President Emmerson Mnangagwa is set to reveal the date when this year’s harmonised elections tomorrow. Mnangagwa announced the latest development in Binga Saturday (today) where he was commissioning classroom blocks at Mabobolo Secondary School. This comes as the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) opened the voters roll to the public for …
Read More »Electoral Bill: Use Of Driver’s Licence As Identity Rages On
Parliament is next week expected to resume debate on contentious clauses in the Electoral Amendment Bill after a marathon and heated sitting which started on Thursday afternoon last week went into early Friday morning as legislators could not find common ground. Debate on whether driver’s licences can be accepted as …
Read More »Civil Servants Suffer As Economic Crisis Blows Out Of Control
A majority of Zimbabwe’s 300,000 civil servants find themselves in a predicament as the economic state of the southern African nation spirals out of control. The country is beset by a ruinous economic crisis exacerbated by fluctuations in the currency, resulting in steep increase in the prices of goods and …
Read More »Brewing Headache For Chiwenga As Nurses Threaten To Down Tools
Nurses have put government on notice to improve their salaries and conditions of service or face mass action, saying their earnings were no longer viable. The nurses accused their employer of pushing them to the “extremes” as their salaries have been wiped out by inflation, while no effort is being …
Read More »Industrial Action Looms At Zimra Over Pay
Zimbabwe Revenue Authority and Allied Workers Trade Union (ZIMRATU) have petitioned their employer demanding a timetable with three days per week working slots necessitated by eroded salaries which have fallen far beyond the cost of living. A letter gleaned by NewZimbabwe.com written by the ZIMRATU president Dominic Manyangadze to the …
Read More »Calls For US$ Salaries Grow Louder As Zimdollar Crashes
The Zimbabwe dollar tumbled by nearly 26% on the official market on Tuesday, the biggest collapse in one day since the auction system was introduced three years ago, while a government inquiry accused the State of driving the collapse of the local currency. The Zimdollar now officially trades at 1 …
Read More »Chamisa Calls For Visa Free Africa With Single Currency
Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa has called for the use of one currency across the continent in his message celebrating the 60th anniversary of Africa Day. Africa Day was this year commemorated under the theme “Accelerating the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area”; a trade …
Read More »Nhau/Indaba Entertainment Diary
By MazzeltovThe weekend is upon us – and as usual, it is packed with events while some of Zimbabwe’s top artists are globetrotting, showcasing local music in all its forms. This weekend’s package is as follows: Straight Outta Africa23Music lovers in the United Kingdom take time to chill at yet …
Read More »Blade Runner 2099 Series Filming In Belfast Delayed
The filming of the major TV series Blade Runner 2099 in Belfast has been delayed. BBC News NI understands a strike by Hollywood TV and film writers is one of the factors behind the postponement, with filming unlikely to resume before spring 2024. The series, based on the iconic Blade …
Read More »Artistes Upbeat Ahead Of Soul CookOut
Local artistes are putting the final touches to their rehearsals making sure that they are in tip-top shape tomorrow when they perform at the Soul CookOut. The fourth edition of the food and music extravaganza is set for The Barn in Bulawayo where Kinah The Music, Msiz’Kay, Charles Mahlaba, Thandy …
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