HARARE – Zimbabwe opposition leader Nelson Chamisa, told a rally on Saturday he would hold an assembly that would swear him in as president this week, just two weeks after President Emmerson Mnangagwa was inaugurated for a first, five-year term. This comes hot on the heels of a Constitutional Court (Con-Court) ruling on August 24…
BULAWAYO – ONE of the losing presidential candidates, Blessing Kasiyamhuru, has challenged MDC Alliance president Nelson Chamisa to swallow his pride and accept that the July 30 election outcome as God’s will. Chamisa on Saturday told his supporters in Chitungwiza that he will continue piling pressure on President Emmerson Mnangagwa, even through protests, until he…
BULAWAYO – Former Makokoba legislator Tshinga Dube has said he was not going to contest for the seat again saying it was time he passed on the baton. Dube lost to MDC Alliance’s James Sithole in the just-ended July 30 elections, leaving him feeling let down following his huge investment in the constituency. The former…
BULAWAYO – For the first time in history, the second largest city is going to be led by a youthful mayor. At 35, Solomon Mguni, a practising lawyer, becomes the new mayor of Bulawayo. He will be deputised by Tinashe Kambarami who is three years younger than him. The Daily News caught up with Mguni…
MASVINGO – Acute water shortages have raised fears of disease outbreaks in parched Masvingo as the city grapples with strict water rationing. Households across the ancient city have had no water for three weeks, with the taps turned off every other day and irrigation banned by the local municipality. This comes as the death toll…
HARARE – The death toll from a major cholera outbreak in Harare has risen to 10, the city’s director of health said yesterday, with an appeal for more help to put an end to the epidemic. This comes as Zimbabwe’s capital city has been devastated by a breakdown in water and sanitation infrastructure, making it…
BULAWAYO – Police are still to make inroads in their investigations into the White City Stadium bomb blast in June in spite of claims by President Emmerson Mnangagwa that the suspects are now known. Police sources told the Daily News on Sunday last week that the probe was still inconclusive despite the bold official claims,…
HARARE – Zimbabwe needs up to $4 billion to avert a looming currency crisis that could unleash economic havoc, with the new Cabinet urged to take tough decisions to increase confidence in the economy. President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Friday appointed former banker Mthuli Ncube as Finance minister and retained Winston Chitando in the key mining…
HARARE – President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s new Cabinet has raised fresh hopes among long-suffering Zimbabweans that his administration could finally end the misery and despondency that characterised life under former leader Robert Mugabe’s decades of ruinous rule. At the same time, business leaders and political analysts alike yesterday urged Mnangagwa to give his warmly-received new Finance…
HARARE – President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s new Cabinet has raised fresh hopes among long-suffering Zimbabweans that his administration could finally end the misery and despondency that characterised life under former leader Robert Mugabe’s decades of ruinous rule. [Adz] [GoogleAd]
