July 2023

WAR veterans in presidential aspirant Saviour Kasukuwere’s home province of Mashonaland Central are planning to toyi-toyi against the former Zanu PF national political commissar. The chairperson of the Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Association (ZNLWVA) in the province, Sam Parerenyatwa, confirmed to the Daily News yesterday that they would embark on protests against Kasukuwere, adding…

IN A surprise visit, British billionaire and philanthropist, Richard Branson, jetted into Harare from Johannesburg yesterday. The maverick global businessman, who owns his own mega private jet, came aboard a Fastjet budget airplane. He was said to have been accompanied by members of his family. The Daily News could not establish at the time of…

PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa says the sanctions imposed on the country by Western countries have made the nation united and resilient. Addressing Zanu PF women’s league in Harare yesterday, Mnangagwa said policies by his administration had managed to ease the impact of sanctions on the economy and the people of Zimbabwe. “When we distribute our land,…

WOMEN and Law in Southern Africa (WLSA), an organisation that advocates for the legal rights of women in Africa, says the prohibitive candidates’ nomination fees charged by the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission for the August 23 general elections disenfranchised female candidates. This comes after Zec conducted the nomination process at various courts on June 21, where…