ZIMBABWE has embarked on an ambitious charm offensive to spruce up the country’s image in the eyes of the international community, with Information minister Monica Mutsvangwa, pictured, saying the government has at least 650 public diplomacy and visibility strategies up its sleeve. This comes as the country is reeling under the weight of economic sanctions imposed…
The government has admitted that the ongoing strike by teachers is crippling the education sector following a drastic decrease in the number of educators reporting for duty, while those coming to work are not teaching. This comes as teachers and other civil servants two weeks ago declared that they could not attend to their duties…
THE government has blasted some church organisations for allegedly fomenting violence by rallying behind people guilty of disrupting peace in the country. This comes after the Zimbabwe Council of Churches (ZCC) secretary general Kenneth Mtata took to social media to express his displeasure after MDC activist Makomborero Haruzivishe was slapped with 24 months’ imprisonment for inciting…
SEVENTEEN women’s organisations have called for the lifting of the ban on by-elections by the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) owing to the Covid-19 pandemic, saying their continued suspension was an affront to democratic practice. This comes as Zec announced last month the resumption of voter registration and other related field work beginning this month although…
THE imminent return of the national youth service training programme has triggered jitters among many in the opposition who have bad memories of the project’s cadets. The programme’s recruits were infamously referred to as “Green Bombers” during their reign of terror between 2001 and 2009, as the late former president Robert Mugabe battled to retain…
IN A sign that Harare may be hardening its stance towards the West, President Emmerson Mnangagwa says meaningful re-engagement with Washington and Brussels will only happen when they accept that there will be no reversal of Zimbabwe’s land reform programme. In tidbits of his pre-recorded Independence speech which were made public yesterday by Information permanent…
OPPOSITION big shots say their fight for a better Zimbabwe for all is being slowed down by fear, as authorities continue to crack down on people who stand accused of breaching the country’s laws. MDC Alliance deputy national chairperson, Job “Wiwa” Sikhala, and Transform Zimbabwe In addition, they are worried that last week’s jailing of…
A RENOWNED academic and political analyst has advised punch drunk MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa to urgently rebrand and re-think his strategies if he is to salvage his waning local and international standing. Speaking to the Daily News On Sunday at the weekend, Professor of World Politics at the University of London’s School of Oriental…
POLITICAL analysts have once again warned that the opposition risks being annihilated by Zanu PF ahead of the 2023 polls, unless they change strategy and pursue national dialogue. In addition, the analysts also told the Daily News yesterday that MDC Alliance leaders needed to ditch their “student politics” and stop dithering about whether to stick with the…
MDC leader Douglas Mwonzora has blamed Nelson Chamisa’s administration and interference by the central government for the rot in opposition-controlled local authorities countrywide that has led to poor service delivery. This comes as service delivery has deteriorated to unprecedented levels mainly in Harare and Bulawayo where residents go for days without water, while garbage goes…
