo NgaraStaff Writer DESPITE the expected El Nino conditions in the 2023/24 cropping season, the Famine Early Warning System (Fewsnet) says Zimbabwe is part of Southern African countries that are expected to be grain self-sufficient. The El Nino phenomenon is expected to be characterised by below normal to normal rain falls in most Sadc…