HARARE – Our chief writer Fungi Kwaramba sat down with respected University of Zimbabwe Political Science lecturer, Eldred Masunungure, to unpack the thorny succession issue in Zanu PF, which has caused discord in the ruling party, and also talk about prospects of the opposition coalition involving National People’s Party leader Joice Mujuru and Morgan Tsvangirai’s…
HARARE – Autism has remained a mysterious condition many Zimbabweans do not understand, with most associating it with superstition. The lack of awareness, coupled with government’s apparent neglect, has seen many families with autistic children desperate on how to deal with it. As a result, the condition is associated with witchcraft, evil spirits, curses and…
HARARE – On Friday, President Robert Mugabe spoke for the first time on the emergence of terror groups that have brought horror to a number of communities that are now living in constant fear of being harangued by these marauding gangs. As the country’s election-weary citizens tiptoe towards crucial elections next year, opportunists are on…
HARARE – President Robert Mugabe railed against Zanu PF functionaries who are fomenting divisions and plotting to dethrone him from power despite calls for him to continue from the two critical wings of the ruling party, namely the women and youth leagues. With Mugabe, 93, now showing signs of tiring, Zanu PF has been sharply…
HARARE – Zanu PF has dissociated itself from the terror gangs that have resurfaced in some of the country’s major towns and cities ahead of next year’s elections. The terror groups which claim to be affiliated to the ruling party have gained notoriety for extorting cash from informal and formal traders, as well as terrorising…
HARARE – Former Cabinet minister and chairperson of the Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Association (ZNLWVA) — Christopher Mutsvangwa has warned that the former freedom fighters will not rest until two ministers they accuse of sowing divisions in Zanu PF — Saviour Kasukuwere and Jonathan Moyo are ejected from the party. Mutsvangwa, with the support…
HARARE – Government is seeking assistance to fund implementation of the new schools curriculum, with Primary and Secondary Education deputy minister Paul Mavhima saying they will only be able to disburse resources by year end. The disbursement, he said, will be selective, starting with the disadvantaged rural schools. This comes amid calls for government to…
HARARE – The United Kingdom (UK) has released a report in which it says the human rights situation in Zimbabwe has deteriorated on the back of violations by security agents. In its July 2017 global report titled Human Rights and Democracy the UK grouped Zimbabwe together with Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Somalia, South…
MUTARE – Mutare City Council (MCC) has defended the indoor use of the banned and deadly DDT to control malaria, arguing it helped in containing the outbreak of the disease. DDT — a potent pesticide widely famed for control of malaria globally before its widespread ban in the early 1960s due to its cancer causing…
HARARE – A Harare man — Ignatius Masamba — has petitioned the Parliament Assembly seeking to compel Justice minister Emmerson Mnangagwa to move a motion calling for a referendum to allow the United Nations (UN) to monitor the 2018 elections. This comes after the Constitutional Court (Con-Court) dismissed his application last week, ruling that it…
