THE Chinese Embassy in Zimbabwe has savaged local civil society organisations (CSOs) claiming companies from the Asian giant are looting the country’s…
JUSTICE minister Ziyambi Ziyambi yesterday said the government has made major strides in implementing human rights reforms. Ziyambi told the Daily News the government…
OPPOSITION leader Douglas Mwonzora says MDC vice president Thokozani Khupe remains suspended — and that her purported breakaway from the party is a non-issue. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, Mwonzora also accused some members of Zanu PF’s vanquished Generation 40 faction (G40) of continuing to foment chaos in the MDC. “The fights that are happening in the MDC…
HEALTH experts say authorities can now fully open the economy and allow face-to-face schooling, as the country is past the worst of…
ZANU PF’s primary polls for the March 26 by-elections got off to a poor start yesterday after they were hit by serious logistical problems which led to delays in voting. Such was the chaos that voting was yet to begin by mid-day in most provinces, contributing to a low voter turn-out in many areas visited…
WITH factionalism continuing to be a major issue in Zanu PF, the ruling party warned yesterday that it would sack all bigwigs caught trying to influence its primaries today, which will choose candidates for the March 26 by-elections. Speaking to the Daily News, Zanu PF secretary for security, Lovemore Matuke, said the party was aware of…
OPPOSITION leader, Douglas Mwonzora, has suspended his deputy, Thokozani Khupe along with her ally Khalipani Phugeni, for “taking party issues to court”. MDC spokesperson Witness Dube yesterday confirmed the development to the Daily News — saying Khupe and Phugeni were suspended last week “She was suspended on January 12 pending investigations …The letter (of suspension) was sent…
ZANU PF has disqualified a number of bigwigs from the former liberation movement’s primary elections tomorrow, which will choose the party’s candidates for the March 26 by-elections. Among those said to have been axed from the internal polls are Kwekwe Central aspiring candidates Kandros Mugabe and Energy Dhala Ncube — who were jettisoned in the…
TRANSPORT minister Felix Mhona has vowed to descend heavily on corrupt Central Vehicle Registry (CVR) officials who are allegedly demanding bribes to issue vehicle number plates to desperate motorists. This comes as the police have embarked on a nationwide blitz to impound all unregistered vehicles. Speaking to the media after assessing the situation at the…
THE Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Association (ZNLWVA) says it plans to engage the government over their monthly measly pensions and general welfare, including their children’s school fees. ZNLWVA political commissar Joel Mureremba told the Daily News yesterday that the usually combative former freedom fighters would, however, be peaceful in their approach. “During our meeting…
