IN A surprising development that also marks the first time in the history of independent Zimbabwe that a sitting vice president has quit his or her job, Kembo Mohadi resigned with immediate effect last night. The development immediately sent Zimbabwe’s rampant rumour mill into overdrive regarding both his likely successor and the “real” reasons behind…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday relaxed the country’s hard coronavirus lockdown that has been in place since January — thereby opening up the economy and allowing freer movement of people. The easing up of the lockdown restrictions come as Zimbabwe has had 36 089 confirmed Covid-19 cases, including 1 463 deaths as at the weekend. Most…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday called on public schools and universities to prepare for re-opening after he relaxed most of the national Covid-19 lockdown measures. Schools and universities across the country were closed for most of last year after the lethal pandemic broke out in March and are yet to open for the first term this…
Emmerson Njanjamangezi SENIOR STAFF WRITER njanjamangezie@dailynews.co.zw MINES minister Winston Chitando says the government is working on curtailing rampant smuggling of gold out of the country by amending the Gold Trade Act. This comes as Zimbabwe has been losing billions in foreign currency as some miners are teaming up with cartels that smuggle gold to places…
Blessings Mashaya SENIOR STAFF WRITER mashayab@dailynews.co.zw AS THE push for Zimbabwe’s much-needed national dialogue continues to gather steam, the opposition said yesterday that it was important for Sadc and the African Union to help midwife the mooted talks. Speaking to the Daily News, both the main opposition MDC and the MDC Alliance also re-affirmed their unequivocal…
BUSINESS executives are sounding decidedly upbeat in Zimbabwe, a sea change from the pessimism they’ve expressed through two decades of economic mismanagement and institutional decay. The southern African nation is reaping the benefits of a commodities boom and good summer rains that are bolstering farm output. A series of reforms spearheaded by Finance minister Mthuli…
Blessings Mashaya SENIOR STAFF WRITER mashayab@dailynews.co.zw ZANU PF has begun issuing electronic cards to its members as the party gears up for the 2023 national elections. This comes as President Emmerson Mnangagwa lit the torch paper to the Zanu PF campaign during an address at a politburo meeting last month where he urged the party…
Nyasha Dube STAFF WRITER duben@dailynews.co.zw THREE real estate firms have approached the High Court seeking an order that would suspend the sale of stands they claim were stolen by High Range Resources and Glorious Real Estates. In an application filed last week at the High Court, Andrean Investments, One Mzuri Estates and Ruwa Estates cited…
ONE OF the prominent founding members of the MDC and former legislator, Blessing Chebundo, says the country’s opposition is going downhill due to tribalism, senseless infighting and a hatred for new ideas. Speaking to the Daily News On Sunday yesterday, Chebundo — who surprisingly defected to the ruling Zanu PF together with Lillian Timveous last…
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has called upon residents to be whistleblowers by alerting authorities on the presence of sand poachers within their vicinities. This comes as sand poachers have been leaving huge craters and open shafts that have claimed the lives of many Bulawayo citizens. This month alone, at least three people have…
