Mugove Tafirenyika and Blessings Mashaya THE race for Zanu PF’s delayed provincial chairmen’s posts had taken an ominous turn before the politburo intervened earlier this week, after some candidates accused senior party officials of using police to thwart them. The Daily News was told yesterday how some aspiring candidates had been allegedly victimised and harassed by police…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday called for the urgent reform of the United Nations (UN) Security Council for it to be inclusive and serve the collective interests of all member states. The Security Council is the most powerful body of the UN and has the authority to order military interventions and deployments into conflict regions. The…
ZIMBABWE Commercial Farmers Union (ZCFU) president Shadreck Makombe and Zimbabwe Farmers Union (ZFU) secretary-general Paul Zakariya are part of a high-powered panel…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa, has ordered Energy minister Zhemu Soda and Zesa Holdings(Zesa) to find immediate solutions to end the country’s current power crisis. This comes as the country is experiencing crippling power cuts lasting up to 12 hours, as Zesa battles incessant breakdowns at some of its stations that have antiquated equipment. Officially opening the…
THE High Court has ordered the reinstatement of six former People’s Democratic Party (PDP) parliamentarians who were recalled from Parliament in March. High Court judge Joseph Mafusire yesterday ruled that the expulsion of the six — Kucaca Phulu, Settlement Chikwinya, Willias Madzimure, Regai Tsunga, Chelesile Mahlangu and Tendai Biti — from Parliament was null and…
OPPOSITION leader Douglas Mwonzora, yesterday agreed to join the Political Actors Dialogue (Polad), signalling that the much-talked about national dialogue is getting ever closer. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, MDC chairperson Morgen Komichi said the party’s national standing committee had met on Tuesday where it was unanimously agreed that it was important to be part of…
FINANCE minister Mthuli Ncube, says Zimbabwe has so far spent over US$95 million from its budget surplus in procuring 11 million Covid-19 doses as it seeks to vaccinate 10 million citizens by year-end. This comes as health authorities have so far inoculated 2 976 512 people against the virulent pandemic which has so far claimed…
VICE President Constantino Chiwenga warned yesterday that authorities would deal ruthlessly with unscrupulous individuals and businesses whose dealings are driving the resurgent foreign currency parallel market. He said the illegal activities of these people and firms were working against the government’s efforts to stabilise the prices of goods and services in the country. This comes…
THE Midlands province is at risk of losing more livestock to lumpy skin disease (LSD) with experts warning farmers to deworm and vaccinate their livestock before the onset of the rainy season. Midlands province veterinary provincial director, Martin Sibanda said the area was recording LSD cases on a daily basis across all districts before urging…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa says sanctions imposed by the West on Zimbabwe as well as natural disasters have negatively impacted on the country’s march towards attaining Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) . SDGs were put in place by the United Nations (UN) with a view to achieve a better and more sustainable future for all by 2030. …
