THE Parliament of Zimbabwe has leapt to Senator Chief Fortune Charumbira’s defence, saying he remains president of the Pan African Parliament (PAP) and is appealing to the Africa Union (AU) to thwart attempts to remove him. This comes after a meeting of the PAP last week, chaired by acting president Ashebir Gayo, resolved that nominations…
ZANU PF secretary for security, Lovemore Matuke, says the hardships being faced by poor Zimbabweans are a result of the “nefarious activities of a syndicate” that is working to sabotage both the country’s economy and the government. Among other things, Matuke charged in an interview with the Daily News yesterday, this “clique” was allegedly manipulating…
SENATOR Chief Fortune Charumbira yesterday said he is still the president of the Pan African Parliament (PAP) and rubbished plans to replace him as illegal.This comes after a meeting of the PAP last week, chaired by acting president Ashebir Gayo, resolved that nominations for election of a new leader would be held on February 21.They…
HOME Affairs minister Kazembe Kazembe says the government has started a process of engaging relevant partners to install cameras along the country’s roads as they move to deal with reckless drivers and corruption. This comes after 138 people died in road traffic accidents during the period between December 15 2023, and January 8 this year….
FUR is expected to fly when the at-war Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) meets in Harare this week, amid indications that its leader Nelson Chamisa will push to withdraw the party from Parliament. Well-placed sources who spoke to the Daily News at the weekend confirmed that Chamisa had renewed his bid to withdraw his party…
POLICE have deployed crack teams on the ground to deal with armed robbers who are targeting schools and have pleaded with learning institutions to bank their money as well as strengthen security at their premises. This comes as armed robbers have of late been pouncing at schools, getting away with thousands of hard currency and…
AFC Holdings, formerly known as Agribank, is seeking to raise US$10 million through floating Agro Bills to finance the 2023/24 summer cropping season. The agricultural financial house yesterday said the interest rate was negotiable and the Agro Bills would be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Zimbabwe. “AFC Holdings Limited intends…
THERE is an urgent need to breathe new life into the country’s strife-torn opposition if Zanu PF is ever to be given another run for its money. So say opposition stalwarts, Lovemore Moyo and Morgen Komichi, who told the Daily News On Sunday yesterday that the time had come for opposition leaders to admit that…
NATIONAL Electoral Reform Agenda (Nera) — a grouping of various stakeholders pushing for political and electoral reforms —says it has engaged Zanu PF and has sent an invite to them to attend their meeting later this month. The grouping says the proposed meeting is part of its bid to come up with an agreement on…
ZANU PF says it is open to engaging with its opposition rivals and other key stakeholders about a common way forward for the country. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, Zanu PF information director, Farai Marapira, said the ruling party did not believe in toxic and confrontational politics. In that regard, he added, the party…
