MDC leader Douglas Mwonzora and his deputy Thokozani Khupe have buried the hatchet and agreed to work together again following months of acrimony triggered by last December’s disputed extraordinary congress. Since the congress to choose the late MDC president Morgan Tsvangirai’s successor, Khupe and her allies have been boycotting party meetings, accusing Mwonzora of rigging…
MDC leader Douglas Mwonzora has described the fact that his opposition rivals continue to underestimate him politically as “the best position” for him to be in. Speaking to the Daily News On Sunday at the weekend, the Harare lawyer-cum-opposition boss also said time would show that his detractors were making a political mistake by maliciously…
PARLIAMENT has demanded that the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) opens investigations into corruption allegations against senior managers at the Zimbabwe National Roads Administration (Zinara). A report tabled — by the portfolio committee on Public Accounts on Thursday — last week analysing Zinara’s 2017-2018 forensic audit, revealed that hundreds of millions of United States dollars were grossly…
ZIMBABWE has embarked on an ambitious charm offensive to spruce up the country’s image in the eyes of the international community, with Information minister Monica Mutsvangwa, pictured, saying the government has at least 650 public diplomacy and visibility strategies up its sleeve. This comes as the country is reeling under the weight of economic sanctions imposed…
THE Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Services (ZPCS) deputy commissioner-general Granisia Musango says the organisation is empowering inmates through rehabilitation programmes such as agriculture. Speaking during a recent media tour of Hurungwe Prison Farm in Mashonaland West Province where she was the guest of honour, Musango, said it was their duty to reform prisoners. “In this…
THE government has demanded farm owners to submit production returns as it seeks to repossess and redistribute underutilised land. Speaking in the National Assembly yesterday, Agriculture minister Anxious Masuka, pictured, said unproductive farmers risked losing their land. “We have requested farm owners to submit production returns and the deadline was February 15. We want to…
A PEOPLE’S Democratic Party (PDP) faction is seeking a rescission of a decision by the High Court to nullify the recall from Parliament of MDC Alliance vice president Tendai Biti and five other legislators. The Lucia Matibenga-led faction approached the court challenging an order granted by High Court judge Justice Amy Tsanga that set aside the…
FARAI Jere’s trial commenced yesterday at the Harare Magistrates’ Court with the businessman insisting he did everything above board in the case he is accused of swindling the Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC) of US$3 million. Jere, who is also CAPS United president and Zifa board member, is jointly charged with his company…
NORTON independent legislator Temba Mliswa’s bid to have his case referred to the Constitutional Court has hit a brick wall after a Harare magistrate threw out the request, saying it lacks merit and is meant to delay his trial. Mliswa was arrested in February on allegations of violating Covid-19 regulations while addressing a press conference…
The government has admitted that the ongoing strike by teachers is crippling the education sector following a drastic decrease in the number of educators reporting for duty, while those coming to work are not teaching. This comes as teachers and other civil servants two weeks ago declared that they could not attend to their duties…
