THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) says it is up to political parties, and not the commission, to initiate electoral reforms in the country. Speaking in an interview on Thursday night with the recently launched independent television station, 3Ktv, Zec spokesperson Joyce Kazembe, also said it was Parliament’s role to put in place laws that dealt with electoral…
Hazel Marimbiza POLICE in Bulawayo have arrested an alleged serial rapist who has so far reportedly violated more than a dozen of…
Rumbidzai Ngwenya ngwenyar@dailynews.co.zw ZESA has, for the second time in four months, embarked on a major power disconnection exercise to reduce customer debt and improve its finances. This comes as the utility is owed nearly $15 billion by its customers. “Zesa … would like to advise its valued customers that it has intensified its credit…
Andile Tshuma THE government has decentralised the procurement system after it established public procurement centres across all the country’s districts. This was revealed by Vice President Constantino Chiwenga when he launched a public procurement service centre at Nkulumane Post Office in the city yesterday. The launch followed a partnership between the Zimbabwe Post Offices (Zimpost)…
Andile Tshuma THE National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) says the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war had heavily impacted negatively on its operations resulting in…
POLITICAL analysts have joined the growing list of influential voices which have warned that egos and petty differences could once again thwart the opposition in the fast-approaching 2023 elections. Respected University of Zimbabwe political science lecturer, Eldred Masunungure, was among the analysts who told the Daily News yesterday that hubris and petty grudges would likely scuttle opposition…
Andile Tshuma THE National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) says it is angling to lure more investment at this year’s edition of the…
Dionne Kanyowa kanyowad@dailynews.co.zw THE late former president Robert Mugabe‘s children have approached the High Court appealing against a lower court judgment that found them lacking legal authority to appeal against an exhumation and reburial order for their father. Bona Mugabe-Chikore and her siblings appealed against Chinhoyi provincial magistrate Ruth Moyo’s judgment delivered last year, arguing they…
Melisa Chatikobo chatikobom@dailynews.co.zw THE government is not ready to pay farmers in foreign currency for crops that are not exported, but will put in place measures to ensure their producer prices remain viable. This was said by Finance minister Mthuli Ncube, pictured, in the National Assembly on Wednesday while responding to MPs who wanted to…
POLICE in Bulawayo have embarked on an awareness campaign meant to warn school children and residents to be on the lookout for a serial rapist who has so far reportedly violated more than 10 female juveniles in the city. According to the police, the rapist allegedly asks mostly high school female pupils to accompany him…
