THE government recently banned the carrying out of by-elections to replace MPs and councillors recalled in the fight over control of the MDC between interim president Thokozani Khupe and MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa. The ban, citing the coronavirus lockdown and the danger of spread of the pandemic, has drawn huge criticism locally and abroad;…
WORLD superpower, the United States of America, stands accused of interfering in Zimbabwe’s internal political affairs by President Emmerson Mnangagwa, his government and the ruling Zanu PF party. Recently the party termed the US Ambassador to Harare, Brian Nichols, a thug and threatened to throw him out of the country for allegedly pursuing a regime change…
“I have been living with a mentally ill husband for over 16 years. It’s not easy. He used to be violent. I almost left him but he had no one to look after him. We used to live happily with all the resources we needed available. We lived a normal life as a family until…
Blessing Masakadza THE case of a seven-year-old Murewa boy allegedly murdered at the behest of his uncle has horrified the nation. The young boy was reportedly waylaid in a garden by a gang before being taken to a nearby mountain where he was cold-heartedly beheaded for suspected ritual purposes. What has irked many Zimbabweans is…
Mugove Tafirenyika IN A dramatic turn of events, frustrated youths from the country’s biggest opposition party, the MDC, last week seized the iconic national headquarters, the Morgan Richard Tsvangirai (MRT) House, demanding dialogue between interim president Thokozani Khupe and bitter rival Nelson Chamisa. Khupe and Chamisa have been at each’s throats since the…
Maxwell Sibanda THE Zimbabwe Election Support Network (Zesn) has officially handed over a Draft Comprehensive Electoral Amendment Bill to the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs. Zesn chairperson Andrew Makoni handed the comprehensive draft to Acting Chairperson of Portfolio Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs, Joshua Murire in a virtual event. Last year…
ZIMBABWE Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (ZimParks) says it is more than ready to receive tourists after government recently gave the tourism sector the green light to reopen since the imposition of coronavirus (Covid-19) national lockdown in March. The Daily News on Sunday Senior Staff Writer Sindiso Mhlophe last week sat down with ZimParks director general…
WITH Zimbabwe’s political crisis deepening amid growing calls for an inclusive dialogue, senior consultant with the International Crisis Group Piers Pigou, told the Daily News on Sunday last week that South Africa must work with the country’s all-weather friends, China and Russia, to find solutions. Below are the excerpts. Q: What is your assessment of…
WHEN the Covid-19 pandemic hit the globe in December 2019, many projected that like many outbreaks before, countries would contain it before devastating economies. But eight months later, the world is battling to contain the epidemic. Lockdowns have affected food production and grounded economies. Three weeks ago, Zimbabwe responded by unveiling the National Tourism Recovery…
Itai Dzamara was a Zimbabwean journalist who left the pen for activism. In October 2014, Dzamara hand-delivered a petition to the late former President of Zimbabwe Robert Mugabe at his Munhumutapa Offices asking him to step down immediately for failing to govern the country. Dzamara then said, in his petition he had asked the now…
