SENATOR Chief Fortune Charumbira yesterday was re-elected as the president of the Pan-African Parliament (PAP) in elections held in Midrand, South Africa. Posting on its official website, PAP, confirmed that Charumbira, the vice president of the national chiefs council, had polled 127 out of the 172 votes, while Massouda Mohamed Laghdaf from Mauritania was re-elected…
AUTHORITIES have reiterated that there are no plans to tinker with the country’s Constitution to allow President Emmerson Mnangagwa to extend his stay in power. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, Justice minister Ziyambi Ziyambi underlined that extending presidential terms was neither on the agenda of the ruling Zanu PF nor its government. “We don’t…
THE government has reassured the people of Bulawayo that it is committed to helping the city to overcome its perennial water woes. Speaking in the second city at the weekend, Finance minister Mthuli Ncube said authorities were seized with its water shortages and similar challenges around the country. “Treasury is working hard to avail funds…
ZANU PF has directed all provinces to stop district coordinating committees (DCCs) restructuring and instead focus on impending realigning of their cell and village committees. Addressing the media in Harare yesterday, the party national political commissar, Mike Bimha, warned provinces carrying out DCC restructuring to stop with immediate effect. “The Zanu PF party has not…
By Brandon Josphatjosphatbl@dailynews.co.zw AUTHORITIES say the government is worried that tertiary students are not taking up loans the government has put in place to finance their education. This comes amid complaints from students and parents that they cannot finance their education due to universities and colleges asking for part payments in foreign currency as the…
FOUR police officers, who are being accused of pocketing money that was stolen by security guards who responded to the Quest Financial Services robbery in Milton Park, Harare, have been released on US$300 bail each. Since Asima, Weston Muzoriwa, Perseverance Chisango and Fredrick Moyo, were arrested in early March on charges of criminal abuse of…
By Ketty Nyoni WITH many people increasingly using social media for malicious purposes and to perpetrate crimes, police have implored both Zimbabweans and visitors to the country to use social platforms sensibly. Speaking on Thursday night on independent national television station 3Ktv’s widely-followed news and current affairs programme, Vantage, police national spokesperson Paul Nyathi also…
ZESA is dumping the use of wood poles in the distribution of electricity and will now use concrete poles to avoid vandalism and theft. Energy minister Edgar Moyo told the National Assembly last week that they were also going to develop steel poles as they were engaging leading steel producers. ‘’As a long-term solution, Zesa,…
GOVERNMENT yesterday came out guns blazing saying local councils must stop giving undeveloped land to home seekers, arguing this has led to an increase in land barons. Speaking to the Daily News on Sunday yesterday, permanent secretary in the ministry of Presidential Affairs Tafadzwa Muguti said there was no room for land barons. “His Excellency…
AUTHORITIES say they are now embarking on the process of developing the railway line connecting Harare and Chitungwiza to decongest the capital and the dormitory town. Transport minister Felix Mhona confirmed this on Thursday that the authorities had given the tender to Central Mechanical Equipment Department (CMED) to begin the project which was expected to…
