HARARE – The National Social Security Authority (Nssa) is back in the job market, looking for a new chief executive officer (CEO). This follows the surprise dismissal of Elizabeth Chitiga from the pay-as-you-go pension scheme, 15 months before the expiry of her contract. Chitiga had taken over from James Matiza after the latter was shown…
HARARE – The ruling Zanu PF is surprised with the brouhaha coming from the MDC Alliance, which it says should have been directed through a political parties liaison committee (PPLC) made up of parties in the National Assembly. According to Zanu PF secretary for legal affairs, Munyaradzi Paul Mangwana, Zanu PF and the two MDC…
BULAWAYO – MDC Alliance president, Nelson Chamisa, said they will not waste their time by taking their grievances to courts, alleging such a move was unnecessary since the Judiciary was compromised. This was after President Emmerson Mnangagwa had told his supporters in Mutare on Friday that those aggrieved with how the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec)…
HARARE – An analysis of the election manifestos authored by the major political parties contesting in the July 30 polls has exposed their lack of appreciation of what needs to be done to resolve the crisis in Zimbabwe’s healthcare system. While there was a demonstrable understanding of the root causes behind the crisis, a report…
HARARE – Despite the ethical and legal obligation to be impartial in their coverage of electoral processes, the media in Zimbabwe remain polarised and unbalanced in their electoral coverage and reportage, media practitioners’ contend. The practitioners are of the opinion that while the Electoral Law deals with issues of equal access to the media by…
HARARE – The recent MDC Alliance’s electoral reforms demonstrations — which pulled bumper crowds — seems to have rattled the ruling Zanu PF, analysts have said. This comes after President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Monday said Zimbabweans must reject ploys by the MDC Alliance to foment instability and chaos ahead of the harmonised elections slated for…
HARARE – There is need for more investments to be pumped into the country’s education sector, President Emmerson Mnangagwa said in Harare on Wednesday during a meeting convened by the ministry of Primary and Secondary Education to drum up support for the sector. “The indaba provided a platform to dialogue about the investment opportunities in…
HARARE – Emmerson Mnangagwa has admitted that the haphazard land reform programme caused a serious dip in farm productivity. Zimbabwe went through a chaotic land redistribution in the early 2000s, which was meant to correct past historical imbalances. This resulted in former white commercial farmers losing their farms to mostly the elite in Zanu PF….
HARARE – The Elders ended their three-day visit to Zimbabwe yesterday with a clarion call to all players in the country’s body politic to end their bickering and pull in one direction. After engaging all the key political actors in Zimbabwe, including officials from the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec), the Elders still felt that the…
HARARE – Frantic efforts to get President Emmerson Mnangagwa and MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa, pictured, to iron out their differences through face-to-face discussions have collapsed with the 75-year-old Zanu PF leader saying he will only meet with his 40-year- old challenger in the ballot box on July 30. With the main political rivals pulling…
