THE MDC faction led by Nelson Chamisa, has been hit by major fresh turbulence after he recently made contentious new appointments to his leadership team that insiders claim are aimed at decimating a rival group led by one of his deputies, Tendai Biti. In making the disputed appointments, Chamisa now also stands accused of violating…

OPPOSITION leader Douglas Mwonzora says he is pushing for opposition unity ahead of the fast-approaching 2023 national elections in line with the prudent spirit of the MDC’s much-loved late founding father, Morgan Tsvangirai. Speaking to the Daily News at the weekend, Mwonzora said it was imperative that opposition parties move away from the politics of acrimony and…

PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa, pictured, has warned citizens against embarking in treacherous behaviour aimed at sabotaging and derailing the government’s development efforts. Mnangagwa said this yesterday at the burial of national hero Wereki Sandiyani at the National Heroes Acre in Harare, adding that Zimbabweans must remain resolute as the government was working towards growing the economy….

ZIMBABWE will not be held hostage by politicians who are refusing to join the Political Actors Dialogue (Polad) to engage in national talks through the platform, presidential spokesperson George Charamba, has said. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, Charamba also said there was nothing wrong with clerics having reservations about joining Polad, as the platform had indeed…

WHILE the church continues to push for inclusive national talks, clerics will not join the expanded Political Actors Dialogue (Polad) platform as they say that this is inappropriate for their “apolitical” position. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, church leaders instead urged President Emmerson Mnangagwa to create a more suitable platform that will enhance national dialogue as…

THE government is escalating its push to stem the resurgent foreign currency parallel market, including publicising the names of people who are allegedly involved in illegal forex activities and ordering banks to freeze their accounts. The governor of the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ), John Mangudya, said yesterday that the central bank’s Financial Intelligence Unit…

ZANU PF secretary for security Lovemore Matuke, says while the ruling party condemns the violence which disturbed its restricting exercise at the weekend, it is a sign there is enough competition and the party is growing.  Matuke told the Daily News that the party will deal decisively with the violence mongers, who caused some of the former…