THE ruling Zanu PF is fretting over the country’s continuing economic troubles, which it says are a threat to its hold on power and the country’s stability. In this regard, the party’s Central Committee (CC) report that was tabled at its recent annual conference in Gweru said it was crucial that people’s economic needs were…
THE government is mulling the compulsory registration of all political par ties, where they will need to submit their constitutions and structures, among other things, Justice minister Ziyambi Ziyambi has said. Speaking to the Daily News On Sunday yesterday, Ziyambi added that such registration of political parties was the best way to go for the…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday said the ruling party has an opportunity to finish off the opposition during the December by-elections. In his closing remarks during the Zanu PF national conference in Gweru yesterday, Mnangagwa said the ruling par ty must campaign vigorously for it to snatch more seats from the opposition. “I further call upon…
EMBATTLED Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) leader, Nelson Chamisa, says he will not engage his internal rivals to end the fledgling main opposition party’s deepening rifts. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, Chamisa also accused Sengezo Tshabangu — who asserts that he is the CCC’s interim secretary-general, and has recalled some party MPs and councillors…
THE question of who will succeed President Emmerson Mnangagwa, as well as tittle-tattle about the possible extension of his tenure in office, are not on the agenda of Zanu PF’s annual conference in Gweru this week. So underscores the ruling party’s director for Information, Farai Marapira, who told the Daily News yesterday that the gathering…
CITIZENS Coalition for Change (CCC) leader, Nelson Chamisa, is increasingly on the back foot in his party, as he fights to remain in control of the country’s main op position. Speaking to the Daily News at the weekend, after President Emmerson Mnangagwa proclaimed the by-elections dates for recently recalled CCC MPs, political analysts said Chamisa’s…
GOVERNMENT is addressing inputs and grain transportation challenges faced by most farmers and is in the process of purchasing new trucks for the Grain Marketing Board (GMB). Speaking in the National Assembly last week, Agriculture minister Anxious Masuka confirmed the development saying: “currently, we are in the midst of buying lorries for GMB. The first…
SENGEZO Tshabangu, who asserts that he is the interim secretary-general of the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC), says Zimbabweans now need to move away from the recent elections and work together in the interests of the country. Speaking to the Daily News On Sunday yesterday in a wide-ranging interview, Tshabangu added that all CCC constituents…
HIGHER and Tertiary Education minister Amon Murwira says there are nearly 20 000 teaching vacancies in the country, notwithstanding that thousands of trained educators were unemployed. Responding to enquiries by legislators in the National Assembly on Wednesday on why his ministry continued to train teachers the government is not employing, Murwira said jobless graduates from…
THE Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) is ramping up its efforts to boost its tax collections, including getting the informal sector to contribute more to the fiscus. Speaking in the National Assembly on Wednesday, deputy Finance minister David Mnangagwa said the government was doing everything it could to collect more tax from the burgeoning informal sector….
