Myles Matarise STAFF WRITER matarisem@dailynews.co.zw Civic Society Organisations (CSOs) across the country have raised concern over the suspension of by-elections which were due later this year. This comes after the indefinite suspension of by-elections by the Minister of Health and Child Care who is also the Vice President, Constantino Chiwenga. “We, the undersigned…
Blessings Mashaya SENIOR STAFF WRITER mashayab@dailynews.co.zw OUTSPOKEN Zimbabwe Divine Destiny Church leader Ancelimo Magaya says clerics must be frank with President Emmerson Mnangagwa as they push for an all-inclusive dialogue to end the country’s decades-long political and economic crises. This comes as the Church, through the Zimbabwe Heads of Christian Denominations (ZHOCD), recently met Mnangagwa…
Jeffrey Muvundusi in BULAWAYO VARIOUS stakeholders here have called for full disclosure of information on agreements governing mining activities to enhance transparency and accountability in the sector. This follows a number of conflicts in the southern part of the country involving mining activities in protected areas. Speaking at a Transparency International Zimbabwe (TIZ) dialogue during…
Jeffrey Muvundusi in BULAWAYO HUMANITARIAN organisation United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef) has painted a grim picture for Zimbabwean students, warning they will struggle to get back to learning after a six-month hiatus due to the Covid-19 outbreak. In its latest report, Unicef argued that before the Covid-19-induced lockdown in March, public schools were already subdued…
Blessing Masakadza STAFF WRITER masakadzab@dailynews.co.zw FORMER Zimbabwe National Road Administration (Zinara) board chairman Albert Mugabe on Tuesday walked out of court a free man after he was cleared on allegations of abuse of office. Mugabe was accused of having authorised and tendered false letters of undertaking to clear a mortgage loan with a local bank…
Tarisai Machakaire STAFF WRITER machakairet@dailynews.co.zw THE High Court has ordered the immediate release of MDC Alliance legislator Joana Mamombe, pictured, who was placed into the custody of the superintendent of Harare Remand Prison pending a mental examination by two public psychiatrists. Justice Esther Muremba ordered Mamombe’s immediate release, ruling her detention was unjustified because she…
Blessings Mashaya SENIOR STAFF WRITER mashayab@dailynews.co.zw TITANIC battles are looming in the impending Zanu PF district co-ordinating committee (DCC) elections, as Cabinet ministers and legislators join ordinary party members in the critical race for seats in the influential organs, the Daily News reports. So intense is the jostling for places in the DCCs, that the…
Mugove Tafirenyika SENIOR STAFF WRITER tafirenyikam@dailynews.co.zw THE Speaker of the National Assembly, Jacob Mudenda, revealed yesterday that a surprising 142 Members of Parliament had not applied for funds to develop their constituencies, the Daily News reports. Mudenda said what was jarring about this was that the MPs appeared not to have seen the need to…
Blessings Mashaya SENIOR STAFF WRITER mashayab@dailynews,.co.zw TEACHERS’ unions yesterday came out guns blazing, claiming Primary and Secondary Education minister Cain Mathema is misinformed that there are adequate educators in schools preparing learners to write examinations this year. This follows claims by Mathema on Tuesday that teachers coming to work were enough to teach examination classes….
Mugove Tafirenyika SENIOR STAFF WRITER tafirenyikam@dailynews.co.zw MDC interim leader Thokozani Khupe and her 14 party nominees were yesterday sworn in as MPs in the National Assembly and Senate despite an urgent court application to stop the process, the Daily News reports. This comes as the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) last week confirmed the MDC filling…
