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© AMID Zimbabwe’s deteriorating political situation and worsening economic rot, opposition leader Nelson Chamisa has held a meeting with former Nigerian president Olusegun Obasanjo — in a bid to trigger dialogue with President Emmerson Mnangagwa, the Daily News reports. [GoogleAd] This comes after Mnangagwa, in a rare but welcome gesture, recently congratulated the youthful opposition…

© PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa’s under-fire government scored yet another stunning own goal yesterday, after jittery authorities defied a High Court order and stopped Dr Peter Magombeyi, pictured, from flying to South Africa for urgent medical attention, the Daily News reports. [GoogleAd] This comes after Magombeyi — who leads the Zimbabwe Hospital Doctors Association — was…

© AMID howls of protests from the Nelson Chamisa-led MDC, Zanu PF has credited its emphatic poll victory in the Zaka East by-election to a correction of its past mistakes and a healthy relationship with the electorate. [GoogleAd] This comes as the MDC, whose candidate Derrick Charamba polled a miserly 1 518 votes against Zanu…

© THE BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) and residents are set to clash after the latter rejected the proposed tariff increase by the city fathers, vowing to block the move. [GoogleAd] On Monday, the city fathers proposed a 2019 $507 million second supplementary budget which amounts to 300 percent as well as $2,8 billion budget for…

© ZESA Holdings requires more than US$100 million to replace around 2 000 transformers that have been vandalised in the past few years, the power utility’s acting managing director Milton Munodawafa has said. [GoogleAd] Last year alone, Zesa lost transformers worth about $20 million and hundreds of copper cable rods to theft and vandalism, prompting…

© The government must declare a state of emergency due to water shortages in most regions of the country amid the worst drought in years and make funds available to alleviate a crisis that has affected families and the agricultural sector, pressure groups have said.  [GoogleAd] The call was made at a policy dialogue hosted…

© HARARE City Council has secured water treatment chemicals for the next seven days from their supplier after shutting down Morton Jaffray (MJ) water treatment works on Monday. [GoogleAd] At a press conference yesterday, acting mayor Enock Mupamawonde, said the city will start receiving delivery of the chemicals this evening. Government allocated the capital city…

© PARLIAMENT has threatened to withdraw diplomatic passports from opposition legislators in a bid to dissuade them from speaking ill of President Emmerson Mnangagwa and the nation at large when they are outside the country. [GoogleAd] The threat was made by Speaker of the National Assembly Jacob Mudenda yesterday after the Zanu PF MP for…

© Government must establish a devolved government run as a holding company with 10 provincial subsidiaries and stop the direct rule of the country from Harare, a leading economist has said. [GoogleAd] This comes as Finance minister Mthuli Ncube is under withering pressure for failing to deliver on an economic reform package that is widely…