HARARE – As Parliament rounds up its business, portfolio committees have been advised to conclude their inquiries and compile reports for presentation in the House by Thursday next week. This comes after President Emmerson Mnangagwa proclaimed the polling date as July 30, and curiously set September 8, as the date for a run-off poll. Speaking…
HARARE – Throughout history, covert recordings have brought down big names worldwide, whose audios or even videos in awkward positions are then leaked into the public arena. On the Zimbabwean political field, politicians continue to be caught offside due to covert recordings. The recording is either part of a project to nab officials, or just…
HARARE – The new political dispensation ushered in November last year has opened up spaces that were usually no go areas for Non-Governmental Organisations (Ngos) and civil society organisations, a top human rights executive has said. Zimbabwe Human Rights (Zim-Rights) director Okay Machisa said they have been throughout the country peacefully lobbying communities to register…
HARARE – MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa says once he is in power, Europeans and Indians will flock to Zimbabwe for employment. Addressing a rally yesterday at Mt St Mary’s in Wedza, a few kilometres from Vice President Constantino Chiwenga’s rural home, Chamisa said once he is in power Europeans would be employed as herd…
HARARE – With only a few weeks left before this year’s tricky general elections, MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa, faces a dilemma over who to appoint as his deputies, amid fears that poor choices could create ripples in the marriage of convenience that brings together seven opposition political parties. The Daily News on Sunday can…
HARARE – As the country hurtles towards the general election next month, aspiring candidates from across the political divide have started canvassing for votes — promising the electorate development and sometimes heaven on earth. The Daily News on Sunday’s Mugove Tafirenyika (Q) spoke to Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) aspiring councillor for ward 16 in…
HARARE – Former Zanu PF national political commissar, Saviour Kasukuwere, received a five-star treatment when he surfaced at the Harare Magistrates’ Courts yesterday to face charges of illegally skipping the country’s boarder in November last year. When the 47-year-old politician arrived at court, he was taken through routine vetting procedures but was not booked into…
HARARE – ZANU PF has started a witch-hunt targeting prospective legislators and officials fingered by the country’s spy arms for allegedly plotting a post-election impeachment of President Emmerson Mnangagwa. This comes as the 75-year-old leader is struggling to unite a party riven by factionalism and mounting suspicion. The Daily News can report that a politburo…
HARARE – ZANU PF has started a witch-hunt targeting prospective legislators and officials fingered by the country’s spy arms for allegedly plotting a post-election impeachment of President Emmerson Mnangagwa. See today’s paper for more details. [Adz]
MUTARE – Hundreds of residents in the high density suburb of Sakubva took to the streets on Thursday, protesting the Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (Zetdc)’s decision to switch off power to council-rented houses over a $2 million debt. Zetdc, a unit of Zesa Holdings Limited, pulled the plug on Tuesday last week because…
