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THE government says President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s invitation to attend this year’s United Nations Climate Change Conference in the United Kingdom (UK) is a major breakthrough that brings hope of ending Harare’s decades-long international isolation.  This comes amid expectations that Mnangagwa would have an opportunity to meet British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on the sidelines of…

ZANU PF has launched a probe against its Manicaland provincial chairperson, Mike Madiro, amid allegations that he is manipulating district elections in a bid to thwart his rivals. Insiders told the Daily News yesterday that several party districts in the province, including Zimunya-Marange and Chipinge, had written petitions complaining about the alleged electoral malpractices by Madiro, who…

THE United States (US) Congress has approved a US$213 million grant for Zimbabwe under its 2021 President’s Emergency Plan for Aids Relief (Pepfar), which is set to strengthen the country’s fight against HIV and Aids.  According to the US Embassy Chargé d’ Affaires Thomas Hastings, the plan, which is set to benefit at least 1,19…

MDC Alliance vice chairperson Job Sikhala, says his party members should be prepared to physically defend themselves following recent confrontations with ruling Zanu PF activists.  This comes as political tensions have been steadily rising in recent weeks with Zimbabwe already in election mode, some 18 months before the 2023 polls.  President Emmerson Mnangagwa is expected…

THE visiting United Nations (UN) Special Rapporteur Alena Douhan, met President Emmerson Mnangagwa and other government officials yesterday, as she began her consultations on the negative impact of sanctions on Zimbabwe.  The Belarusian began her tour first by meeting Foreign Affairs minister Frederick Shava, before meeting Mnangagwa as well as Justice minister Ziyambi Ziyambi and…

AUTHORITIES hope to have dealt with the chaos that is ravaging the country’s main port of entry, Beithbridge Border Post, by end of this week — amid fears that the turmoil could trigger a new wave of price increases in shops. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, the acting commissioner general of the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra),…

THE Victoria Falls Stock Exchange (VFEX) is working with the Dubai Gold and Commodities Exchange (DGCX) in framing a clearing and settlement commodities exchange framework, which will pave the way for increased investment on the platform. Speaking at Victoria Falls commodities exchange workshop in the resort town yesterday, Finance minister Mthuli Ncube said DGCX would…

SUPERMARKETS have warned that the fresh chaos ravaging the country’s main port of entry, Beitbridge Border Post, could result in product shortages and further spikes in the prices of goods ahead of the festive season. This comes as haulage trucks, which are responsible for moving most of the country’s goods, are spending up to five…

Melisa Chatikobo THE Zimbabwe Agricultural Professional and Technical Association (Zapta) says it will closely monitor agriculture extension (Agritex) officers to ensure they distribute inputs under the Presidential Inputs Scheme fairly to all farmers across the country.  This comes as President Emmerson Mnangagwa warned Agritex officers to be just when dealing with villagers and farmers during…

 A LEADING humanitarian organisation has credited the rise of early child marriages in Zimbabwe to the drastic poverty levels most families are going through, especially during the Covid-19 pandemic.   In its latest report titled, “Covid-19 and child marriages”, World Vision International noted that globally and Zimbabwe included, there is already an increase in the number…