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WAR veterans have demanded that government improve their welfare by increasing their monthly pensions and paying off their children’s school fees on time. Speaking in Harare South after a meeting between war veterans and war collaborators, the Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Association (ZNLWVA) national political commissar, Joel Mureremba, said government must look into their…

Melisa Chatikobo PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa, yesterday commissioned Seed Co’s US$12,7 million seed drying plant at the company’s headquarters in Mt Hampden, Harare. Mnangagwa said that the initiative, which was carried out with the assistance of the French government, had the potential to save the much-needed foreign currency, create jobs and empower local communities. Seed Co’s…

OPPOSITION leader Douglas Mwonzora, may be close to joining President Emmerson Mnangagwa and others in the Political Actors’ Dialogue (Polad) platform, as the pressure for key stakeholders to engage in inclusive national talks mounts. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, as time begins to run out for meaningful dialogue ahead of the fast-approaching 2023 elections, Mwonzora confirmed…

IN AN ominous development for the country’s football governing body, Zifa, one of its board members has warned that both sponsors and fans alike no longer have confidence in its leaders following the Warriors’ morale-sapping defeat to Ethiopia on Tuesday. In a scathing letter to Zifa president Felton Kamambo, the board member responsible for competitions,…

HARARE regional magistrate Stanford Mambanje has thrown out an application by the State to have Harare West Member of Parliament Joana Mamombe, pictured, imprisoned for failing to report to the police last Friday. Mamombe told the court that she had gone to collect her sister for school from their rural home, but reported to the…

THE parliamentary portfolio committee on Defence, Home Affairs and Security Services says the security sector has raised concerns over the Police Amendment Bill, saying it gives more powers to the Police Service Commission (PSC) and compromised national security. The committee on Tuesday said while many people supported the Bill during public hearings, the security sector…

A HARARE woman Thandiwe Shumba has approached the High Court demanding US$30 000 in adultery damages from her husband’s workmate and second wife, Regina Jaravaza, accusing her of being a home wrecker. On Tuesday, Shumba told the court that she became suspicious of the relationship between Jaravaza and her husband, Cloddie, after she saw the…

FORMER Zanu PF kingpin and now interim leader of the newly-formed Front for Economic Emancipation in Zimbabwe (FEEZ), Godfrey Tsenengamu, pictured, says he is working with disgruntled former allies of President Emmerson Mnangagwa to topple the ruling party leader from power in the 2023 elections. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday — a week after he savaged…

FORMER Vice President Joice Mujuru has successfully stopped the sale of her property worth over US$200 000 to settle a debt owed to a local agriculture company. In the stay of execution application, Mujuru and her company Ruzirun Investments (Private) Limited were the applicants, while Peppy Motors (Private) Limited, trading as Agritech, Sabrina and Tony…

PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa, picturedg,  yesterday announced a return to normal business trading hours, while allowing inter-city travel after he eased the national coronavirus lockdown further. Mnangagwa said the national Covid-19 lockdown had now been downgraded to Level Two, with the previous dusk-to-dawn curfew now starting later at 10pm and ending at 05:30am. “I am ……