Brandon Josphat josphatbl@dailynews.co.zw THE European Union (EU) has bemoaned an alleged lack of progress in implementing electoral reforms by the government ahead of the 2023 general elections, warning this could lead to another disputed poll in the country. This comes as the EU election observer mission for Zimbabwe’s 2018 elections is in the country to…
AGRICULTURE deputy minister Douglas Karoro has been sucked into a fertiliser and seed scandal allegedly siphoned from the Grain Marketing Board under the Presidential Input Scheme to benefit the Mbire constituency in Mashonaland Central. His alleged accomplice, Lovejoy Ngowe, an assistant manager at GMB Mushumbi depot yesterday appeared in court on fraud allegations with Karoro being…
AUTHORITIES said yesterday that they had so far disbursed $2,68 billion towards the payment of school fees for teachers’ children. This had been done in fulfilment of promises that were made to teachers in February this year, as part of cushioning them from the prevailing economic challenges. Then, the government promised to pay school fees…
Ketty Nyoni nyonik@dailynews.co.zw THE Political Actors Dialogue (Polad) has called for an economic indaba to address economic challenges in the country. In an interview with the Daily News on the sidelines of an executive plenary meeting with President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Thursday at State House in Harare, Polad information committee chairperson Francis Danha said there was agreement…
Rutendo Ngara and Brandon Josphat LIFE continues to get harder for poor Zimbabweans as a result of the double whammy of soaring prices of basic consumer goods and dwindling incomes. So dire has the situation become, that the Consumer Council of Zimbabwe (CCZ) said yesterday that a family of six people now required a hefty…
Rumbidzai Ngwenya POLICE have warned fuel dealers to be on the lookout for robbers who are now targeting service stations. This comes as a number of fuel stations have been hit in the past few weeks, losing huge sums of money and other valuables around the country. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, police national…
Ketty Nyoni PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa, yesterday said there was a third force which was fuelling the current price hikes of basic commodities as a way to sabotage his government. Addressing the Political Actors Dialogue (Polad) executive plenary meeting at State House in Harare yesterday, Mnangagwa said his government would deal with unscrupulous businesses and individuals…
THE Borrowdale Brooke Homeowners Association have escalated their row with youthful businessman and Gokwe Nembudziya legislator Justice Mayor Wadyajena over a house plan of one his new projects in the area. This came hardly before the dust had settled over a case in which Wadyajena had been stripped of his residence status, with regards to…
Brighton Muronzereyi THE Broadcasting Authority of Zimbabwe (Baz) says companies and innovation hubs in the country must take advantage of the digitalisation of the broadcasting industrial chain to manufacture and distribute set-top-boxes. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, Baz chief executive officer Tendai Kapumha said the local companies must design, manufacture and distribute up to…
MORE and more politicians, including Zanu PF bigwigs, are adding their voices to the call for authorities to act decisively against rampant…
