THE trial of MDC Alliance youth leaders Joanna Mamombe, Cecilia Chimbiri and Netsai Marowa accused of faking their abduction after a demonstration in Warren Park, Harare, yesterday failed to kick off at the request of their lawyers. Their lawyer Alec Muchadehama told the court that they had not been served with all the papers to…
Mugove Tafirenyika SENIOR STAFF WRITER tafirenyikam@dailynews.co.zw THERE is no let-up to the mayhem devouring the divided MDC, with the party’s interim leader Thokozani Khupe now pushing to have her secretary- general Douglas Mwonzora disciplined, the Daily News reports. This comes as Khupe and Nelson Chamisa have been involved in a similar and futile hammer and…
Tarisai Machakaire STAFF WRITER machakairet@dailynews.co.zw IN A major breakthrough, police busted one of the country’s most wanted armed robbery gangs during a shoot-out in Beitbridge yesterday, the Daily News reports. The terror gang included Musa Taj Abdul, 46, — who police alleged was a notorious criminal who had been on the run for 20 years….
Sindiso Mhlophe SENIOR STAFF WRITER mhlophes@dailynews.co.zw THE government has moved to centralise the procurement of coronavirus (Covid-19)-related materials through the National Pharmaceutical Company (Natpharm) in a bid to curb increasing corruption within its various institutions, the Daily News reports. This comes as former Health minister Obadiah Moyo was fired and arrested on allegations of corruption…
Sindiso Mhlophe SENIOR STAFF WRITER mhlophes@dailynews.co.zw Government is in a dilemma on whether to retain or pay US$2 million to Drax SAGL International for the supply and delivery of medicines and consumables as part of a US$20 million contract it later cancelled citing over pricing, the Daily News reports. This comes as Drax has…
Blessings Mashaya SENIOR STAFF WRITER mashayab@dailynews.co.zw IN A significant change of tactic — amid the ongoing crackdown on dissenting voices in the country by authorities — two prominent personalities linked to the foiled July 31 mass protests are calling for national dialogue to end Zimbabwe’s decades-long political and economic crises. This comes as several of…
Mugove Tafirenyika SENIOR STAFF WRITER tafirenyikam@dailynews.co.zw THE MDC’s mindless infighting continues to escalate — with the tension between interim party leader Thokozani Khupe and her secretary-general Douglas Mwonzora now said to be approaching breaking point. So toxic has this relationship become, that well-placed sources told the Daily News yesterday that Mwonzora and Khupe’s spokesperson Khaliphani…
THE United States of America (US) is rallying the Southern African Development Community (Sadc) to play a more assertive role in helping to solve the deepening crisis in Zimbabwe. The US is also urging President Emmerson Mnangagwa to open dialogue with the opposition. Speaking for the first time since the ruling Zanu PF called him…
Mugove Tafirenyika SENIOR STAFF WRITER tafirenyikam@dailynews.co.zw SENIOR medical specialists at the country’s main referral hospital, Parirenyatwa, downed tools yesterday to self-isolate at home citing coronavirus (Covid-19) fears, further worsening public health service delivery, the Daily News reports. This comes at a time when nurses have been on strike for over two months, while senior doctors…
THE arrest of MDC Alliance vice president Job “Wiwa” Sikhala, in Harare on Friday has opened a can of worms within the country’s afflicted opposition, with accusations flying around furiously as to how he ended up being nabbed by authorities, the Daily News reports. Yesterday, two party members who had been living with Sikhala in…
