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RIOT police were called into the National Assembly yesterday to eject rowdy Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) legislators. The chaotic scenes came after Speaker Jacob Mudenda announced the recalling of 15 of the party’s MPs by CCC’s “interim secretary-general” Sengezo Tshabangu. Mkoba North legislator, Amos Chibaya, immediately questioned the development, saying the leadership of CCC…

A MAN from Mutare, who has been in remand custody since his arrest last month, for allegedly insulting President Emmerson Mnangagwa, has been granted free bail. Elroy Anesu Muchaya, 26, of Sakubva suburb was arrested last month and charged with undermining the authority of or insulting the President as defined under the Criminal Law Act….

ZIMBABWE and Malawi have reviewed and signed their Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) which is aimed at promoting tourism investment between the two countries. The first MoU was signed in 2015. At a meeting attended by senior government officials from both countries in Bulawayo yesterday, the authorities focused on reviewing progress made in implementing agreed areas…

By Rutendo Ngara EFFORTS by rescue teams at BayHorse gold mine in Chegutu, Mashonaland West Province, to retrieve at least 30 workers trapped underground, have been suspended due to shaky ground, authorities have said. The mine collapsed last month and the government declared the mine accident a national disaster, while six workers died and 22…

THE simmering tensions within the fledgling Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) could soon boil over into full-bloodied civil war if the party does not move with speed to strengthen its internal governance systems. So warn political analysts, who told the Daily News yesterday that the current bid to recall 15 of the party’s MPs and…

NATIONAL Assembly Speaker Jacob Mudenda has challenged legislators to unite and debate issues that proffer solutions to the country’s various challenges for the good of ordinary citizens. In his opening remarks during the induction of newly-elected MPs in Harare yesterday, Mudenda said parliamentarians should serve the people with humility in the best interest of Zimbabwe….

PACIFIC Cigarette Company (PCC) has gone into voluntary business rescue after the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) accused it of being in over US$19 million tax arrears. The tax man had since garnished the company’s bank accounts to settle what it owes. In a statement at the weekend, PCC, formerly Savanna Tobacco Company, said Zimra “performed…

By Shamaine Chirimujiri SALLY Mugabe Central Hospital has improved efficiency in the provision of its physiotherapy services after Delta Beverages, Zimbabwe`s largest beverages maker, donated US$50 000 towards the unit last year. This came out during Delta’s tour of the hospital in Harare yesterday. Speaking to journalists, the hospital’s chief therapist Kudzanai Gore said the…