SOUTH African President Cyril Ramaphosa has defended his attendance at President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s inauguration, saying his government’s policy was that of appeasement rather than confrontation. This comes after Ramaphosa’s rivals have savaged him saying his attendance was an endorsement of a flawed electoral process in Zimbabwe despite aspersions cast by the Sadc observer mission on…

PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa was sworn-in for his second term in office at a packed and animated National Sports Stadium in Harare yesterday. Speaking after his inauguration, which was witnessed by regional leaders and other dignitaries from around the world, Mnangagwa once again appealed for national unity — repeatedly emphasising that only Zimbabweans could develop the…

WAR veterans have urged President Emmerson Mnangagwa and other political parties who participated in the just-ended harmonised polls to engage each other and iron out their differences for the benefit of the country’s growth. This comes after Mnangagwa recently reminded Zimbabweans that what united them was more important than their differences. In its congratulatory message…

THE announcement of election results by the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) last week means that the issue of polls was finalised. So says outgoing Justice minister Ziyambi Ziyambi, who told the Daily News yesterday that anyone thinking that there could be a re-run of the elections was “naive and day-dreaming”. “Those who want to go…

DISQUALIFIED aspiring presidential candidate Saviour Kasukuwere’s team says they will not dictate to their supporters who to vote for when general elections are held next week. This comes after the Constitutional Court declined to hear an urgent application by Kasukuwere in which he sought permission to challenge a Supreme Court judgment barring him from contesting….

AUTHORITIES will continue to push for the wider use of the Zimbabwe dollar, as further dollarisation will negatively affect the country and its economy, Finance minister Mthuli Ncube says. In his 2024 budget strategy paper released on Friday, Ncube said the government was concerned by the escalating dollarisation of the economy. In this regard, authorities…

FINANCE minister Mthuli Ncube is confident that prices of basic goods, the Zimbabwe dollar and electricity supply will continue to stabilise — spurring the country’s economic growth. In his upbeat mid-term budget and economic review yesterday, Ncube said inflation would continue to decelerate in response to the raft of policy interventions implemented by the government…

PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has issued another impassioned plea for peaceful polls, while also vowing to deal ruthlessly with chaos mongers ahead of the crunch polls. Addressing a huge star rally in Harare yesterday, Mnangagwa emphasised repeatedly that Zimbabweans should not be divided by elections. This comes as political tensions have been on the rise in…