HARARE – Opposition leader Nelson Chamisa has received an early boost ahead of what could turn out to be a bruising contest when the MDC congress gets underway in three months’ time — after several party structures moved to endorse his candidature at the weekend. This comes as speculation is growing that respected MDC secretary-general, Douglas…
Former Finance minister and senior opposition politician Tendai Biti has said his conviction on charges of unlawfully and falsely announcing the results of last year’s presidential election was a flagrant abuse of the court process. (GoogleAd) Biti, vice chairperson of the main opposition MDC, was fined $200 after being hauled before the courts last year on…
Environmental lawyers have blasted the government’s unusually slow emergency response to the Battlefields mine disaster. People and Earth Solidarity Law Network (PESLawyers) called the late pulling out of bodies of at least 24 illegal gold miners out of shafts in the mine west of Harare “just heartbreaking”. The dozens of illegal gold miners were pulled out…
First lady Auxilia Mnangagwa is educating widows on inheritance laws to empower them to continue living on their matrimonial property until they die in the wake of rampant violation by in-laws who take advantage of their ignorance, fear of social stigma and the inaccessibility of the courts. [GoogleAd] In road shows with the Master of…
Former president Robert Mugabe has denounced the use of lethal force by President Emmerson Mnangagwa to crush last month’s protests, and warned that his successor faces the spectre of being overthrown because “God has his own way of punishing rogues and cruel people”. [GoogleAd] The former president, who was ousted in a soft coup d’état in…
VICE President Constantino Chiwenga is back from India where he was receiving treatment for an abdominal ailment, a government official has confirmed. [GoogleAd] Chiwenga travelled to India with his wife Marry and Health deputy minister John Mangwiro about two weeks ago. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, Mangwiro said they had a safe journey back…
HARARE – President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s government looks to be lining up opposition leader Nelson Chamisa’s uncle Peter to be the fall guy after the Zanu PF leader angrily blasted an unnamed official for allegedly withholding fuel meant for farmers involved in the government’s much-hyped Command Agriculture programme. [GoogleAd] In an unrestrained tirade, Mnangagwa attacked the “leader…
HARARE – President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s penchant for travelling in state-of-the-art airplanes has come at a huge cost to the taxpayer, thus undermining his government’s ‘austerity for prosperity’ mantra. Since coming to power in November 2017, Mnangagwa has travelled over 25 trips. [GoogleAd] In nearly 16 months, he has been to countries such as Russia, Rwanda, Belarus,…
HARARE – Zimbabwe’s new RTGS dollar held firm at around 2,5 to the United States dollar (USD) as it started trading yesterday, the Daily News can report. With the bond note, bond coin and RTGS dollar (RTGS$) assuming the role of Zimbabwe’s medium of exchange, banks quoted the new currency within the 2,5 range to the…
HARARE – President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s multi-party initiative for a national dialogue could soon reach a dead-end after three political parties withdrew citing lack of credibility among other reasons. Sources who were present during the closed door meetings said some of the political parties were beginning voice concerns over the direction the talks were taking. [GoogleAd] United…
