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RG's Office to decentralise
The Registrar-General's Office is set to open passport offices in Chitungwiza and Murehwa districts to deal with the large number of people flocking to Harare to apply for travel documents, legislator...Published: 13 Feb 2019 at 08:52hrs | 670 | by Staff reporter
Passports backlog hits RG's office as dollar crunch bites
Delays in the processing of passports have hit Zimbabwe, with Registrar General Clemence Masango blaming a worsening foreign currency crisis which has sparked the downsizing of operations fearing a st...Published: 12 Feb 2019 at 10:49hrs | 1753 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe running out of passport paper
REGISTRAR-General Clemence Masango yesterday told Parliament that the demand for emergency passports was now so high that his department might soon run out of passport paper.Masango made the d...Published: 12 Feb 2019 at 07:47hrs | 6083 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's skulduggery will not blight Mnangagwa's reform agenda
The usual opposition cynics are employing all manner of tactics to blight the impact of reforms being implemented by President Mnangagwa.However, as is the case with any skulduggery antics, th...Published: 10 Feb 2019 at 05:46hrs | 234 | by Lovemore Ranga Mataire
Zim Judge to deal with army killings in Lesotho
Top judge Justice Charles Hungwe is in Lesotho as one of the foreign judges who will preside over the politically sensitive criminal cases involving politicians and members of Lesotho's army, police, ...Published: 08 Feb 2019 at 08:35hrs | 606 | by Mandla Ndlovu
No pay for striking doctors
Government has said it will not pay doctors for the days they were absent at their work stations during the 40-day long industrial action which started early in December and ended at the start of last...Published: 01 Feb 2019 at 13:29hrs | 1258 | by Staff reporter
Blow for Warriors
Warriors coach Sunday Chidzambga's hopes of using some of the England-born Zimbabwean players for the decisive Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) qualifier against Congo Brazzaville could have suffered a m...Published: 31 Jan 2019 at 10:13hrs | 1312 | by Staff reporter
Zesa engages BCC over power station
State power utility Zesa Holdings says it will engage Bulawayo City Council (BCC) and other stakeholders to resolve the ownership wrangle over Bulawayo Power Station, which BCC claims to own. ...Published: 30 Jan 2019 at 22:51hrs | 797 | by Staff reporter
10 times maid stabber 3-year-run ends in suicide
A MURDER suspect who absconded to South Africa after allegedly fatally stabbing the family maid 10 times for spurning his sexual advances, committed suicide in the neighbouring country. Vincen...Published: 29 Jan 2019 at 08:13hrs | 733 | by Staff reporter
Supreme Court judge under investigation
Supreme Court judge Justice Francis Bere is under investigation over allegations of conflict of interest in a ruling he made in the more than $2 million consultancy dispute between Zimbabwe Stock Exch...Published: 24 Jan 2019 at 07:12hrs | 675 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt to decentralise issuance of passports
Government is finalising modalities to decentralise issuance of passports and civil registration documents to districts in order to decongest provincial offices, it has been learnt.Policymaker...Published: 13 Jan 2019 at 08:40hrs | 988 | by Staff reporter
Grace Mugabe's sister turns State witness in land scam
Former First Lady Grace Mugabe's sister, Shuvai Junior Gumbochuma, who is accused of fraudulently acquiring vast tracts of government land worth more than $2 million, is negotiating a deal to turn int...Published: 09 Jan 2019 at 11:42hrs | 2601 | by Staff reporter
More doctors report for duty
More doctors yesterday heeded Government's call to return to work and joined their colleagues who reported for duty on Monday. In a statement yesterday, Government said all doctors who had bee...Published: 09 Jan 2019 at 11:13hrs | 155 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF to finalise Chamisa's hefty Con-Court bill
Zanu-PF's legal team is yet to come up with the bill of costs in the presidential suit they won at the Constitutional Court in August last year against Movement for Democratic Change leader Nelson Cha...Published: 08 Jan 2019 at 21:11hrs | 2529 | by Staff reporter
Double tragedy
Sometime last year in August it was a double tragedy to Reuben Musengeyi who was employed as a security guard by Midlands State University.Instead of his employer to console him during the sad...Published: 07 Jan 2019 at 09:08hrs | 3378 | by Doubt Chibi
Doctors end strike?
Striking public sector doctors have agreed to return to work with immediate effect after an agreement with Government on a plethora of grievances that had witnessed the health practitioners' stay away...Published: 06 Jan 2019 at 10:02hrs | 495 | by Staff reporter
Decentralisation of passport offices gathers pace
Government is finalising modalities to de-centralise issuance of passports and civil registration documents to decongest provincial offices, our Harare Bureau has learnt.This comes amid concer...Published: 06 Jan 2019 at 09:54hrs | 762 | by Staff reporter
Breakthrough for doctors finally
The cat and mouse chase between the government and the doctors seems to have come to and end after there was an agreement on Friday on the employers and employees can engage moving forward. There are ...Published: 04 Jan 2019 at 19:55hrs | 8472 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Labour unrest as teachers, nurses and senior doctors join strike
Zimbabwe has been plunged into a labour crisis of monumental proportions after senior doctors, nurses and teachers joined the ongoing strike by junior doctors which is now more than a month old....Published: 04 Jan 2019 at 19:33hrs | 1015 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe senior doctors join striking juniors
THE crisis facing Zimbabwe's stricken public health care system deepened Wednesday as senior medical practitioners announced they are joining junior doctors on a strike that has lasted more than a mon...Published: 03 Jan 2019 at 09:31hrs | 4182 | by newzimbabwe.com
Another setback for striking doctors
Junior doctors have lost their quest to get permission to appeal against a Labour Court ruling that ordered them to end their month-long industrial action.The doctors had filed an application ...Published: 03 Jan 2019 at 09:28hrs | 2958 | by Staff reporter
Government dismisses varsity fees increase claims
GOVERNMENT has said all State-owned tertiary education institutions are not increasing school fees and should accept payment in both local and foreign currency. There were social media reports...Published: 03 Jan 2019 at 09:06hrs | 325 | by Staff reporter
Doctor loses $21 000 in fake stand deal
A 51-year-old Mufakose man was last week taken to court for allegedly swindling a doctor based at Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals of $21 000 in a fake residential stand deal. Jametias Kudzai Z...Published: 03 Jan 2019 at 08:58hrs | 494 | by Staff reporter
Govt dismisses university fees increase claims
GOVERNMENT has said all State-owned tertiary education institutions are not increasing school fees and should accept payment in both local and foreign currency. There were social media reports...Published: 03 Jan 2019 at 08:41hrs | 394 | by Staff Reporter
MSU dismisses fee hike reports
The Midlands State University (MSU) has dismissed as fake reports circulating on social media alleging that the institution has hiked tuition fees.In a statement, the MSU said it noted with co...Published: 02 Jan 2019 at 14:23hrs | 659 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's ministers fail 2018 ratings
As Zimbabweans waved goodbye to 2018 yesterday, and awaited with much trepidation the dawn of the new year, in the light of the country's deepening economic woes, the Daily News - as per its rich annu...Published: 02 Jan 2019 at 14:20hrs | 1173 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe amends Microfinance Act
Government has rolled out the new amendments to the Microfinance Act.This comes as government sought to create credit and collateral registries as well as encourage consolidation among small b...Published: 02 Jan 2019 at 14:08hrs | 644 | by Staff reporter
Gvt responds to doctors' demand for foreign currency salaries
Government has told doctors who are on strive demanding payment of salaries in United States dollars that they should not expect any such development in the near future.Posting on micro-bloggi...Published: 31 Dec 2018 at 20:11hrs | 8047 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Chiwenga, doctors in crunch meeting
FEAR gripped government yesterday forcing discussions with striking junior doctors as well as consultants and senior health practitioners, who on Friday issued a 48-hour-ultimatum, NewsDay can reveal....Published: 31 Dec 2018 at 18:08hrs | 2517 | by Staff reporter
'Real' doctors give govt 48-hour ultimatum
Senior doctors have given government a 48-hour deadline to address the striking junior and middle level doctors' grievances, noting that their suspension has only crippled the health delivery system w...Published: 30 Dec 2018 at 17:31hrs | 1726 | by Staff reporter
11 000 passports left uncollected at Registry
MORE than 11 000 passports have not been claimed with some even expiring before they are collected by their owners, an official has said.The Registrar-General, Mr Clemence Masango, said the de...Published: 30 Dec 2018 at 10:16hrs | 585 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga committed to ending impasse with doctors
Negotiations to reinstate suspended junior doctors are ongoing as government works to find an amicable solution to end the impasse.Health and Child Care Minister Dr Obediah Moyo says his minis...Published: 29 Dec 2018 at 17:38hrs | 864 | by Staff reporter
Registered vehicles up 34%
The number of vehicles registered by the Central Vehicle Registry (CVR) this year rose by 34 percent, while driver's licences processed by same institution went up by 12 percent compared to last year,...Published: 24 Dec 2018 at 19:13hrs | 143 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga speaks on striking doctors
Government under the stewardship of the feared (Rtd) General Constantino Guvheya Nyikadzino Chiwenga has issued a statement following the suspension of more than 550 doctors and registrars accused of ...Published: 24 Dec 2018 at 19:06hrs | 10313 | by Mandla Ndlovu
'Mnangagwa not genuine in dealing with political corruption'
Zimbabwe's transition to a democratic and economic recovery is shadowy due to a lack of political will to fight corruption, a local political think tank has said.In its December 2018 report, t...Published: 22 Dec 2018 at 19:49hrs | 1491 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's transition in prisoner's dilemma
This study interrogated two fundamental indicators of transition in the "quality of government" (service delivery and corruption reduction) in Zimbabwe since November 2017.Undergirding the stu...Published: 22 Dec 2018 at 18:52hrs | 250 | by Staff reporter
Birth certificate issuance for diasporans relaxed
Zimbabweans living abroad can now apply for birth certificates for their children born on foreign soil through the country's embassies, Registrar-General Mr Clemence Masango has said. Mr Masan...Published: 20 Dec 2018 at 06:32hrs | 502 | by Staff reporter
Police urged to deploy vehicles to critically needy areas
POLICE should prioritise deployment of service vehicles to areas where they are critically needed instead of issuing them to senior officers who keep them idle for the greater part of the day, a parli...Published: 19 Dec 2018 at 06:04hrs | 495 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube calls doctors' demands 'nonsensical'
Finance minister has rubbished the Doctors proposal for their salaries to be paid in USD saying government has no source of those USD dollars.Speaking after the signing ceremony wh...Published: 17 Dec 2018 at 18:26hrs | 5377 | by Collen Ncube
Senior doctors join strike
SENIOR doctors have joined the strike by their juniors citing increased workload as the Labour Court spurned government attempts to declare the crippling industrial action by the medical professionals...Published: 16 Dec 2018 at 10:54hrs | 1848 | by Staff reporter
Mistress claims body, estate of deceased lover
A woman employed in the judiciary sector in Bulawayo allegedly tried to claim the body of her deceased married lover, while also trying to forge nullification marriage documents, all in a desperate bi...Published: 16 Dec 2018 at 10:44hrs | 674 | by Staff reporter
Health hazard looms as hospital Registrars down tools.
A health hazard is looming in the country after Registrars at Harare and Parirenyatwa hospitals announced on Friday that they are joining the junior and middle level doctors who are on an ongoing indu...Published: 15 Dec 2018 at 09:34hrs | 701 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Storm over Biti case High Court referral
MDC Alliance deputy national chairperson Tendai Biti's lead lawyer Beatrice Mtetwa was this week left fuming after being given the run-around by judicial officers over the referral of the former Finan...Published: 14 Dec 2018 at 05:52hrs | 1952 | by Staff reporter
Minister in passports reality shock
MIDLANDS Provincial Affairs minister, Larry Mavima on Tuesday came face-to-face with the struggles faced by ordinary citizens who spend days at the Registrar-General's offices in a bid to acquire trav...Published: 14 Dec 2018 at 05:49hrs | 2617 | by Staff reporter
'Zifa machinations' - Gift Banda arrested for 'corruption'
FORMER Bulawayo Deputy Mayor Gift Banda has been arrested for allegedly abusing his position through unprocedurally processing a lease agreement in respect of a piece of land under the name of an unre...Published: 14 Dec 2018 at 05:36hrs | 573 | by Staff reporter
130 000 cars face deregistration
GOVERNMENT has begun deregistering over 130 000 cars for failure to comply with licensing requirements in the past two years.Initially, those with cars that had not been registered since 2016 ...Published: 13 Dec 2018 at 10:03hrs | 1750 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe judiciary's autonomy questioned
The trial of MDC national chairperson Tendai Biti, pictured, who is facing two counts of violating the Electoral Act, opened a can of worms yesterday with the defence team revealing scintillating deta...Published: 12 Dec 2018 at 13:48hrs | 924 | by Staff reporter
RG denies sexual allegations against him
Registrar-General Mr Clemence Masango yesterday denied allegations of sexual harassment raised against him while he was still principal director in the Immigration Department. Mr Masango was r...Published: 12 Dec 2018 at 05:14hrs | 791 | by Staff reporter
Ex-Immigration Dept officials face sexual harassment probe
Zimbabwe Gender Commission acting chairperson Mr Paul Kadzima yesterday said they have set up a commission of inquiry to conduct hearings into allegations of sexual harassment being levelled against f...Published: 11 Dec 2018 at 05:26hrs | 487 | by Staff reporter
Multi-million dollar theft of tax payer's money exposed
Whistleblower Prisca Mutema has exposed an alleged multi-million dollar theft of taxpayers money involving government paymaster Brighton Chiuzungo and Ngoni Masoka who served as the permanent Secretar...Published: 07 Dec 2018 at 10:29hrs | 8145 | by Mandla Ndlovu
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