HARARE – Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s allies in Mashonaland West Province are pushing for the ouster of Zanu PF women’s league finance secretary, Sarah Mahoka, from the party, it has emerged. Regional sources told the Daily News yesterday that Team Lacoste — as Mnangagwa’s backers in the Zanu PF succession matrix are popularly referred to…
HARARE – Welshman Ncube’s Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) has dismissed President Robert Mugabe’s attacks on the opposition and prediction of a Zanu PF victory in 2018 as “a winter dream”. “The MDC will not be distracted by any threats or any of Mugabe’s theatrical talk meant to portray himself as ‘the chosen one’ when…
HARARE – MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai has no one but himself to blame when police refuse to clear his demonstrations because his party gives the law enforcement agency short notice, a senior government official has said. Home Affairs minister Ignatius Chombo was responding to MDC senators Misheck Marava (Zaka) and Morgen Komichi (Harare) who wanted…
HARARE – Herbal Wellbeing has scaled up advances in cancer treatment by using traditional medicines, a senior official has said. Senior traditional medicine practitioner Newton Mudzingwa said they treat all infections affecting the body using detoxification and cleaners. He said their products include immune modulators and blood boosters adding that they also pay attention to…
HARARE – Morgan Tsvangirai’s MDC has been dealt a blow by a leadership wrangle at Harare’s Town House. Acting mayor Chris Mbanga, who took over as acting mayor in March after mayor Bernard Manyenyeni was suspended by government for insubordination, said he does not recognise a resolution that recalled him. This comes after he barred…
JOHANNESBURG – South Africa’s prosecution says it will appeal against a court ruling that it should reconsider corruption charges against President Jacob Zuma. Originally, the charges were dropped weeks before the 2009 election which led to him becoming president. But last month, a high court judge described that decision as “irrational”. Zuma has always denied…
HANOI – President Barack Obama has announced the US is fully lifting its embargo on sales of lethal weapons to Vietnam, its one-time enemy. Speaking during a visit to communist Vietnam and talks with its leaders, Obama said the move removed a “lingering vestige of the Cold War”. The US is trying to bolster its…
HARARE – The Zanu PF faction rallying behind embattled Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s mooted presidential aspirations is fearing the worst after it was revealed at the weekend that powerful First Lady Grace Mugabe is returning home this week and resuming her high-octane “meet the people” rallies. With Grace having been in the Far East for…
HARARE – Zanu PF MP for Harare South, Shadreck Mashayamombe, has taken bootlicking to new levels by describing First Lady Grace Mugabe as an angel sent by God to help long-suffering Zimbabweans realise their full potential. Speaking to party supporters in his constituency last week, Mashayamombe — one of the most vocal supporters of Grace…
HARARE – Churches have called for a national day of prayer to reverse the country’s deteriorating economic fortunes. This comes as Zimbabwe last week slashed its economic forecast by half to 1,4 percent due to drought. National day of prayer coordinator John Chimbambo said only God has the power to deliver the country from total…
