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Mnangagwa's govt cashes in big on fuel excise duty

THE Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) says exercise duty collections more than doubled during the first quarter of 2019 compared to the same period last year after government hiked duty for fuel in J...

By Staff reporter | Published: 02 May 2019

POLITICS

Zimbabwe youths want presidential age limit cut to 35

A CIVIC society grouping of youths has petitioned Parliament to reduce the age limit for presidential candidates to 35 in order to accommodate the youths.In its petition to the Speaker of Parliament J...

By Staff reporter | Published: 02 May 2019

POLITICS

MDC, ZCTU confrontation with Mnangagwa's govt unavoidable

THE main MDC opposition party and the country's biggest trade union - the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) - shall be taking to the streets to vent out their anger over the deteriorating econo...

By Staff reporter | Published: 02 May 2019

POLITICS

Chamisa again sets conditions for talks with Mnangagwa

The opposition MDC Alliance leader, Nelson Chamisa, has said he is prepared to meet President Emmerson Mnangagwa provided a "mutually respected adjudicator, local or international, and preferable a fo...

By Staff reporter | Published: 02 May 2019

BUSINESS NEWS

Mystery over Mangudya's new contract'

The fate of Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) governor John Mangudya's stay in office remains a mystery after his first term lapsed on Tuesday amid indications that government is yet to extend his contra...

By Staff reporter | Published: 02 May 2019

POLITICS

Chamisa's MDC to lead Tsvangirai memorial vigil

MEMBERS of the Nelson Chamisa-led MDC will converge at the rural homestead of the late party founder, Morgan Tsvangirai, tomorrow night in party regalia to lead a vigil ahead of memorial service the f...

By Staff reporter | Published: 02 May 2019

BUSINESS NEWS

Cost of dying goes up in Zimbabwe

A NEW wave of price increases has seen hard-pressed Zimbabweans grappling with counting the cost of dying.Funeral insurance companies, hit by a failing local currency, have joined the bandwagon by inc...

By Staff reporter | Published: 02 May 2019

BUSINESS NEWS

Chamisa brags about the Zuva case which triggered a bloodbath in industry

OPPOSITION MDC leader Nelson Chamisa has at last been forced to respond to accusations he was anti-labour after his role in the infamous Zuva case in 2015 that triggered thousands of job losses.Chamis...

By Staff reporter | Published: 02 May 2019

BUSINESS NEWS

ZiFM to broadcast State of the Economy Report launch

ZiFM Stereo will broadcast live the launch of the quarterly State of the Economy Report produced by the Africa Economic Development Strategies (AEDS) in conjunction with the Daily News.The report will...

By Staff reporter | Published: 02 May 2019

BUSINESS NEWS

Government to leverage on equities market

Government has said there is no 'blanket prescription' for the disposal of public assets, but will leverage on the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE) to commercialise several state enterprises. It expects ...

By Staff reporter | Published: 02 May 2019

BUSINESS NEWS

Mnangagwa's Cabinet okays provision of forex for basic goods

Cabinet has resolved to avail foreign currency to manufacturers of basic goods for the acquisition of raw materials so as to arrest the unjustified price increases obtaining in the country. The decisi...

By Staff reporter | Published: 02 May 2019

POLITICS

ZCTU, MDC threaten fresh protests

ZIMBABWE'S main opposition party the MDC and labour federation the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) have both threatened rolling mass action "to bring independence" to the country.MDC leader N...

By newzimbabwe | Published: 01 May 2019

POLITICS

Zanu-PF youths threaten businesses

ZANU-PF youth league yesterday threatened to deal with shops which are increasing prices of goods saying they want people to demonstrate and overthrow the government.This comes as the cost of living i...

By Staff reporter | Published: 01 May 2019

POLITICS

'Mnangagwa's govt seized with economic crisis'

President Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday met members of the Presidential Advisory Council (PAC) amid the deteriorating economic situation in the country which has seen prices of basic goods skyrocketing...

By Staff reporter | Published: 01 May 2019

POLITICS

Zimbabwe army commander sued for abduction, assault

A HARARE man has dragged the Zimbabwe Defence Forces (ZDF) commander Edzai Chimonyo to the High Court demanding $15 000 compensation, claiming he was abducted and assaulted by soldiers in November 201...

By Staff reporter | Published: 01 May 2019

POLITICS

Workers not intimidated by Mnangagwa govt threats

IN SPITE of the hair-raising threats issued by Home Affairs minister Cain Mathema on Monday, government has been told to brace for wildcat protests as the country's embattled workers demand solutions ...

By Staff reporter | Published: 01 May 2019

POLITICS

Chamisa will be at the helm of MDC for the next 5 years

MDC bigwigs vying for top positions at the party's looming congress will next week come under scrutiny when they meet ordinary members to pitch their plans ahead of the big gathering set for Gweru lat...

By Staff reporter | Published: 01 May 2019

POLITICS

MDC to defy Tsvangirai family request

THE Nelson Chamisa-led MDC yesterday said the requirement by the Tsvangirai family not to bring regalia has no effect because all MDC members are also the Tsvangirai family.The family of the late MDC ...

By Staff | Published: 01 May 2019

POLITICS

MDC Midlands to re-run district congress

MDC Midlands province has been ordered by the party's national organising committee to re-run district congresses where the electoral process was marred by irregularities.Takavafira Zhou, the MDC Midl...

By Staff reporter | Published: 01 May 2019

BUSINESS NEWS

Newly-commissioned road needs repairs

The newly-constructed 2,4km West Road in Tshovani Township in Chiredzi, which was funded by the Zimbabwe National Road Administration (Zinara) at a cost of ZWL$510 000 and commissioned by Masvingo Pro...

By Staff reporter | Published: 01 May 2019

BUSINESS NEWS

ZITF needs overhaul

ECONOMIC analysts have called for the sub-division of the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF) into sector-driven fairs as the business exhibition is struggling to attract big international corpor...

By Staff reporter | Published: 01 May 2019

POLITICS

Japajapa's 'rigged' elections case remanded for ruling

A HARARE magistrate has set May 17 as the day he will make a ruling on MDC Alliance activist Paddington Japajapa, who is accused of inciting the political violence which rocked the capital on August 1...

By Staff reporter | Published: 01 May 2019

POLITICS

Mnangagwa's dialogue initiatives aren’t genuine, says Muzorewa

Since its formation in the late 1970s, the United African National Council (UANC) led by then Zimbabwe-Rhodesia leader Bishop Abel Muzorewa disappeared, only to resurface in 2018 under the leadership ...

By Staff reporter | Published: 01 May 2019

BUSINESS NEWS

Gweru to decommission Gwenoro Dam

Gweru City Council has announced plans to decommission its major supplier, Gwenhoro Dam, by October as the water source is left with only six months' supplies, a senior council official has said.Actin...

By Staff reporter | Published: 01 May 2019

POLITICS

MDC buoyant ahead of Mutasa by-election

The MDC-Alliance says it expects to retain the Mutasa Rural District Council's (MRDC) ward 10 seat in a by-election set for May 11 after High Court judge Justice Isaac Muzenda dismissed an application...

By Staff reporter | Published: 01 May 2019
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