HARARE – Vice President Constantino Chiwenga has thrown his weight behind President Emmerson Mnangagwa as Zanu PF’s presidential candidate for 2023, ending months of speculation linking him to the top job. Speaking at Murombedzi Growth Point in Mashonaland West yesterday, the former Zanla combatant who, as the commander of the Zimbabwe Defence Forces (ZDF) led…
HARARE – Vice President Constantino Chiwenga has thrown his weight behind President Emmerson Mnangagwa as Zanu PF’s presidential candidate for 2023, ending months of speculation linking him to the top job. [Adz]
HARARE – Wearing a worn-out cap with former president Robert Mugabe’s famous signature and an oversized yellowing white shirt emblazoned with the face of a smiling President Emmerson Mnangagwa, Lovemore Mukwezva, who lives in the fallen despot’s rural home of Zvimba, is torn between the past and the present. On one hand he misses his…
BULAWAYO – One person died yesterday morning after a Gweru-bound bus carrying Roman Catholic members who were headed to a choir competition in the ‘‘city of progress’’ veered off the road and overturned in Bulawayo. Police confirmed the accident involving a Tatenda Safaris bus which was headed to Gweru and was carrying 53 passengers of…
HARARE – Nananvac Investments Private Limited has sent a memo disassociating itself from former vice president Phelekezela Mphoko and his son Siqokoqela following the on-going battle over control of Choppies Enterprise Zimbabwe. Nanavac chief executive officer, Ramachandran Ottapathu, recently released a statement informing Choppies employees that the Mphokos are no longer part of the business…
HARARE – A local church leader believes developments in the country’s economy are beyond economics and need divine intervention. Stewart Tigere, who leads the Revival Grace International Ministries, believes some matters are beyond human control and need spiritual intervention. The preacher, who recently returned from the United States where he was preaching in the company…
HARARE – Contemporary charismatic preachers seem to be reluctant to comment on political developments in the country unlike those in the Bible. Biblical prophets, the likes of Elijah, Moses and Amos among others, always kept political leaders on their toes, without fear. Scholar Bernhard W Anderson states that “prophecy was intimately associated with politics from…
HARARE – With the country heading towards the festive season, it is worrying that Zimbabweans are already witnessing a spike in serious road accidents and other forms of crime such as robberies and murders. Our reporter, Pauline Hurungudo, had an opportunity to discuss these and other issues with Zimbabwe Republic Police senior assistant commissioner Charity…
HARARE – The Commission of Inquiry probing the politically-motivated violence of August 1 has turned down a request by opposition leader Nelson Chamisa to cross-examine witnesses who testified against him, the Daily News on Sunday can report. Chamisa wrote to the commission last week asking for an opportunity to question witnesses who blamed him for…
HARARE – MDC officials accused of plotting to oust Nelson Chamisa from the party’s leadership were given final warnings at the party’s national council meeting held in the capital on Friday. Party insiders told the Daily News on Sunday yesterday that the officials had Chamisa to thank after he prevailed on the party’s highest decision-making…
