ZANU PF says it will trigger by-elections in seats where its MPs and councillors poll more votes than President Emmerson Mnangagwa in this year’s crunch elections, as the party bids to steal a march on the scourge of Bhora Musango (internal sabotage). Addressing party supporters in Zaka, Masvingo, at the weekend, Zanu PF secretary for…
Nyasha Kunyiswakunyiswan@dailynews.co.zw HARARE City Council (HCC) says it is battling a serious shortage of nurses, as many of its health personnel join government hospitals where they are offered better pay and other conditions of work. The mayor of Harare, Jacob Mafume, confirmed the exodus to the Daily News yesterday, saying this had a paralysing effect…
By Rutendo Ngara ZANU PF national political commissar Mike Bimha says the ruling party will ensure that its affiliate groupings under the 4ED banner prosper as long as they support the government. Addressing hundreds of urban farmers in Harare yesterday at the launch of Farmers4ED Harare chapter, Bimha said it is also the duty of…
By Nyasha Kunyiswa HEALTH experts yesterday warned citizens to be cautious following a noted increase in Covid-19 cases last week. In the Health ministry daily updates released last week, the figures showed a daily increase in Covid-19 cases with the highest recorded on Friday of 248 cases. On Thursday, 139 cases were recorded and the…
Brandon Josphatjosphatbl@dailynews.co.zw MDC president Douglas Mwonzora has added his voice to growing calls for Zimbabwe to hold a referendum on whether or not the country should hold this year’s general elections. This comes amid concerns that the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission’s (Zec) preliminary delimitation report is flawed.Mwonzora, who was speaking at a press conference in Harare…
POLITICAL analysts have joined the growing clamour in the country for this year’s fast approaching harmonised elections to be postponed, to allow Zimbabwe to heal and needed national dialogue to take place first. Speaking to the Daily News On Sunday yesterday, the analysts said holding the polls without instituting key electoral reforms and dealing with…
BY BRANDON JOSPHAT THE chairperson of the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) Priscilla Chigumba says the electoral body has set a timeframe to conduct the country’s watershed harmonised elections between July 26 and August 24 this year. She said this on Friday at State House in Harare on Friday, after receiving Parliament’s recommendations on the preliminary…
By Rutendo Ngara THE late mbira music superstar, Stella Chiweshe, has been granted a State-assisted funeral by authorities. This comes after many people within the country’s arts industry unsuccessfully campaigned to have the late ‘Queen of Mbira’ buried at the National Heroes Acre in Harare, in recognition of her stellar music career. As a result,…
BY BRANDON JOSPHAT SOME former University of Zimbabwe students allege they have been left in a quandary as they are failing to secure employment because the institution is failing to issue them with their certificates and transcripts after graduation. The affected students paid all their tuition fees in full and graduated last year.Speaking to the…
By Rutendo Ngara AUTHORITIES say the 2022/23 national crop situation is in a fair condition despite challenges of dry spells, fall armyworm outbreaks and leaching in some parts of the country. Zimbabwe has been receiving favourable rains since last month raising hopes that the country was poised for a bumper harvest this year. In speaking…
