OPPOSITION Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa says his party will revamp the education system in the country if elected to power after the August 23 general elections. Speaking at the launch of his party’s elections manifesto in Bulawayo on Tuesday night, Chamisa said he was going to ensure the modernisation of schools…
By Ketty Nyoni nyonik@dailynews.co.zw IN A major boost to public health service delivery, President Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday handed over a state-of-the-art imaging equipment, ambulances, utility vehicles and dental sets at Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals. This comes at a time when public health institutions have been reeling with lack of critical equipment and drugs. Speaking at…
PESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday declared the late former prosecutor general and Zimbabwe Ambassador to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Johannes Tomana, a national hero. Tomana, who died on Sunday at his rural home in Honde Valley, Manicaland Province, was aged 55. He reportedly complained of stomach pains before passing on. In a statement yesterday,…
By Brandon Josphat josphatbl@dailynews.co.zw MDC leader Douglas Mwonzora’s name will remain on the presidential ballot despite his withdrawal from the race, the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) has said. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, after Mwonzora formally quit the election, Zec deputy chairperson Rodney Kiwa said it was too late for the Nyanga senator’s name…
By Brandon Josphatjosphatbl@dailynews.co.zw MORE than 65 000 pupils dropped out from both primary and secondary schools last year as a result of absconding and financial challenges, the ministry of Primary and Secondary Education has said. According to the latest report by the ministry of Education, males constituted the majority of yearly dropouts at the primary…
POLICE have warned political parties against holding night rallies, saying they run the risk of endangering the safety of their supporters and leaders ahead of the August 23 general elections. This comes as campaigning for the harmonised polls is reaching fever pitch amid reports of sporadic minor skirmishes between Zanu PF and Citizens Coalition for…
THE Constitutional Court has dismissed an application made by aspiring presidential candidate Saviour Kasukuwere in which he sought leave to approach the apex court to challenge a Supreme Court judgment that barred him from contesting. The request for direct access was thrown out by a three-judge panel, which was presided over by deputy chief justice…
THREE police officers allegedly stole US$40 000 at the weekend, before torching the Criminal Investigation Department’s (CID) offices at Harare Central Police Station — in their bid to conceal the crime. The officer in charge of Harare CID Stores and Business, inspector Stanley Musekiwa, and his subordinates — Takaidza Mugwisi and Stanley Gwasundai— appeared before…
AN INCREASINGLY despondent leader of the MDC, Douglas Mwonzora, appears to have all but given up on his chances of doing well in the upcoming elections. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, the dejected Mwonzora just fell short of calling for a boycott of the crunch August 23 polls — describing them as a “farce…
THE government is strengthening its systems in a bid to curb the movement of undocumented children between Zimbabwe and neighbouring countries. The permanent secretary in the Ministry of Home Affairs, Simon Masanga, told the Daily News yesterday that authorities were engaging United Nations agencies in this regard, as they battle to end the scourge, especially…
