ZIMBABWE has no capacity to migrate from coal-fired power stations to other renewable energy sources due to lack of money to procure the much-needed technology, Zesa Holdings’ executive chair Sydney Gata, has said. This comes as companies in Hwange are using coal as a source of energy at a time environmentalists are pushing for the…
LEGISLATORS have demanded Finance minister Mthuli Ncube, to explain the reason the public is finding it difficult to access US$50 weekly from bureaux de change under the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe’s (RBZ) foreign exchange auction facility. This comes after the RBZ recently authorised individuals to access a maximum of US$200 per month using auction system…
ZANU PF is moving to deal with unruly elements in the party as the commissariat department has been directed to speed up hearing of cases involving allegations of indiscipline. Speaking last week at a press briefing after the politburo meeting, Zanu PF acting commissar Patrick Chinamasa said he was ready to deal with all acts…
MIFFED by Zanu PF’s damaging ructions in his home province of Midlands, President Emmerson Mnangagwa, pictured, has now moved to flex his muscles in a bid to end the ugly infighting. Well-placed sources told the Daily News yesterday that Mnangagwa had ordered State Security minister Owen “Mudha” Ncube and current regional leader Daniel Mackenzie-Ncube to drop out…
POLICE say they are allegedly being frustrated by a faction of the MDC as they bid to investigate recent reports of attacks on Nelson Chamisa and his aides by suspected Zanu PF supporters. This comes amid the faction’s claims that there have been attempts to assassinate Chamisa. Reached for a comment on where investigations into…
YOUTHS from the MDC faction led by Douglas Mwonzora yesterday ran amok and violently disrupted a press conference which was being addressed by a party official Kudzanai Mashumba. This comes as political tension is rising in the country with several reports of intra and inter-party violence. President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Wednesday had to appeal for…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa, has issued a stern warning to illegal foreign currency dealers, whose arbitrage behaviour has driven up the Zimbabwe dollar rate resulting in price hikes, insisting authorities will deal with them ruthlessly. Speaking on Wednesday ahead of his party’s politburo meeting, Mnangagwa said the government is currently crafting methods to ensure they curtail…
THE United Nations (UN) has assured Zimbabweans that it will continue supporting the government’s efforts to address issues affecting women, especially in rural areas. Marking the International Day of Rural Women, the global humanitarian aid agency said rural women and females in general need to be included in key decision-making processes in development issues. “We…
A FACTION of the MDC led by Nelson Chamisa says rising political tensions in Zimbabwe now require the intervention of the regional Southern African Development Community (Sadc) bloc. At the same time, a bristling President Emmerson Mnangagwa has warned that authorities will deal ruthlessly with people — in both the ruling Zanu PF and the opposition…
A ZANU PF member has approached the High Court challenging the legitimacy of President Emmerson Mnangagwa, pictured, arguing that the process that…
