THERE is little doubt that President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s term in office will be extended to 2030, Justice minister Ziyambi Ziyamb said at the weekend. Speaking to the Daily News — the country’s most influential newspaper — Ziyambi added that the constitutional amendments that would make this possible were in the offing. However, he stressed that…

LEGISLATORS are pushing for the prompt set up of both a Road Accident Fund (RAF) and treatment centres for accident victims along the country’s highways. Speaking to the Daily News at the weekend, the chairperson of the parliamentary portfolio committee on Transport, Knowledge Kaitano, said the proposed fund would provide muchneeded financial support to the…

POLITICAL EDITOR mashayab@dailynews.co.zw THE tiff between CCC MPs — Joanna Mamombe and Bridget Nyandoro — has taken a nasty turn, with the former claiming US$100 000 from Nyandoro over “defamation of character” allegations. This comes after the duo were recently engaged in a nasty altercation on social media platforms where they made a series of…

POLITICAL EDITOR mashayab@dailynews.co.zw THE MDC is continuing to burn, with Douglas Mwonzora now facing huge pressure from senior party officials to relinquish control of the broken organisation and all its properties. In addition, party bigwigs said yesterday that they wanted everyone who worked with the MDC’s revered late founding father, Morgan Tsvangirai, to “return home”…

PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has issued a fresh warning to troublemakers in the country, adding that law enforcement agents stand ready to deal with any threat to national security. Addressing the country’s main Independence Day celebrations in Gokwe yesterday, Mnangagwa also implored Zimbabweans to remain united regardless of their political affiliations and differences. “The Second Republic…

THE MDC and the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) should seriously consider holding a joint congress as a key step towards uniting the opposition ahead of the 2028 national elections. So said opposition stalwart Morgen Komichi yesterday, who further told the Daily News — the country’s most influential newspaper — that the MDC and the…

THE omens are not encouraging for the country’s shambolic opposition ahead of the 2028 national elections, after Zanu PF romped to victory in a parliamentary by-election in Glen View South, in Harare, at the weekend. So warned respected political analysts yesterday, adding that the current levels of opposition disarray made it “virtually impossible” for them…

THE ministry of Local Government yesterday said they had so far allocated 333 residential stands to Members of Parliament since the start of the initiative in 2013.This comes after social media claims suggesting that the gesture was a bribe to the lawmakers to prevent impeachment proceedings against President Emmerson Mnangagwa and to extent his term…

ALL eyes today will be on the impact, if any, of the planned mass protests around the country that are fronted by some disgruntled war veterans and other obscure groups. The day of reckoning for those behind the mooted demonstrations comes amid little evidence of public support for the marches on the ground, which are…

POLITICAL EDITOR  mashayab@dailynews.co.zw  The ruling Zanu PF will hold twocrucial meetings of its highest decision making bodies in Harare today and tomorrow, with the party’s leaders expected to take a definitive position on its much-debated 2030 resolution.  Insiders who spoke to the Daily News — the country’s most influential newspaper — said last night that one of…