THE government has denied claims it is sheltering under-fire King Mswati III of Eswatini, who reportedly fled his home country following violent…
ZANU PF has called upon the government to stop demolitions of illegal structures across the country after an outcry from affected families…
THE divisions that have been wracking Zanu PF in recent months are showing no signs of letting up, with party members in Mashonaland East and Harare now also consumed by the ugly factionalism. As usual, much of the infighting centres over the much feared presence and influence of suspected members of the Generation 40 (G40)…
ALL indications are that the country’s much-talked-about national dialogue is edging ever closer, with authoritative sources telling the Daily News On Sunday yesterday that President Emmerson Mnangagwa and opposition leader Douglas Mwonzora were happy with National Assembly Speaker, Jacob Mudenda, being the mediator for the mooted talks. Contacted for a comment, Mudenda himself would neither…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa and MDC leader Douglas Mwonzora have agreed to join forces to canvass support from other African countries for Chief Fortune Charumbira’s Pan-African Parliament (PAP) presidency bid. Charumbira will battle it out with Haidara Aichata Cisse from Mali and South Sudan’s Albino Mathom Ayuel Aboug when PAP reconvenes in October to choose a…
ZANU PF acting-political commissar Patrick Chinamasa has threatened to go after and deregister non-governmental organisations (NGOs) deemed hostile to Zimbabwe and are pushing a regime change agenda. This comes as the ruling party and President Emmerson Mnanagwa’s government has come under constant criticism especially from human rights-based NGOs and civic society over a number of…
OPPOSITION leader Douglas Mwonzora says despite the efforts by “a few people” to the contrary, national dialogue is the only sure way of forging national unity and curing the country’s long history of disputed polls. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, Mwonzora also observed that the current polarisation and deep-seated divisions in the country made holding…
ZIMBABWEANS have re-ignited the demand for the diaspora vote in the 2023 elections and have since written to the Parliament, making the request. In a petition being fronted by the Patriotic Zimbabwe Party, Zimbabweans in different parts of the world said all citizens must be given a chance to elect the country’s leadership of their…
THE government yesterday delayed the reopening of schools for the start of the second term by a further two weeks owing to the recent increase of Covid-19 new infections and deaths. Classes were scheduled to resume this coming Monday but those plans have been pushed back as the authorities fear the learning institutions could be…
THE Affirmative Action Group (AAG) is lobbying the government to reserve some business sectors in the Zimbabwean economy for locals as they seek to advance their empowerment programmes. AAG president Mike Chimombe yesterday said the authorities must make sure that all departments comply with the policy “As AAG, we want the reserved sector to be…
