A FUMING President  Emmerson Mnangagwa warned yesterday that he would not hesitate to jettison Zanu PF bigwigs who are sowing divisions and fomenting violence in the ruling party. Addressing the Zanu PF politburo meeting in Harare, Mnangagwa said no one was bigger than the party. This comes amid continuing party tensions over its recent provincial elections…

PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa, pictured, yesterday rallied his lieutenants to deal with non-governmental organisations (NGOs) who are diverting from their mandates and are pushing a “regime change agenda.” Mnangagwa told the ruling party’s politburo meeting that they must remain vigilant against NGOs who are using voter education to advance their interests. “Meanwhile the political consciousness of…

PARLIAMENT will amend the Electoral Act this year, as authorities bid to end the country’s troubling history of disputed polls, Justice minister Ziyambi Ziyambi, pictured, has said. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, Ziyambi — who is also a Zanu PF politburo member and leader of government business in Parliament — also said the ruling party was…

THE government yesterday heaped praises on gold miners after seeing a 55 percent increase in deliveries to Fidelity Gold Refiners (FGR) last year. Releasing the figures of overall gold deliveries to FGR, Governor of the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ), John Mangudya, said the miners’ contribution has seen deliveries going up from 19, 1 tonnes…

HARD-PRESSED Zimbabweans are set to bear the brunt of incessant power outages for nearly two weeks as Zesa Holdings(Zesa) has resumed rehabilitation works at the Kariba Dam wall. In a statement last night, Zesa said it is set to complete the rehabilitation works on January 25. “Zesa Holdings would like to advise its valued stakeholders…

IN A surprise move, President Emmerson Mnangagwa, pictured, sacked one of his perceived close allies, Owen “Mudha” Ncube, yesterday for “inappropriate” conduct for a Cabinet minister. This comes after the Daily News reported in its Monday edition that the controversial former State Security minister had been linked to chaos which erupted at a Zanu PF provincial meeting…

NATIONAL Constitutional Assembly (NCA) president Lovemore Madhuku yesterday said the country should focus on electoral reforms ahead of the fast-approaching 2023 polls. This comes after President Emmerson Mnangagwa last week decreed that 28 parliamentary by-elections be held on March 26. Addressing a press conference in Harare, Madhuku said the government should have prioritised electoral reforms…