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PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday said Zimbabweans must shun tribalism and remain united ahead of next month’s general elections. Addressing thousands of Zanu PF supporters at a rally held in Nkayi, Matabeleland North Province, Mnangagwa said divisions would derail the country’s development. “Let us all reject and shun violence, we must reject tribalism, regionalism and hate…

PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has outsmarted saboteurs who wanted to wreck the country’s economy in an alleged bid to dislodge Zanu PF from power in the August 23 polls. So says presidential spokesperson, George Charamba, who told the Daily News at the weekend that the country would continue to witness welcome reductions in the prices of…

BY BLESSINGS MASHAYA AND BRIGHTON MURONZEREYI THE Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) is paying a heavy price for its poor governance, below par poll strategy and the party’s shambolic primaries ahead of next month’s crunch national elections, political analysts say. This comes after CCC suffered a major blow on Thursday, when Bulawayo High Court judge…

YVONNE NCUBEin BULAWAYO THE Traditional Medical Practitioners Council (TPMC), a faith-based regulator under the Health ministry, has urged the public to consult certified traditional practitioners only for accountability purposes as some fake healers were using endangered species to treat patients. Speaking at a meeting, focusing on ways to curb the poaching of vultures with traditional…

PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has poohpoohed claims by his challengers in the opposition that he has captured the courts ahead of next month’s national elections. Speaking yesterday at Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport, upon his return from the Russia-Africa summit, Mnangagwa said the accusations were completely unfounded. “Those who claim that I am using the courts…

KETTY NYONIStaff Writer THE European Union Election Observation Mission (EU EOM) says it is committed to working undeterred in observing Zimbabwe’s general elections set for August 23. This comes as the EU EOM last week deployed its 46 long-term observers to all the country’s provinces. Addressing the media in Harare yesterday, the EU EOM deputy…

SELF-EXILED former Cabinet minister, Saviour Kasukuwere, has vowed to continue fighting to take part in next month’s elections as an independent presidential candidate. This comes despite the devastating blow that he received yesterday after the Supreme Court confirmed an earlier High Court ruling barring him from participating in the poll. In dismissing Kasukuwere’s appeal against…