THE Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) remains a hotbed of political intrigue, with its former and current leading lights continuing to take perplexing public positions on its leadership turmoil. This comes as former CCC leader, Nelson Chamisa, has told the Daily News that there is no bad blood between him and his erstwhile colleagues Tendai…
Brandon Josphat SENIOR STAFF WRITER PUBLIC sector workers are pressing for an urgent meeting with authorities to review their salaries in light of skyrocketing prices. They want the National Joint Negotiating Council (NJNC) meeting to be held before they are paid salaries for this month. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, secretary general of the…
FARMERS say the prolonged dry spell being experienced in most parts of the country has negatively affected their crops as some are now wilting while others have been written off. This comes as the country is experiencing a two week long dry spell which started on January 20 and was expected to end on February…
THE Cancer Association of Zimbabwe (CAZ) is stepping up its campaign to nudge the country to do more to tackle the myriad challenges that are being faced by cancer patients. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, CAZ Information, Research and Evaluation officer, Lovemore Makurirofa, once again lamented the many gaps that continued to be there…
By Brandon JosphatSENIOR STAFF WRITERbrandonj@newsday.co.zw YET another Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) legislator Fortune Daniel Molokele has resigned from both Parliament and from the opposition outfit. His resignation followed that of the party’s former MP for Mt Pleasant, Harare, Allan Rusty Markham in solidarity with CCC ex-leader Nelson Chamisa who quit in a huff over…
By Brandon Josphat SENIOR STAFF WRITER AS WAS widely expected, Zanu PF made short work of the country’s strife-torn opposition in the by-elections that were held at the weekend. In the process, the ruling party’s clean sweep of six parliamentary seats that were up for grabs enabled the former liberation movement to regain a two-thirds…
By Brandon JosphatSENIOR STAFF WRITERjosphatbl@dailynews.co.zw THE government plans to improve the infrastructure around toll gates so that they can better deal with large volumes of traffic. Responding to a question in the National Assembly last week, Transport minister Felix Mhona said authorities would expand lanes at toll gates. This comes amid complaints by motorists of…
Rutendo Ngara STAFF WRITER PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has sent his condolence message to Namibians following the death of their President Hage Geingob yesterday morning. Namibia’s acting president Nangolo Mbumba said Geingob, who was 82, died at Pohamba Hospital in Windhoek where he was being treated. Mnangagwa described Geingob as a true pan-Africanist who endeavoured for…
THE Zimbabwe Council of Churches (ZCC) has commended the peace that prevailed before, during and after the by-elections held over the weekend saying the voting process was also handled professionally. In its Ecumenical Situation Room Elections Update Report yesterday, ZCC also noted that vulnerable groups were given priority to vote. “Reports from ecumenical Observers indicate…
POLICE arrested two robbers on different occasions last week in Harare as they intensify the fight against crime across the country. This comes as recently two Chegutu armed robbers were shot when they tried to escape while assisting police with investigations. In a statement yesterday police spokesperson Paul Nyathi said in one of the two…
