THE government confirmed yesterday that the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) has set aside April 22 next year as the tentative date for the holding of all outstanding by-elections. Should these special polls go ahead then, this will see 117 parliamentary and local government vacancies being filled following either the death or recall of incumbent legislators…
THE government has accused local authorities of sabotaging the country’s road rehabilitation programme by holding onto funds and misusing them at the expense of service delivery. Responding to questions from legislators during a question and answer session in the National Assembly on Wednesday, Transport minister Felix Mhona, pictured, said the central government was contemplating taking…
ACTING President Constantino Chiwenga, yesterday extended the Covid-19 national lockdown Level 2 with another two weeks as authorities insist Zimbabwe is still not yet out of the woods. This comes as the global pandemic has infected 133 007 people and killed 4 679 ever since the first local case was reported in March 2020. Chiwenga,…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa will this week fly into Glasgow, Scotland, to attend the United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26). The president is expected to use the trip to pursue his engagement and re-engagement foreign policy with the international community. He is also expected to market Zimbabwe as “open for business”. The Daily…
AS PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa, joins world leaders in Glasgow this week for a major global climate conference, the government has reiterated its commitment both to implementing needed reforms in the country and improving Harare’s relations with the West. This comes as the United Kingdom (UK) has reiterated its readiness to restore normal relations with Zimbabwe…
TRADITIONAL leaders in the country say they are undergoing excruciating pain because of the factional fires that are consuming Zanu PF—the party they say they belong to. Chief Fortune Charumbira, pictured’s remarks are in spite of the fact that in 2018 Justice Clement Phiri of the Harare High Court ordered Charumbira to withdraw public statements he…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has once again savaged Zanu PF bigwigs who stand accused of causing worsening divisions in the former liberation movement. Addressing party delegates gathered for its annual conference at the Bindura University of Technology in Mashonaland Central yesterday, Mnangagwa also bemoaned the fact that the factional fights were increasingly turning tribal. This comes…
OPPOSITION leader Douglas Mwonzora and one of his deputies, Thokozani Khupe, have apparently renewed their rivalry ahead of the MDC’s congress which…
Beitbridge ‘chaos’ cleared up
THE MDC is set to recall from Parliament about 10 MPs sympathetic to Nelson Chamisa before commencement of debate on the 2022…
