ZANU PF political commissar and Defence deputy minister Victor Matemadanda has said the ruling party does not use violence to win elections, claiming in papers submitted to the High Court that they are a peace-loving organisation. This comes after the Election Resource Centre (ERC) filed a court application seeking to have Matemadanda retract his statement…
THE senseless blood-letting in the MDC continues with interim president Thokozani Khupe wielding the axe on 11 more councillors in Harare, including deputy mayor Enock Mupamawonde, the Daily News reports. This comes as Khupe and Nelson Chamisa’s MDC factions are set for another titanic battle over the use of the name MDC Alliance in December…
SHARP differences have emerged in Zanu PF over the push by South Africa and its ruling African National Congress (ANC) to help end Zimbabwe’s decades-long myriad crises, the Daily News can reveal. At the same time, political analysts said yesterday that the differences had nothing to do with national interest, but the “politics of survival”…
LAWYERS for incarcerated MDC deputy national chairperson, Job “Wiwa” Sikhala, say his health is continuing to deteriorate after prison authorities allegedly barred him from accessing a private doctor, the Daily News reports. This comes as the larger-than-life legislator is fighting to be released from Chikurubi Maximum prison — following his dramatic arrest last month on…
MICROSOFT has said that its offer to buy the US operations of hugely popular video-sharing app TikTok has been rejected, paving the way for Oracle to make a last-minute bid. US President Donald Trump gave a 15 September deadline for the Chinese-owned app to sell or shut down. The Trump administration claims TikTok and other…
GOOGLE says it has wiped out its entire carbon footprint by investing in “high-quality carbon offsets”. It became carbon-neutral in 2007 and says it has now compensated for all of the carbon it has ever created. It also aimed to run all of its data centres and offices on carbon-free energy by 2030, chief executive…
THE ruling Zanu PF says contrary to claims by its opponents, it is happy to engage with the opposition in a bid to find solutions for Zimbabwe’s decades-old political and economic crises, the Daily News On Sunday reports. In addition, it says, it welcomes the role that South Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa and his African…
THE row between the government and teachers over the reopening of schools for face-to-face teaching for examination classes is escalating, the Daily News on Sunday reports. The teachers have now accused Primary and Secondary Education minister Cain Mathema of allegedly misleading Cabinet on authorities’ state of preparedness. At the same time, Mathema has dismissed the…
HEALTH experts have warned the government against fully relaxing coronavirus (Covid-19) restrictions as positive cases continue to rise. As at September 11 Zimbabwe had registered 7 479 confirmed cases, including 5 660 recoveries and 224 deaths. Senior Hospital Doctors Association (SHDA) secretary-general Aaron Musara told the Daily News on Sunday that the recent spike in…
Mugove Tafirenyika SENIOR STAFF WRITER tafirenyikam@dailynews.co.zw ZANU PF yesterday risked creating an unexpected diplomatic tiff between Harare and Pretoria after it accused South Africa — the regional power and Zimbabwe’s biggest trading partner — of being under the control of white men, the Daily News reports. This comes a few days after Zanu PF…
