Month: July 2023

President Mnangagwa
News

Vote Zanu-PF for accelerated development — President

PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has urged Zimbabweans to rally behind Zanu-PF in next month’s harmonised elections for accelerated development and in defence of the country’s independence and freedom. He said this on Saturday while addressing thousands of Zanu-PF supporters at Nyele Primary School in Bulilima, Matabeleland South. “We are the ones who brought liberation to this country […]

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Secretary for Finance and Economic Development Dr George Guvamatanga
News

Residents welcome Govt decision on USD rates

THE directive late last week by the Government that all local councils must continue charging in local currency as opposed to United States dollars as had just been announced by the Harare City Council, has been welcomed by residents. Harare City Council tried to switch to US dollar rates collection from Saturday on two-days notice […]

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News

Nomination courts fiasco. . . Bulawayo voters sue Zec over late candidates

THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) is facing a lawsuit from some registered voters in Bulawayo for allegedly accepting nomination papers and candidature of members of various political parties including the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) who filed their nomination papers outside the timeframes prescribed by the electoral law. The Nomination Court sat on June 21 […]

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In an interview in Bulawayo yesterday, Finance and Economic Development Minister Professor Mthuli Ncube said Government is more than ready to hold the elections. Government is more than ready for the harmonised elections. Financial resources to fund the process have been budgeted for since late last year. Our 2022 and 2023 budgets had allocations for the elections,” he said.
Business

Treasury assures of enough resources for polls

TREASURY has said resources to enable the country to hold harmonised elections on August 23 are in place and a number of organisations that facilitate the polls such as the security sector will be provided with adequate funding.  Political parties that qualify for funding in terms of the country’s laws will receive their allocations and […]

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