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Brandon Josphat josphatbl@dailynews.co.zw AS NEXT month’s crunch national elections approach, the Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC) has once again warned political parties to desist from fomenting chaos in the country. The commission also implored ordinary Zimbabweans to respect each other’s rights, including tolerating divergent views, as the country enters the final stretch before voting. “Political…

Yvonne Ncube in BULAWAYO CALLS for man mental health awareness campaigns have intensified as cases of male suicide have escalated in the country’s second largest city. This comes after police in Bulawayo last week launched investigations into three separate cases of sudden deaths caused by hanging in the space of three days. Inspired by that,…

By Rutendo Ngara THE government is committed to consider local proposals for the compensation of former white commercial farmers who lost their land during the land reform programme, Finance minister Mthuli Ncube has said. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, Ncube said authorities were working with the farmers in structuring ways that fast track their…

Brandon Josphat josphatbl@dailynews.co.zw THE Zimbabwe National Road Administration (Zinara) has since January disbursed more than $33 billion to local authorities towards road rehabilitation across the country. It is Zinara’s mandate to fix, collect, and disburse road user charges to four road authorities, namely the department of roads, the district development fund, urban and rural councils….

By Brandon Josphat TREASURY has mobilised enough resources to ensure that next month’s crunch national elections proceed smoothly. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, an upbeat Finance minister, Mthuli Ncube, said the government was going out of its way to make certain that the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) was adequately funded to hold flawless polls….

Rutendo NgaraSTAFF WRITERngarar@dailynews.co.zw THE opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) is allegedly playing politics with the issue of the voters’ roll, according to the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec).This comes as CCC deputy secretary for elections Ellen Shiriyedenga informed the media on Wednesday that they were unable to audit the voters’ roll since Zec uncharacteristically provided…

By Nyasha Kunyiswa kunyiswan@dailynews.co.zw THE National Blood Service Zimbabwe (NBSZ) says it currently has enough blood stocks to adequately supply all public hospitals. This comes amid worrying claims that blood meant to assist ordinary patients at public hospitals is allegedly being diverted elsewhere by corrupt officials. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, NBSZ chief executive,…

INDEPENDENT presidential candidate Saviour Kasukuwere says he has embarked on an underground campaign after dumping the traditional culture of holding rallies. Addressing the media in Harare yesterday, Kasukuwere’s spokesperson Jacqueline Sande said they had already embarked on a mobilisation drive across the country using the new approach. “Kasukuwere is coming soon and we understand that…

By Brandon Josphat and Brighton Muronzereyi LIFE continues to get more bearable for poor consumers as the prices of many basic goods maintain their downward trajectory of the past few weeks. This comes as the hitherto cheerless Zimbabwe dollar continues to strengthen against major currencies on both the official and parallel markets, on the back…