By Yvonne Ncubein BULAWAYO CALLS for mental health awareness campaigns for men have intensified as male suicide rates in Bulawayo increase. This comes after police in the second capital launched investigations this week into three separate cases of sudden deaths by hanging recorded in three days.Bulawayo male artists have since come up with a…
BULAWAYO High Court Judge Bongani Ndlovu has reserved judgment in a case where 12 registered voters in Bulawayo are challenging the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec)’s decision to accept nomination papers of political party members who filed their papers outside the time frames. The Nomination Court sat on June 21 to accept papers from aspiring candidates…
Brandon Josphat josphatbl@dailynews.co.zw THE government has given public entities the green light to pay salaries partly in US dollars, albeit only up to a maximum of 40 percent, with the rest paid in local currency. This comes after workers have demanded that their remuneration be paid in foreign currency amid rising inflation and instability of…
POLITICAL parties yesterday endorsed civil society organisation, 4H Zimbabwe’s peace charter as efforts to have violence free elections intensify ahead of next month’s polls. Some of the parties which endorsed the charter include Zanu PF, Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC), MDC, Free Zimbabwe Congress, Front for Economic Emancipation in Zimbabwe (FEEZ) and National Constitutional Assembly…
Rutendo NgaraSTAFF WRITERngarar@dailynews.co.zw THE Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) has raised concerns over the 2023 voters roll released last week by the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec), claiming its credibility is questionable as the opposition has failed to audit, analyse and print it. Speaking at a press briefing in Harare yesterday, CCC deputy secretary for elections,…
Brandon JosphatSTAFF WRITERjosphatbl@dailynews.co.zw A LOBBY group which promotes the production and use of local products, Buy Zimbabwe, has raised concerns over the increase in the importation of harmful sugar brands by some retail outlets, adding the imports posed health risks to consumers. In a statement yesterday, Buy Zimbabwe general manager, Alois Burutsa, listed nine sugar…
POLICE have warned that they will deal ruthlessly with politicians and their supporters caught fomenting chaos in the country. This comes amid rising tensions ahead of next month’s crunch national elections, which have seen the ruling Zanu PF and the Citizens’ Coalition for Change (CCC) trading accusations over increasing cases of political violence. A stern…
By Brandon Josphat josphatbl@dailynews.co.zw AUTHORITIES have assured citizens that the country has adequate grain reserves to last for two years through implementation of measures in the agricultural sector to boost production. Addressing a post-Cabinet briefing in Harare yesterday, Information minister Monica Mutsvangwa, said during its sitting, Cabinet had considered the 2023-24 summer farming season and…
By Rutendo Ngara ngarar@dailynews.co.zw THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has been implored to prioritise mobile network operators (MNOs) when they source foreign currency for their critical needs. Speaking during a regional regulators meeting in Harare yesterday, the director general of the Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz), Gift Machengete, said it was…
By Ketty Nyoni nyonik@dailynews.co.zw THE European Union Election Observation Mission (EU EOM) says it will not interfere with Zimbabwe’s general elections set for next month as its mandate in the country is to only observe and support genuine and transparent polls. EU EOM chief observer Fabio Massimo Castaldo yesterday said the bloc would deploy a…
