PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa,  has challenged civil servants to be patriotic and ensure uninterrupted delivery of basic services to communities, saying his government was committed to improving their conditions of service.  This comes as there has been disgruntlement among the government’s workers, especially teachers, who are calling for a significant increase in their wages.  The educators have…

WITH national dialogue finally on the horizon, political analysts say Zanu PF does not need the talks or a new government of national unity (GNU) as it is firmly in power and is now also focused on the fast-approaching 2023 elections. This comes as former MDC stalwart, Lovemore Moyo, has also said there is no…

MDC Alliance vice president Tendai Biti, and five other former People’s Democratic Party (PDP) MPs’ return to Parliament hangs in balance after the National Assembly Speaker Jacob Mudenda yesterday indicated that he was in no rush to reinstate them.  This comes as on Wednesday the High Court ordered the reinstatement of the opposition legislators, who…

OPPOSITION leader Douglas Mwonzora, yesterday agreed to join the Political Actors Dialogue (Polad), signalling that the much-talked about national dialogue is getting ever closer. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, MDC chairperson Morgen Komichi said the party’s national standing committee had met on Tuesday where it was unanimously agreed that it was important to be part of…

ANALYSTS say Nelson Chamisa risks being smothered politically by his rivals ahead of the fast-approaching 2023 national elections, unless he moves quickly to recover lost ground and to put in place a new political party. This comes after little-known political actors lodged a new party, Citizens Convergence for Change (CCC), with the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission…

RESPECTED former MDC stalwart and now leader of the United Movement for Devolution (UMD), Lovemore Moyo, has re-iterated that the opposition needs to heal its rifts urgently if it is to give Zanu PF a run for its money in the fast-approaching 2023 national elections. Speaking to the Daily News On Sunday yesterday, the former…

AMID the worsening factionalism within its ranks ahead of internal polls and the former liberation movement’s forthcoming annual conference, Zanu PF is holding a number of crucial meetings to try and heal its divisions. In this light, the party held provincial management committee meetings across the country yesterday, with key district co-ordinating committee (DCC) and…

ZIMBABWE is grappling with a critical shortage of educators with some learning institutions having to be manned by a single teacher, a government official has said. Primary and Secondary Education deputy minister Edgar Moyo, pictured, told Parliament on Wednesday that the government was dealing with the matter, while responding to Zanu PF MP for Rushinga,…