HARARE – Opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai and former Vice President Joice Mujuru sent fresh shivers down the spines of President Robert Mugabe and other panicking Zanu PF bigwigs yesterday when they publicly flaunted their readiness to join forces against the ruling party ahead of Zimbabwe’s eagerly-anticipated 2018 national elections. In a move that political analysts…
HARARE – Activist clergyman Evan Mawarire — who waged a valiant social media campaign to press President Robert Mugabe and his ruling Zanu PF to arrest the country’s deepening rot, and who has now been forced to relocate to the United States of America — has split public opinion in a seriously divided Zimbabwe about…
HARARE – The ministerial team tasked by President Robert Mugabe to rescue “abducted” popular prophet Madzibaba Wimbo — real name Aaron Mhukuta — has apparently failed in their mandate. Wimbo, his family claims, was allegedly taken against his will by senior army officials, allegedly pushing for Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s presidential ambitions, in a bid…
HARARE – The escalating protests that have rocked Zimbabwe will not “change Zanu PF’s culture” nor stop government from introducing the controversial bond notes, a former staunch President Robert Mugabe supporter, Acie Lumumba, said. This comes as Zimbabweans have taken to the streets demanding 92-year-old Mugabe’s resignation. Recently, masses protested in Harare’s CBD against government’s…
HARARE – Residents’ anticipation of another debt write-off in 2018 is among the major reasons behind the high default on rates and water bills, the Harare City Council (HCC) has said. In 2013, President Robert Mugabe’s Zanu PF instructed all 92 local authorities in Zimbabwe to write-off residents’ rates and water bills, as part of…
HARARE – The unrelenting pressure that is being exerted on Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa within President Robert Mugabe’s warring Zanu PF is expected to reach a climax in December when the ruling party holds its annual conference in Masvingo. Well-placed sources told the Daily News yesterday that the Zanu PF women’s league, strongly backed by…
HARARE – MDC president Morgan Tsvangirai will lead his party’s demonstrations in Gweru today where former Vice President Joice Mujuru holds a rally, as opposition forces step up campaigns to stop the current economic rot blamed on President Robert Mugabe’s government. This comes as calls for opposition parties to unite and dislodge Mugabe and Zanu…
HARARE – Acie Lumumba — real name William Mutumanje — says President Robert Mugabe is not afraid of dying but is “afraid to die alone”. He said 92-year-old Mugabe was “on a suicide path” and described Zanu PF as a group “using terror as a weapon of choice to achieve political means”. “(He is) one…
HARARE – Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Association (ZNLWVA) spokesperson Douglas Mahiya’s case in which he is charged for insulting President Robert Mugabe was yesterday postponed after the prosecutor failed to turn up. Mahiya was represented by Harrison Nkomo when the matter was remanded to September 5, a date his co-accused will also be back…
MOSCOW – President Vladimir Putin has demoted one of his closest allies in a rare and dramatic shake-up of Russia’s top leadership. Sergei Ivanov, Mr Putin’s chief of staff, was relieved of his duties in a televised meeting in the Kremlin on Friday. He will retain his seat on the Security Council, a consultative body…
