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Dionne KanyowaSTAFF WRITERkanyowad@dailynews.co.zw INCARCERATED former Mines permanent secretary Francis Gudyanga’s appeal against conviction and a two-year custodial sentence for criminal abuse of office has been dismissed. Gudyanga, whose sentence was handed down at the magistrates’ court in February this year, was represented by Advocate Sylvester Hashiti when he appeared before High Court judges Justices Benjamin…

Brighton Muronzereyi STAFF WRITER muronzereyib@dailynews.co.zw THE move by the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) to peg the nomination fees in foreign currency encourages foreign sponsorship and inflames external financial influence to the country’s democracy, the Political Actors Dialogue (Polad) says. This comes amid an outcry from would-be candidates in the polls who have described the US$20…

PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa is mulling a review of the proposed high fees that presidential and legislative hopefuls are set to be charged when they take part in next year’s national elections. This comes amid an outcry from aspirant candidates who have described the US$20 000 and the US$1 000 that presidential hopefuls and parliamentary contestants…

Rutendo NgaraSTAFF WRITERngarar@dailynews.co.zw PARLIAMENT has arm-twisted Treasury  into releasing an additional $2 billion budget which will cater for the welfare of legislators. This comes after MPs told deputy speaker of Parliament Tsitsi Gezi that the National Assembly proceedings would be halted until Finance minister Mthuli Ncube addresses their plight. In his response, Ncube said the…

Brandon JosphatSTAFF WRITERjosphatbl@dailynews.co.zw PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday came out guns blazing, warning Zanu PF bigwigs against interfering and  attempting to influence the outcome of the on-going war veterans’ league elections. This comes as the former liberation movement is currently constituting its newly-formed ex-combatants’ league, ahead of Zanu PF’s elective congress which is scheduled for October…

Melisa ChatikoboSTAFF WRITERchatikobom@dailynews.co.zw CIVIL Society Organisations (CSOs) are pleading with Parliament to withdraw the Private Voluntary Organisation (PVO) Amendment Bill and start public consultations afresh. The government proposed the Bill in November last year in a bid to regulate the operations of CSOs so as to ensure that they are not used to facilitate money…

Rutendo NgaraSTAFF WRITERngarar@dailynews.co.zw THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) is pushing for amendments to the law which will make the registration of political parties wishing to take part in national polls compulsory. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, Zec spokesperson Jasper Mangwana, said the national elections management body had already written to the Justice, Legal and…

Dionne KanyowaSTAFF WRITERkanyowad@dailynews.co.zw POLITICIANS have accused the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) of trying to block some political players from contesting in next year’s harmonised elections through “exorbitant” nomination fees. This comes after last week Zec pegged next year’s general elections’ nomination fees for presidential aspirants at US$20 000, while parliamentary hopefuls will fork out US$1000….