CITIZENS Coalition for Change (CCC) aspiring candidates are going through rigorous screening procedures, during which they must, among other things, provide proof of the new voters they helped register, their current employment status, evidence that they are paying municipal rates and a police clearance. In a form seen by the Daily News yesterday, candidates are…
INCARCERATED Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) senior member Job Sikhala, who has been in remand prison since his arrest last June, has been hit with fresh criminal charges. Sikhala, who is currently on trial on three separate charges consisting of two counts of obstruction of justice and one count of incitement to violence, is now…
By Brandon Josphat josphatbl@dailynews.co.zw THE long-mooted dialogue between the ruling Zanu PF and the opposition remains the best way to extricate the country from its decades-long myriad challenges. So says respected former Zanu PF and State vice president, Joice Mujuru, who is also encouraging President Emmerson Mnangagwa to continue working hard to unite Zimbabweans. Speaking…
By Ketty Nyoni FEMALE politicians are crying foul over the rampant sexual exploitation of young women in politics. Speaking in Harare yesterday during a workshop on women’s political participation, female politicians said this was one of the major factors hindering women’s full participation in politics. The ongoing workshop is being hosted by Gender and Media…
THE World Food Programme (WFP) has disbursed over US$2 million in cash to over 670 000 vulnerable citizens across Zimbabwe’s 10 provinces between July and December 2022. In its “Zimbabwe Annual Country Report July-December 2022 Highlights” released yesterday, the WFP said its operations in Zimbabwe benefitted vulnerable communities most affected by climate change stresses. “The…
Rutendo Ngara ngarar@dailynews.co.zw DESPITE some efforts by the government to promote fish farming in the country, there is a dire shortage of the product. This comes as Zimbabwe’s local market needs at least 60 000 metric tonnes of fish per year yet the country can currently produce a paltry 18 000 metric tonnes. Speaking to…
CRIMINAL Investigation Department (CID) boss Crispen Charumbira, who was on trial on charges of obstruction of justice and corruption, has been acquitted by a Harare magistrate court. Charumbira was arrested in 2020 facing two counts of attempted obstruction of justice and two counts of obstruction of justice. Alternatively he was being charged with two counts…
ALL eyes will be on opposition leader Douglas Mwonzora’s Constitutional Court(ConCourt) application on May 8, challenging the validity of the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission(Zec)’s delimitation report. Should the MDC leader’s ConCourt case be successful, this may not only result in Zec’s muchdebated delimitation report being declared null and void, but could also see the country’s upcoming…
By Brandon Josphats PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa says Zimbabwe will once again hold free and fair elections this year. At the same time, he warned “rogue” elements yesterday against fomenting divisions in the country ahead of, during and after the polls which are expected before the end of August. Speaking in Mt Darwin during the country’s…
THE Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (Zimsec) will embark on a mop up exercise to allow candidates who failed to meet the April 14 registration deadline to pay their examination fees when schools open. In a statement yesterday, Zimsec said the exercise was also meant to enable candidates who paid their examination fees during the holiday…
