Blessings Mashaya SENIOR STAFF WRITER mashayab@dailynews.co.zw THE Thokozani Khupe-led MDC has demanded Nelson Chamisa to stop using the name MDC Alliance saying they are the rightful owners of the name. This comes after the Supreme Court annulled Chamisa’s MDC presidency after ruling that Khupe should be the party’s interim leader — with the mandate to…
Sindiso Mhlophe SENIOR STAFF WRITER mhlophes@dailynews.co.zw INFORMATION minister Monica Mutsvangwa yesterday revealed that the government has resolved to consider the reopening of inter-city and inter-provincial travel, amid the indefinitely extended coronavirus (Covid-19)-induced national lockdown. This comes as the government recently relaxed the lockdown measures and approved the reopening of safari operations for local hunting and…
Blessings Mashaya SENIOR STAFF WRITER mashayab@dailynews.co.zwCOMBATIVE MDC Alliance vice chairperson, Job “Wiwa” Sikhala, has once again warned that the country is on the edge — adding that frustrated Zimbabweans could soon rise against the government, the Daily News reports. This comes as Zimbabwe is currently in the grip of its worst economic crisis in a…
DESPERATE Zimbabweans have launched an online petition to nudge President Emmerson Mnangagwa and Nelson Chamisa towards talks, the Daily News reports. The petition, which was started by youth activist Moses Machipisa, has already attracted 2 400 signatures — and is 1 100 shy of the target that was set for it to be presented to…
Jeffrey Muvundusi In BULAWAYO THE decision by Catholic-run private hospital Mater Dei to demand exorbitant fees from coronavirus (Covid-19) patients has apparently caused a furore in the city and beyond. The hospital is demanding US$3 000 for general ward hospitalisation as well as US$5 000 for intensive care unit hospitalisation. The development has attracted criticism…
MDC Alliance president Nelson Chamisa has threatened to boycott the 2023 elections, saying there is need for electoral reforms before participating, while also hinting that the opposition party will soon embark on massive protests to deal with the economic and political crises. Speaking at an e-rally in Harare yesterday, the youthful opposition leader said they…
AS THE country’s political and economic crises continue to deepen, former Zanu PF youth leader Godfrey Tsenengamu has reiterated that President Emmerson Mnangagwa and Nelson Chamisa are failing Zimbabweans badly by not ending their feud and putting the nation’s interests first. Speaking to the Daily News On Sunday in an exclusive interview at the…
CITIZENS risk a five-year jail term for spreading falsehoods on the economic performance of the country on the Internet and on social media, a new Cyber Security and Data Protection Bill says. This comes as Parliament is this week set to conduct public hearings on the Bill, amid concerns from the government that its economic…
THE United Kingdom (UK) has dissociated itself from a letter allegedly written by their former Defence minister Geoffrey William Hoon, which fingers MDC vice president Tendai Biti and treasurer David Coltart for helping the UK draft the European country’s document on sanctions against Zimbabwe. The letter, dated November 12, 2001 and has been circulating on…
OUTSPOKEN son of the revered late veteran nationalist and Vice President Joshua Nkomo, Sibangilizwe, has said the way President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s government has pushed the country’s economy down the drain has undoubtedly left his father turning in his grave. This comes as the country’s economic crisis continues to deepen, amid growing public disenchantment with the…
