HARARE – President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s rebuke of the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) over its involvement in the running of Zanu PF primary elections has received mixed reactions, with some analysts saying he was right to censure the force while others seriously doubted his sincerity. This comes after allegations that Zanu PF used ZRP, Central Intelligence…
HARARE – The Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO) engaged secretive Chinese businessman Sam Pa in its diamond mining venture with Sino-Zim, Parliament heard yesterday. The parliamentary committee portfolio committee on Energy and Mines heard from CIO director responsible for Economics, Jimias Madzingira, that Sam Pa’s company China International Fund donated mining equipment worth $10 million to…
HARARE – Little-known 2018 presidential hopeful Gastaff Kativu has been removed from remand in a case where he faces charges of calling President Emmerson Mnangagwa a “murderer”. Kativu is being charged with undermining the authority of the president. Kativu, 46, allegedly entered the venue of the Zanu PF extraordinary congress in Harare in December and…
HARARE – ZANU PF national political commissar (NPC) Engelbert Rugeje is being accused of demanding a bribe from one of the contestants in last week’s hotly disputed party primary elections. Losing candidate for Hurungwe West constituency Keith Guzah yesterday wrote to the ruling party’s national chairperson, Oppah Muchinguri-Kashiri asking her to initiate a probe against…
HARARE – INTRATREK Zimbabwe’s plans to establish a 100-megawatt (MW) solar plant in Gwanda is in jeopardy after its technical partner, Shanghai-listed CHINT Electric (CHINT), was barred from accessing funds in Africa due to fraudulent practices. This comes as CHINT’s executives were due to visit the country this week to renegotiate time extensions for raising…
HARARE – Former Zanu PF national political commissar Saviour Kasukuwere is expected in the country any time soon amid speculation that he may take-over leadership of the National Patriotic Front (NPF), currently headed in the interim by retired brigadier-general Ambrose Mutinhiri. Impeccable sources told the Daily News yesterday that the former Local Government minister will…
HARARE – Former Zanu PF national political commissar Saviour Kasukuwere is expected in the country any time soon amid speculation that he may take-over leadership of the National Patriotic Front (NPF), currently headed in the interim by retired brigadier-general Ambrose Mutinhiri. [Adz]
HARARE – The Nelson Chamisa-led MDC has come up with a comprehensive panel of approved parliamentary and local government candidates ready to represent the party across the length and breadth of the country for the looming general elections. This comes as the ruling Zanu PF’s just-ended primary elections have been sullied by accusations of ballot-stuffing,…
HARARE – National Patriotic Front (NPF) leader Ambrose Mutinhiri has been dragged to the High Court by the Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (Private) Limited (ZETDC) for failing to pay a $54 000 electricity debt. According to court papers, ZETDC, a subsidiary company of Zesa Holdings, is the applicant, while Mutinhiri is cited as…
HARARE -The crisis meeting between government and teachers’ unions ended in deadlock yesterday after government only offered them a 10 percent increment against their demand of a 100 percent hike. By the time of going to print last night, the unions were still locked in caucus meetings to decide on the way forward. Teachers have…
