Price Hikes Push Cost Of Living To ZWL$2m

The cost of living for a family of six doubled to ZWL$2m in June from the May figure following price hikes triggered by currency volatility, the Consumer Council of Zimbabwe (CCZ) has said, piling pressure on employers to review salaries. Civil servants earn US$250 and ZWL$130 000 per month while …

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Police Claim They Have Banned More Zanu PF Rallies Than CCC

SINCE January police have barred 84 ZANU PF rallies and meetings, more than the 59 from opposition parties, out of the 1 730 applications made by the country’s political parties and candidates. The police statistics fly in the face of opposition claims that the police have been stopping their rallies, …

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Tapiwa Makore Killers Sentenced To Death

High Court Judge, Justice Munamato Mutevedzi has sentenced Tapiwa Makore’s killers to death following their conviction for the crime of murder after a full trial. Tapiwa Makore Senior (60), connived to murder his seven-year-old nephew with his herd boy Tafadzwa Shamba (40) on the night of September 17, 2020 in …

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Tension As CCC, Zanu PF Clash Over Voters Roll

Tempers flared yesterday during the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) Harare Metropolitan provincial multi-party liaison committee meeting after opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) party candidates accused the electoral body of secretly availing the voters roll to Zanu PF candidates. Zec almost lost control of the meeting as CCC and Zanu …

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Mnangagwa Leads Chamisa Ahead Of Polls Latest Report Says

President Emmerson Mnangagwa enjoys an eight percentage points lead on opposition rival Nelson Chamisa going into general elections on August 23, but none of the men has a sufficient vote to win the election outright, according to a new poll released on Monday. The Afrobarometer poll shows Mnangagwa ahead with …

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