PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday warned Indian businesses against hoarding basic commodities, adding his administration would not hesitate to confiscate not only their…
WAR veterans in presidential aspirant Saviour Kasukuwere’s home province of Mashonaland Central are planning to toyi-toyi against the former Zanu PF national political commissar. The chairperson of the Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Association (ZNLWVA) in the province, Sam Parerenyatwa, confirmed to the Daily News yesterday that they would embark on protests against Kasukuwere, adding…
Brandon Josphatjosphatbl@dailynews.co.zw WITH murder cases on the increase over the last few months, police have deployed specially-trained officers to deal with the scourge countrywide. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, national police spokesperson Paul Nyathi said law enforcement agents were concerned by the continued rise in murder cases, especially those related to domestic violence. “Week…
IN A surprise visit, British billionaire and philanthropist, Richard Branson, jetted into Harare from Johannesburg yesterday. The maverick global businessman, who owns his own mega private jet, came aboard a Fastjet budget airplane. He was said to have been accompanied by members of his family. The Daily News could not establish at the time of…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa says the sanctions imposed on the country by Western countries have made the nation united and resilient. Addressing Zanu PF women’s league in Harare yesterday, Mnangagwa said policies by his administration had managed to ease the impact of sanctions on the economy and the people of Zimbabwe. “When we distribute our land,…
WOMEN and Law in Southern Africa (WLSA), an organisation that advocates for the legal rights of women in Africa, says the prohibitive candidates’ nomination fees charged by the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission for the August 23 general elections disenfranchised female candidates. This comes after Zec conducted the nomination process at various courts on June 21, where…
THE business community hopes political campaigns will not derail operations and has called for peaceful general elections in Zimbabwe, which will take place in August this year. This comes as the country is only a month away from the 2023 general elections amid economic challenges characterised by high inflation, exchange rate disparities and a depreciating…
By Ketty Nyoni nyonik@dailynews.co.z FORMER opposition stalwart, Eddie Cross, says the August 23 elections will test the country’s ability to maintain peace and national unity. Speaking last night on independent television station 3Ktv’s popular news and current affairs programme, Vantage, Cross also tipped President Emmerson Mnangagwa and Zanu PF to remain in power after the…
THE government has embarked on a programme to rehabilitate all roads leading to polling stations around the country to ensure easy accessibility ahead of the August 2023 general elections. Speaking during a post-Cabinet media briefing in Harare yesterday, Information minister Monica Mutsvangwa said the progress made so far had been revealed in a report on…
Brandon JosphatSTAFF WRITER PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa says countries with a predetermined outcome of this year’s elections will not be allowed to observe the polls. This comes after the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission recently invited regional and foreign countries to observe the general elections on August 23. Speaking during the Miners for Economic Development convention in Gweru…
