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Mnangagwa looks the other way on Job Sikhala petition
Mnangagwa’s spokesperson George Charamba was not reachable at the time of writing.
By Mirriam Mangwaya and Sydney Kawadza
Sep. 16, 2022
Be ethical, Potraz tells content creators
LOCAL online content creators have been urged to desist from publishing fake news amid calls for them to undergo training on ethical
standards.
By Mirriam Mangwaya
Sep. 24, 2022
Govt outfoxes opposition on reforms
Government announced on Tuesday that Cabinet had approved the principles of the Electoral Amendment Bill 2022.
By Problem Masau and Mirriam Mangwaya
Oct. 6, 2022
ED warns anti-Zanu PF teachers
Mnangagwa said the party needed “co-operation” of all teachers for it not to “lose the game” in next year’s polls
By Mirriam Mangwaya
Oct. 20, 2022
Zanu PF ban on NewsDay raises stink
Zimbabwe National Editors Forum chairperson Njabulo Ncube said Zanu PF’s decision was against its government’s calls for free and independent media.
By Mirriam Mangwaya
Oct. 28, 2022
Chamisa speaks on Mnangagwa snub
Chamisa told The Standard in an interview that he had made a “formal engagement” for a dialogue with Mnangagwa over the violence which has spread throughout the country.
By Mirriam Mangwaya
Oct. 30, 2022
Zanu PF alarmed by CCC rural gains
The central committee (CC) said to counter this, there was need for the ruling party to strengthen its strategies to gain victory in the 2023 elections.
By Mirriam Mangwaya
Oct. 31, 2022
I feel Sikhala, Sithole’s prison torture: Chamisa
Chamisa said prison officers had told him that Justice minister Ziyambi Ziyambi had instructed them to deny him entry.
By Mirriam Mangwaya and Sharon Buwerimwe
Oct. 31, 2022
Call for women’s donated funds audit
There has been underinvestment in funding for projects that promote gender equality.
By Mirriam Mangwaya
Nov. 7, 2022
Petitioners ramp up pressure for Sikhala’s release
The PCC has remained engaged with the unjust pretrial detention of Members of Parliament Job Sikhala, Godfrey Sithole, and 1(3) others.
By Mirriam Mangwaya
Nov. 9, 2022
Agric extension workers incapacitated, overstretched
The government also embarked on in-house training programmes to upgrade extension officers’ skills and knowledge.
By Mirriam Mangwaya
Nov. 10, 2022
Seed scammers on the prowl
In 2021, seed companies recorded 45 cases of counterfeit seed, an increase from the number of cases reported in 2014 and 2016, where government reported 10 cases in each of the years.
By Mirriam Mangwaya
Nov. 9, 2022
‘Free inputs scheme chokes seed producers’
GOVERNMENT is reportedly failing to timeously pay seed producers for Presidential Inputs Scheme supplies, threatening the viability of the companies.
By Mirriam Mangwaya and Varaidzo Mudewairi
Nov. 11, 2022
Commonwealth team jets in
The team that will be led by Assistant secretary general Luis Franceschi, will be in the country till Thursday.
By Mirriam Mangwaya
Nov. 13, 2022
Zim fights climate change with new seed varieties
The report revealed that of the 46 new varieties, 24 had special features such as drought and heat tolerance, early maturity and nutrition-enhanced.
By Mirriam Mangwaya
Nov. 16, 2022
ED attacked over coup
He also claimed that Mnangagwa was Mugabe’s preferred successor but was pressured by power-hungry allies to stage a coup in November 2017.
By Mirriam Mangwaya
Nov. 21, 2022
Parental negligence fuelling teen pregnancies
COMMUNITY leaders say the prevailing economic hardships have forced parents to abandon their children, making them vulnerable to sexual abuse.
By Mirriam Mangwaya
Nov. 28, 2022
Explosives smuggling rife: Zacc
ZIMBABWEANS are reportedly smuggling explosives for use in committing crimes in neighbouring South Africa, NewsDay has leant.
By Mirriam Mangwaya
Dec. 2, 2022
‘Ministries dodge Zacc probe’
In the report, the NACS subcommittee said line ministries and government departments were not cooperating on investigations.
By Mirriam Mangwaya
Dec. 3, 2022
Furore over ministers' no-show at graft indaba
At the NACS meeting, Zacc chairperson Justice Loice Matanda Moyo blasted the ministers for failing to prioritise the fight against graft.
By Mirriam Mangwaya
Dec. 11, 2022
Zim a sinking ship: CCC
CCC interim vice-president Lynette Karenyi-Kore described 2022 as a “painful “year which saw the death of party members in political skirmishes perpetrated by the ruling Zanu PF party.
By Mirriam Mangwaya
Jan. 3, 2023
Underpaid prosecutors can’t resist bribes: NPA
At the launch, anti-graft activists said perpetrators of corruption enjoyed impunity.
By Mirriam Mangwaya
Feb. 2, 2023
Probe Zec commissioners, govt told
They have since written to President Emmerson Mnangagwa and Parliament rejecting the draft delimitation report.
By Mirriam Mangwaya
Feb. 2, 2023
‘Govt holding back salary talks’
THE Progressive Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (PTUZ) has accused government of making false promises to avoid finalising salary talks with civil servants.
By Mirriam Mangwaya
Feb. 2, 2023
Mnangangwa dashes to gazette delimitation report
I can say to you that the Gazette should be coming out this afternoon.
By Mirriam Mangwaya
Feb. 20, 2023
Police ban on meetings rattles CCC
The feedback meetings to constituents, which form part of government work, have been banned since last year with the police invoking the
By Everson Mushava and Mirriam Mangwaya
Mar. 6, 2023
Churches join voter registration blitz
NewsDay has gathered that churches are also providing transport to ferry prospective voters to registration centres.
By Mirriam Mangwaya
Mar. 7, 2023
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Army, police get 400% pay hike
Police officers also received a pay rise this month with the least-paid now earning US$250 and around $250 000.
By Mirriam Mangwaya
Mar. 16, 2023
2022/23 rains wreak havoc countrywide
Statistics released by the Local Government ministry show that 60 schools and 44 roads were damaged across the country during the same period.
By Mirriam Mangwaya
Mar. 23, 2023
Veritas red-flags Prisons and Correctional Service Bill
Veritas also commended the Bill for extending the circumstances in which inmates may be released before they have served their full sentences.
By Mirriam Mangwaya
Apr. 10, 2023