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THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) has openly invited local and international organisations to seek accreditation to observe the August 23 harmonised elections. This comes as parties have since hit the campaign trail with both Zanu PF and the opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) concluding their candidates selection for parliamentary and local government elections. In…

THE Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (Zera) has reviewed fuel prices downwards in foreign currency and upwards in local currency. Diesel which was trading at $ 1 756.24 now costs $4 249.78 per litre starting on Monday In foreign currency, the same diesel was trading at US$1.61, but has fallen to US$1.51 per litre. Petrol now…

TEACHERS have stepped up their campaign to nudge authorities to reduce Continuous Assessment Learning Activities (Cala) assessments on learners. This comes as authorities are currently reviewing the 2015-2022 education curriculum. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, leaders of various teachers’ unions said the current Cala assessments were a burden to tutors, parents and learners. The…

FORMER Zanu PF political commissar and cabinet minister Saviour Kasukuwere yesterday said he will return to Zimbabwe and contest in the presidential election set for August 23. The former G40 kingpin is currently is self-exile in South Africa and did not disclose whether he would form a political party or will run as an independent…

THE Nelson Chamisaled Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) has completed its candidate selection process in the second largest city over the weekend amid a plethora of disputes, sparking fears of widening fissures ahead of the upcoming general elections. This comes after a number of wards in the city had disputed processes which saw the exercise…

By Rutendo Ngara SOME parts of the country are likely to face acute food shortages due to poor harvests and an increase in prices of basic commodities fuelled by foreign currency pricing, the Famine Early Warning System Network (FEWS NET) says. FEWS NET is an information and analysis website on food insecurity created by the…

THE country’s opposition parties would be mistaken to believe that the current economic crisis will see them easily trouncing Zanu PF in this year’s elections. So say political analysts, who told the Daily News yesterday that the poor preparations for the polls by the opposition meant that they were on the back foot ahead of the polls….

THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has suspended water supplies for some suburbs in the city due to a maintenance shutdown by Zesa. In a statement yesterday, BCC town clerk Christopher Dube said water supplies would only resume when Zesa restores power. “The City of Bulawayo residents are hereby informed of possible water supply interruptions and…