THE High Court has ordered the reinstatement of six former People’s Democratic Party (PDP) parliamentarians who were recalled from Parliament in March. High Court judge Joseph Mafusire yesterday ruled that the expulsion of the six — Kucaca Phulu, Settlement Chikwinya, Willias Madzimure, Regai Tsunga, Chelesile Mahlangu and Tendai Biti — from Parliament was null and…
OPPOSITION leader Douglas Mwonzora, yesterday agreed to join the Political Actors Dialogue (Polad), signalling that the much-talked about national dialogue is getting ever closer. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, MDC chairperson Morgen Komichi said the party’s national standing committee had met on Tuesday where it was unanimously agreed that it was important to be part of…
FINANCE minister Mthuli Ncube, says Zimbabwe has so far spent over US$95 million from its budget surplus in procuring 11 million Covid-19 doses as it seeks to vaccinate 10 million citizens by year-end. This comes as health authorities have so far inoculated 2 976 512 people against the virulent pandemic which has so far claimed…
VICE President Constantino Chiwenga warned yesterday that authorities would deal ruthlessly with unscrupulous individuals and businesses whose dealings are driving the resurgent foreign currency parallel market. He said the illegal activities of these people and firms were working against the government’s efforts to stabilise the prices of goods and services in the country. This comes…
THE Midlands province is at risk of losing more livestock to lumpy skin disease (LSD) with experts warning farmers to deworm and vaccinate their livestock before the onset of the rainy season. Midlands province veterinary provincial director, Martin Sibanda said the area was recording LSD cases on a daily basis across all districts before urging…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa says sanctions imposed by the West on Zimbabwe as well as natural disasters have negatively impacted on the country’s march towards attaining Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) . SDGs were put in place by the United Nations (UN) with a view to achieve a better and more sustainable future for all by 2030. …
JOHANNESBURG – Liquid Intelligent Technologies (Liquid) has partnered Project Taara to connect the cities of Brazzaville, in the Congo, and Kinshasa, in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), with high- speed internet via a technology that uses beams of light. The novel idea, code-named Project Taara, and handled by with Alphabet X (formerly Google X)…
A FUMING President Emmerson Mnangagwa, apparently banged the table during a fiery Zanu PF politburo meeting in Harare on Monday, as he tore into bigwigs who stand accused of fanning divisions in the ruling party. Party insiders privy to the goings-on at the explosive extra-ordinary politburo gathering told the Daily News yesterday that Mnangagwa hit the roof after…
FIFTY seven investors have been licensed to grow industrial hemp as authorities target a contribution of US$100 million annually to the country’s economy. According to the Zimbabwe Investment Development Authority (Zida) chief investment officer Tino Kambasha, various international companies from Germany, Netherlands, Canada and Switzerland had received industrial hemp licences. “Already 57 investors have been licensed,…
ANALYSTS say Nelson Chamisa risks being smothered politically by his rivals ahead of the fast-approaching 2023 national elections, unless he moves quickly to recover lost ground and to put in place a new political party. This comes after little-known political actors lodged a new party, Citizens Convergence for Change (CCC), with the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission…
