ZANU PF has readmitted its expelled former bigwigs. Some of the members who were readmitted after being jettisoned for various reasons include former Cabinet ministers Ignatius Chombo and Petronella Kagonye as well as former MP for Chivi South, Killer Zivhu, among several members. Zanu PF spokesperson Christopher Mutsvangwa yesterday confirmed that the party had readmitted…
THE United Kingdom (UK) says Zimbabwe is a country with great potential which needs to foster national unity, openness and accountability to lift it out of its current economic challenges. Speaking during a debate on Zimbabwe in the House of Lords last week, British minister of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, Tariq Mahmood…
AUTHORITIES yesterday poohpoohed claims that they ill-treated American citizens who were deported after recently travelling to the country. This comes after Washington accused Harare of violating international law following the deportation of United States Agency for International Development (USAid) workers. USAid claimed that the affected workers were subjected to “overnight detention, transportation in unsafe conditions,…
PARLIAMENT is set to write warning letters to ministers who fail to come for sittings with some senior government officials going for more than six months without providing responses to written questions from backbenchers. Speaking in the National Assembly last week, Zanu PF chief whip Pupurai Togarepi said it was appropriate for Parliament to take…
THE Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) will not participate in the upcoming by-elections, as it is focusing its efforts on stabilising the party and the institution of key electoral reforms in the country. In that regard, the party confirmed yesterday that one of its vice presidents and former Harare East MP, Tendai Biti, would not…
POLICE have been prompted to engage traditional leaders, church and other stakeholders across the country amid concerns over rising murder cases. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, police spokesperson Paul Nyathi said law enforcement agents were worried that, if unchecked, murder cases would go out of hand. “Some of these murder cases are being caused…
ZANU PF has pledged to stand with South Africa’s governing African National Congress (ANC) in making sure that they will not bow down to the United States’ “bullying tactics”. ANC is under attack from the US and its allies after it recently dragged Israel to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) over the ongoing Gaza…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa was yesterday forced to abandon his trip to Victoria Falls after authorities were alerted to a “bomb or firearm threat” at all local airports. Mnangagwa’s spokesperson, George Charamba, later confirmed the ominous development — revealing further that authorities had been alerted to the possible terrorist attacks by budget airline Fastjet, which had…
THE government of Zimbabwe is committed to the promotion of human rights by putting in place legal instruments and other measures, the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) has been told. Speaking at the ongoing high-level segment of the 55th session of the UNHRC in Switzerland on Monday, Justice minister Ziyambi Ziyambi said the government…
FINANCE minister Mthuli Ncube yesterday explained that the sugar content tax announced in the 2024 National Budget is for added sugar in specified beverages, excluding natural sugar. This comes as some stakeholders, including business, criticised the budget whose key elements include the introduction of a wealth tax, sugar tax on beverages, passport, toll fees and…
