HARARE – Former Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO) director-general Happyton Bonyongwe has defended Chinese businessman Sam Pa, arguing he had no criminal record when they engaged him for a business partnership. Sam Pa provided funding and material to the CIO in return for access to Zimbabwe’s diamond, cotton and property sectors. One CIO document put this…
HARARE – Long-serving Harare West MP, Jessie Majome, has announced that she will contest the impending national elections as an independent candidate after withdrawing from the MDC primary elections. Majome was set to slug it out with microbiologist and former student leader Joanna Mamombe in the primaries, but withdrew at the last minute citing irregularities….
HARARE – Government has commenced the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) vaccinations which are targeting 800 000 girls as part of its concerted effort to fight cervical cancer. The vaccine which was first introduced in 2014 and piloted in Beitbridge and Marondera targets girls between the ages of 10 and 14. HPV causes most cervical cancers,…
HARARE – Doctors could be headed for another showdown with government after the Zimbabwe Hospitals Doctors’ Association (ZHDA) claimed on Sunday that their on-call allowances awarded a month ago following a protracted 30-day-long strike had been slashed. In a statement issued on Sunday, Mxolisi Ngwenya, spokesperson for the ZHDA, expressed outrage that the Health Services…
HARARE – Supporters of Zanu PF losing candidates in Kadoma constituency on Saturday took to the streets to vent their frustration against what they termed rampant vote rigging in the party’s primary elections. This comes as the ruling Zanu PF party’s provincial structures are up in flames, rebelling against primary polls results. Sitting Member of…
HARARE – Aspiring MDC Member of Parliament for Zengeza West Job Sikhala has described Vice President Constantino Chiwenga as being part of the ruling Zanu PF elite which has been taking Zimbabweans for a ride for the past 38 years. This was after Chiwenga brushed off the MDC Alliance and its youthful leader Nelson Chamisa…
HARARE – Members of the public have spoken out strongly against the Zimbabwe Iron and Steel Company (Zisco)’s Debt Assumption) Bill that aims to allow government to inherit about $500 million owed by the giant steel maker to domestic and external debtors. In a report detailing views gathered from members of the public by the…
HARARE – Apex Council, the top body that represents all government workers, will meet today with their employer to discuss the way forward with regards to demands for a salary review made by teachers. In an interview with the Daily News yesterday, Apex Council spokesperson George Mushipe said the decision to down tools or not…
HARARE – President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s spokesperson — George Charamba has warned MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa that he won’t have an excuse if loses the forthcoming national elections — because government has created a platform for him to campaign uninhibited. This comes as the youthful leader of the mainstream MDC is packing venues to the…
HARARE – President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s office has received a counter dossier from sacked National Social Security Authority (Nssa) chairperson Robin Vela, denying alleged corruption at the State pensions body under his tenure. Instead, the dossier turns its guns on independent Norton Member of Parliament Temba Mliswa, accusing him of having allegedly demanded a bribe from…
