HARARE – As first reported by the Daily News, President Emmerson Mnangagwa has cleared the path for General Constantino Chiwenga’s ascendancy to become one of his two deputies and probably successor. In a statement released yesterday, the chief secretary to the President and Cabinet Misheck Sibanda said the decorated soldier who led the military intervention…
HARARE – The Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) has withdrawn soldiers from the streets, bringing to an end a five-week operation which led to the resignation of former long time ruler Robert Mugabe, who was replaced by his long time aide, Emmerson Mnangagwa, during the historic political events of last month. Yesterday’s announcement of the withdrawal…
HARARE – Former Zanu PF and government officials linked to former president Robert Mugabe have claimed that they are being persecuted for their past political association with the ousted despot by President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s regime. The November 19 central committee meeting resolved to expel G40 members Phelekezela Mphoko, Innocent Hamandishe, Kudzanai Chipanga, Letina Undenge, Samuel…
HARARE – The Justice ministry yesterday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Zimbabwe Catholic Bishops Conference (ZCBC) to translate the national Constitution into all 16 official languages. The country’s new Constitution — which came into force in 2013 — is currently in English, and only provides abridged versions in only eight vernacular languages….
HARARE – Recently, Human Rights Watch (HRW) and representatives of the MDC Alliance — Tendai Biti and Nelson Chamisa — were in the United States of America as part of an invitation to discuss the fall of former president Robert Mugabe. The discussion included prospects of holding credible elections in Zimbabwe after the military intervention…
HARARE – Hard-pressed Zimbabweans have once again been hit by a wave of massive price increases. According to a snap survey by this paper, prices of basic commodities — rice, chicken and beef, among many other needs — have gone haywire, rising by between two and 125 percent within a month. That is abnormal. While…
HARARE – A top commercial lawyer Gerald Mlotshwa has emerged as the sole and beneficial owner of Empowerment Corporation (EC)’s 40 percent stake in Telecel Zimbabwe (Telecel) after his partner George Manyere has bowed or opted out. The development not only comes as James Makamba’s return is expected to help iron out some lingering shareholder…
HARARE – Indian ambassador to Zimbabwe Rungsung Masakui said his country is ready to invest in the country’s agriculture and small to medium enterprises (SMEs) sector. “Though India is a food self-sufficient country, we do import huge amount of agriculture products such as lentils, and oil seeds among others,” he said at a Zimbabwe India…
HARARE – For the first time in eight years, Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC) interviewed veteran sungura musician Hosiah Chipanga signalling an end to the ban they imposed on the controversial artiste in 2009. In a report headlined “Chipanga’s new album set to be a record breaker,” ZBC all but confirmed that the Mutare-based artiste was…
HARARE – Zimbabwean musician Brian Nhira, 24, one of the standout performers on season 10 on the American prime-time show, The Voice, proposed to his girlfriend Sonia Larcom during his annual hometown Christmas concert held in Tulsa, Oklahoma on Saturday. Nhira’s proposal took over 1 500 music fans who attended his show hosted by the…
