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By Regis Chingawo THE Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) has intensified its blitz on corrupt local council officials and has started the process of having those implicated prosecuted, the graft-bursting agency has confirmed. Although Zacc spokesperson Thandiwe Mlobane failed to provide the Daily News with the number of council officials under probe or who were facing…

Brighton Muronzereyi and Brandon Josphat EFFORTS by the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) to drive up the numbers of registered new voters ahead of the fast-approaching 2023 national elections are probably too little and too late, political analysts say. In addition, the analysts also warned yesterday that the demand that sitting legislators and councillors who…

THE Zimbabwe National Parks and Wildlife Management Authority’s (ZimParks) bid to curb poaching in the mid-Zambezi Valley has received a major boost after the African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) invested over US$10 million to develop infrastructure. The funds will also help the authority to digitalise radio communication equipment, provision of new vehicles for anti-poaching patrols and…

By Brighton Muronzereyi CITIZENS Coalition for Change (CCC) has described as chaotic the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) delimitation exercise, which is being completed by the electoral body ahead of the 2023 elections. Speaking to the media in Harare yesterday, the CCC interim elections secretary, Ian Makone, claimed that Zec’s delimitation exercise was messy, adding the…

THE National Peace and Reconciliation Commission (NPRC) is pushing for all the country’s aspiring presidential candidates to sign a peace pledge ahead of next year’s crunch harmonised elections. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, NPRC spokesperson Obert Gutu  said unlike in 2018 when the commission organised a peace pledge for political parties, all aspiring presidential…

By Brandon Josphat CIVIL Servants will start receiving their bonuses this month without conditions. This follows an agreement to this effect between the government and the workers’ representatives.Speaking after a National Joint Negotiation Council (NJNC) meeting yesterday, the president of the Zimbabwe Confederation of Public Sector Trade Unions (ZCPSTU), Cecilia Alexander, confirmed the agreement.“The meeting…

By Regis Chingawo THE cost of living for one person in October shot to $28 144 from $21 455 the previous month, showing an increase of 3.1 percent, a survey done by the Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (ZIMSTAT) has revealed. “The Food Poverty Line as of October 2022 stood at $21 454.60. This represents an…