CITIZENS Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa has made claims that his party has written to Zanu PF, raising concerns about how last month’s general elections were conducted. This comes as the Church is imploring Zimbabweans to move away from the country’s polarised politics, as well as the recent harmonised elections, and focus more…
POLICE have in two weeks arrested over 34 000 errant motorists in an ongoing blitz code-named “Tame the Traffic Jungle”. This comes as the authorities have intensified their blitz on errant driving in the country by extending the clampdown on public transport vehicle owners whose drivers are found without legal papers or driving unroadworthy cars.In…
THE Church continues to implore Zimbabweans to move away from the country’s polarised politics, as well as the recent elections, and focus more on nation building. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, the secretary-general of the Zimbabwe Catholic Bishops Conference (ZCBC), Tryvis Moyo, said the country’s political leaders should not allow politics and elections to…
THE government is engaging with business leaders and other key stakeholders as authorities bid to curb resurgent and marked increases in the prices of basic goods. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, the newly-appointed minister of Industry, Sithembiso Nyoni, said she was confident that dialogue would “iron out all niggling issues” — as there was…
NEWLY-APPOINTED Youth minister Tino Machakaire has pledged to ensure that all youth empowerment programmes by the government benefit all young people, regardless of political affiliation. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, Machakaire said his ministry will be all-encompassing in its operations in order to adequately address problems facing the country’s youth.“This government is for all…
ZIMBABWE is reeling from fresh power cuts, with many areas around the country once again currently going for more than seven hours a day without electricity. Authorities say this is primarily due to recurring technical faults at the key Hwange Thermal Power Station, which has resulted in reduced energy generation capacity there. Speaking to the…
NATIONAL Constitutional Assembly (NCA) leader Lovemore Madhuku yesterday said there is no need to restructure the Political Actors Dialogue (Polad), saying it remains the best platform for political parties to contribute to national development. This comes after President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Monday said Polad would remain in place after this year’s elections amid calls from…
THE government says there is no bad blood between Zambia and Zimbabwe, despite the damning report released by the Sadc observer mission led by former Zambian Vice President, Nevers Mumba, on the recently held general elections. The Sadc mission, which cast aspersions on the credibility and freeness of the polls, has been criticised for harbouring…
THE pending announcement of President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s full new Cabinet team is currently a tale of intense suspense among ministerial hopefuls and much public speculation. At the same time, consumer watchdogs, labour representatives and business leaders want the new team to focus on consolidating the country’s relative economic stability of the past few months, including…
SENATOR Chief Fortune Charumbira came out guns blazing yesterday, saying he was still the president of the Pan African Parliament (PAP) and describing a planned election to replace him as illegal. PAP is the legislative body of the African Union (AU) and has its headquarters in South Africa.Charumbira, who is the deputy president of the…
