By Regis ChingawoSENIOR STAFF WRITER A LOCAL women’s rights group has urged the government to develop a framework that classifies requests for sex in exchange for money or any favours in exchange for opportunities at workplaces or tertiary institutions as corruption, citing reports that such cases are on the rise and go unreported. The director…
By Brandon Josphat OPPOSITION Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa has warned his party legislators against accepting the US$40 000 loans being offered by the government, arguing it was immoral for them to do so given the poverty levels in the country. This comes after Zanu PF, MDC and CCC legislators received US$40…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa is focusing on his work and is not losing any sleep over ambitions by the multiplicity of political rivals who harbour aspirations to take over from him after the crunch 2023 elections. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, after former Zanu PF bigwig and Cabinet minister Saviour Kasukuwere vocalised his presidential ambitions…
By Ketty Nyoninyonik@dailynews.co.zw WOMEN Affairs minister Sithembiso Nyoni has called for mandatory rape sentences, as well as the enactment of other new laws to curb rising gender-based violence (GBV) in the country. Speaking during a dialogue session marking the 16 days of activism against GBV in Harare yesterday, Nyoni expressed grave concern over the spike…
By Rutendo Ngara MORE than 300 000 criminal cases were recorded across the country between January and September of this year, according to Police Commissioner General Godwin Matanga, who added that the increase in crime rate is now a “cause of concern” for the force. The senior police official said this yesterday in Harare, where…
By Brandon Josphat and Brighton Muronzereyi THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) say it will be incapacitated to conduct the 2023 general elections on account of the lean budget it was allocated by Finance minister Mthuli Ncube which only covers 68 percent of its expenses. Presenting oral evidence to the Justice parliamentary portfolio committee yesterday, Zec…
By Regis Chingawo THE Zimbabwe Schools Examinations Council (Zimsec) yesterday announced the release of the 2022 Grade 7 results, stressing examination leakages were now a thing of the past starting next year as stringent measures have been adopted. Addressing a press conference in Harare yesterday, the chairperson of Zimsec board Eddie Mwenje said the results…
ANXIOUS church leaders have reiterated their call for national dialogue ahead of next year’s crunch harmonised elections to ensure peace in the country. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, the secretary-general of the Zimbabwe Catholic Bishops Conference, Frederick Chiromba, — who is also a member of the Zimbabwe Heads Of Christian Denominations (ZHOCD) — said…
By Regis Chingawo ZIMBABWE and other countries in the Southern Africa region are among the most vulnerable in the world due to climate-related impacts such as droughts, floods and tropical cyclones, increasing the risk of insecurity and violent conflicts. According to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), although southern Africa is not a hotspot…
By Rutendo Ngara THE Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) is investigating possible cases of corruption and abuse of office in the country’s tobacco industry. This comes after Tobacco Industry Marketing Board (TIMB) bosses were arrested in September, with the commission saying that they have received numerous complaints from the general public since then. Zacc spokesperson Thandiwe…
