By Rutendo Ngara THE minister of Lands Anxious Masuka has called on Chiredzi residents, who were relocated after their displacement to pave way for a 3 000-hectare community irrigation scheme, to show appreciation by voting for President Emmerson Mnangagwa in next year’s general elections Villagers in the Buffalo Range resettlement scheme in ward 29 in…
FACING impeachment over serious violations of South Africa’s Constitution in the wake of the Phala Phala Farm Scandal, and having lost the political support of the ruling ANC, it was all over bar the shouting for President Cyril Ramaphosa last night. At the same time, political analysts said the findings of the parliamentary panel which…
By Ketty Nyoninyonik@dailynews.co.zw PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has said white farmers, whose land was expropriated by the government to resettle black families, have agreed to a new financial settlement deal under the Global Compensation Deed with payments expected next year. If the deal sails through, it will bring to closure the negotiations that have been taking…
By Brighton Muronzereyimuronzereyib@dailynews.co.zw POLICE say they are not adequately resourced to conduct their operations optimally ahead of the crunch 2023 national elections. Addressing a post-budget consultative briefing by the Home Affairs parliamentary portfolio committee on Wednesday, deputy police commissioner general Elliot Ngirande bemoaned the limited allocation availed to law enforcement agents in the 2023 National…
By Regis ChingawoSENIOR STAFF WRITER A LOCAL women’s rights group has urged the government to develop a framework that classifies requests for sex in exchange for money or any favours in exchange for opportunities at workplaces or tertiary institutions as corruption, citing reports that such cases are on the rise and go unreported. The director…
By Brandon Josphat OPPOSITION Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa has warned his party legislators against accepting the US$40 000 loans being offered by the government, arguing it was immoral for them to do so given the poverty levels in the country. This comes after Zanu PF, MDC and CCC legislators received US$40…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa is focusing on his work and is not losing any sleep over ambitions by the multiplicity of political rivals who harbour aspirations to take over from him after the crunch 2023 elections. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, after former Zanu PF bigwig and Cabinet minister Saviour Kasukuwere vocalised his presidential ambitions…
By Ketty Nyoninyonik@dailynews.co.zw WOMEN Affairs minister Sithembiso Nyoni has called for mandatory rape sentences, as well as the enactment of other new laws to curb rising gender-based violence (GBV) in the country. Speaking during a dialogue session marking the 16 days of activism against GBV in Harare yesterday, Nyoni expressed grave concern over the spike…
By Rutendo Ngara MORE than 300 000 criminal cases were recorded across the country between January and September of this year, according to Police Commissioner General Godwin Matanga, who added that the increase in crime rate is now a “cause of concern” for the force. The senior police official said this yesterday in Harare, where…
By Brandon Josphat and Brighton Muronzereyi THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) say it will be incapacitated to conduct the 2023 general elections on account of the lean budget it was allocated by Finance minister Mthuli Ncube which only covers 68 percent of its expenses. Presenting oral evidence to the Justice parliamentary portfolio committee yesterday, Zec…
