THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) is confident that the crunch August 23 national elections will go ahead without hitches, despite all the legal suits it is still facing in the courts. At the same time, the national elections management body says it is in the interest of all Zimbabweans that the polls proceed smoothly, and…
Brandon JosphatSTAFF WRITERjosphatbl@dailynews.co.zw AUTHORITIES say the police are well resourced to deal with cases of political violence as well as to carry out their mandate before, during and after the August 23 polls. This comes as the government recently equipped the police with 132 more vehicles to add to their existing fleet. Speaking to the…
MATABELELAND Provincial Affairs minister Richard Moyo says Lupane Provincial Hospital, which is scheduled to open its doors to patients at the end…
Brandon Josphat STAFF WRITER josphatbl@dailynews.co.zw HARARE City Council (HCC) has embarked on a massive vaccination blitz to contain the spread of mumps in the capital city and surrounding areas. HCC director of Health Services, Prosper Chonzi, told the Daily News yesterday that the city was conducting a mass vaccination campaign against the disease, while also…
FORMER Prosecutor General and the country’s ambassador to the Democratic Republic of Congo Johannes Tomana has died aged 55. Tomana died in Honde Valley where he had attended a funeral at his rural home.Foreign Affairs minister spokesperson Livit Mugejo confirmed the development to the Daily News yesterday.“Yes, I can confirm the death of Johannes Tomana…
BY TENDAI KAMHUNGIRA THE prices of basic goods in the country will continue to slide as the government looks beyond the upcoming…
BY BRANDON JOSPHAT PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has called on Zimbabweans to shun corruption saying the vice derails the country’s economic growth. This comes as the country is losing close to US$2 billion each year to corruption, according to the Auditor General’s reports, which also show that graft was mainly manifesting itself in local authorities, government…
BY RUTENDO NGARAStaff Writer THOUSANDS of people thronged the National Sports Stadium in Harare yesterday to pay their last respects to the late national hero and founder of the Zimbabwe Assemblies of God Africa Forward in Faith (ZAOGA FIF), Archbishop Ezekiel Handinawangu Guti. The night before, thousands more from around the world had gathered at…
TWO months ago, the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) gazetted the local authority women’s quota. This was in line with the government’s efforts…
BY KETTY NYONIStaff Writer CRISIS in Zimbabwe Coalition (CiZC) says most Civil Society Organisations in the country are struggling for resources to carry out their mandates ahead of the August 23 elections after traditional funders withdrew their aid. CiZC is a conglomeration of more than 80 civil society organisations working in Zimbabwe. Speaking to the…
