AS POLITICAL tension continues to mount in Zimbabwe, President Emmerson Mnangagwa claimed yesterday that there was a plot to divide the country’s security forces in an alleged bid to fuel national instability, the Daily News reports. This came a day after Mnangagwa also lashed out at what he termed “renegades” within and outside the country,…
Mugove Tafirenyika and Blessings Mashaya SENIOR STAFF WRITERS THE African Union Commission (AUC) is following closely political developments in Zimbabwe and has warned the government against flouting its human rights charter. In a statement, AUC chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat said he was concerned about reports of disproportionate use of force by security forces in enforcing…
Mugove Tafirenyika SENIOR STAFF WRITER tafirenyikam@dailynews.co.zw SUSPENDED Zanu PF youth league leaders Pupurai Togarepi and Lewis Matutu have completed their rehabilitation at the Herbert Chitepo School of Ideology and are now set to bounce back in the party, the Daily News reports. Matutu, who was the youth league deputy secretary and political commissar…
AFRICAN Union (AU) Special Envoy for Covid-19 and businessman Strive Masiyiwa, pictured, has called on community leaders — including chiefs, religious leaders, councillors and members of Parliament — to lead in arresting the spread of Covid-19 at the local level. Masiyiwa at the weekend said some traditional and cultural rites have to be suspended in…
Jeffrey Muvundusi in BULAWAYO THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has moved to enhance e-learning at all its schools in the wake of the coronavirus (Covid -19) outbreak. This comes as the government has been pushing for digital learning platforms during the Covid-19-induced national lockdown. The government recently advised schools to develop material for online lectures…
Blessing Masakadza STAFF WRITER masakadzab@dailynews.co.zw MDC Alliance vice president Tendai Biti’s lawyer Nqobizitha Mahole Mlilo and aides Clever Rambanepasi and Tawanda Blessing are each claiming $1 million from Home Affairs minister Kazembe Kazembe and police commissioner-general Godwin Matanga for wrongful arrest, detention and malicious prosecution. The three were arrested together with Biti for an…
SECURITY forces and the municipal police will continue to pounce on vendors operating illegally and the operation must not be viewed as a crackdown, police spokesperson Paul Nyathi has said. This comes after outcries from vendors who believe they were being targeted for harassment by security agencies. Some have claimed council officials were demanding bribes…
Myles Matarise STAFF WRITER matarisem@dailynews.co.zw CASSAVA Fintech International (CFI) and the Liquid Telecom Group (LTG) have announced the launch of Sasai Wi-Fi Finder, a game-changer in driving digital and financial inclusion in Africa. Sasai Wi-Fi which will be offered across the continent was announced yesterday and is set to be rolled at thousands of…
PRESIDENT Cyril Ramaphosa’s special envoys arrived in Zimbabwe yesterday and immediately went to work — meeting President Emmerson Mnangagwa and other key stakeholders in the country, the Daily News reports. Interestingly, Ramaphosa’s two initial envoys — former South African vice president Baleka Mbete and ex-minister Sydney Mufamadi — were accompanied by another former minister, Ngoako…
Sindiso Mhlophe SENIOR STAFF WRITER mhlophes@dailynews.co.zw PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday lashed out at government critics, describing them as “renegades” bent on derailing the country’s economic recovery, the Daily News reports. Addressing the nation as Zimbabwe marked Heroes Day, Mnangagwa also said most of the criticism of his administration was unjustified. This comes as the government…
