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Sindiso Mhlophe SENIOR STAFF WRITER mhlophes@dailynews.co.zw OPPOSITION leader Nelson Chamisa says President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s style of leadership is worse than that of the late former president Robert Mugabe, adding his time is up. Speaking at the Harare Magistrates’ Courts where he had attended a court appearance of top lawyer Thabani Mpofu yesterday for allegedly defeating…

Mugove Tafirenyika and Blessings Mashaya SENIOR STAFF WRITERS©️  THE MDC’s latest ructions have now reached a point of no return, after the party’s interim leadership expelled Nelson Chamisa from the movement — in a development that could have far-reaching implications on the future of the country’s opposition, the Daily News reports.   The expulsion means…

Tendai Kamhungira and Jeffrey Muvundisi STAFF WRITERS ©️ AUTHORITIES yesterday barred tens of thousands of people from entering Harare’s central business district (CBD) — creating chaos during the morning rush hour in the process, the Daily News reports. The heightened security — which caught many by surprise — was curiously restricted to the capital city,…

Vasco Chaya STAFF WRITER chayav@dailynews.co.zw   ©️  THE Zimbabwe Schools Examination Council (Zimsec) ‘O’ and ‘A’ Levels mid-year local examinations have been set for June 30 to July 23, the Daily News can report. This comes as schools are currently closed in line with the coronavirus national lockdown measures, but the government said they would…

Tarisai Machakaire STAFF WRITER machakairet@dailynews.co.zw ©️  PROMINENT Harare lawyer Thabani Mpofu yesterday spent a second night in police custody and was slapped with a further charge pending his appearance in court today, the Daily News can report. Mpofu was on Monday arrested and charged with defeating the course of justice in a Constitutional Court application…

Sindiso Mhlophe SENIOR STAFF WRITER mhlophes@dailynews.co.zw ©️  THERE is growing pressure on the government to ditch the collapsing Zim dollar and reinstate the multi-currency system, anchored by either the United States dollar or the South African rand, to stem the country’s looming economic implosion, the Daily News reports. This comes as prices of basic consumer…

Mugove Tafirenyika SENIOR STAFF WRITER tafirenyikam@dailynews.co.zw ©️  PROMINENT Harare lawyer Thabani Mpofu was arrested yesterday for allegedly defeating the course of justice in a Constitutional Court application that he filed last year challenging the appointment of Prosecutor General Kumbirai Hodzi, the Daily News reports. Mpofu is well-known for having successfully defended the 2017 military coup…

Tendai Kamhungira DEPUTY CHIEF WRITER kamhungirat@dailynews.co.zw ©️ THE United States has called on the Zimbabwean government to stop “State-sponsored violence against peaceful protesters, civil society, labour leaders and members of the opposition”. This comes after Foreign Affairs minister Sibusiso Moyo summoned US ambassador to Zimbabwe Brian Nichols over claims by a senior US official Robert…