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ED, Ncube Fret Over Failing Economy

…MPs summon Ncube over inflation ……as Zanu PF fears electoral loss PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa is fretting over the possibility of losing the 2023 elections at a time Zanu PF members of Parliament say launching a serious campaign for themselves and their leader will this time be difficult due to the …

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Mnangagwa In Unannounced Visit To Marange

President Emmerson Mnangagwa paid a private visit to the late Noah Taguta family on Saturday, for the first time following the death of the apostolic sect leader last month. Mnangagwa landed in Marange just after 8am and left just before mid-day, NewsDay can reveal. After the death of the popular …

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Examination Fees In Shocking Increase

GOVERNMENT has raised examination fees by up to three times, and immediately attracted brickbats from weary parents. Many parents, still to come to terms with school fees hikes and already battling to make ends meet, say they have been devastated by the new hike. The new examination fee structure could …

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Mnangagwa Sucked Into Budiriro Land Dispute

The ongoing land dispute in Budiriro between land developer Fifty Angels Company and one Hebert Senda, popularly known as Madzibaba Enock, has reached a boiling point with Senda now accused of dropping President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s name, the Zimbabwe Independent has learnt. The land under dispute is at number 2254, which …

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‘CCC Electing Leaders In A Different Manner’

THE Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) is embarking on new processes to elect its national leaders, thereby possibly ditching the traditional congresses, the Zimbabwe Independent can reveal. This follows recent reports that the party, formed in January this year ahead of the March 26 by-elections, was a one-man show for …

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Headache For Parents As Govt Expands Loathed CALA Subjects

GOVERNMENT has disregarded parents’ requests to scrap the controversial Continuous Assessment Learners Activities (CALA) the schools curricula and instead introduced more modules. Speaking at parliament’s portfolio committee on education meeting Thursday, acting Bulawayo provincial education director (PED) Olika Kaira said: “The ministry was able to spearhead the introduction of the …

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24hr Ultimatum For Govt To Sort Zupco Mess

The Passengers Association of Zimbabwe (PAZ) has given the government and ZUPCO a 24-hour deadline to provide adequate public transport in urban areas or face being dragged to court. The police’s ongoing crackdown on pirate taxis has exacerbated the transportation problems, as the limited number of state-owned ZUPCO buses and …

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