THE government says the 2021 public examinations will spill into next year after learners lost valuable time due to the Covid-19 pandemic which saw schools closed for an extended period this year. This comes as examination classes only resumed last week after over three months of no learning while the rest of learners commenced face-to-face…
THE cash-strapped Nelson Chamisa-led MDC Alliance has resorted to crowd-funding in a bid to boost its war chest ahead of the fast-approaching 2023 elections. This comes as the party has no access to funding under the Political Parties (Finance) Act after the MDC headed by Douglas Mwonzora was adjudged the country’s official opposition party by…
Mugove Tafirenyika and Blessings Mashaya HOPES for inclusive national dialogue ahead of the 2023 elections — to help end Zimbabwe’s decades-long political and economic crises — are fading, with key stakeholders agreeing that time is running out for the much-needed talks. MDC Alliance vice president, Welshman Ncube, was among the people who told the Daily News yesterday…
THE Harare Magistrates’ Court yesterday ordered the ailing estranged wife of Vice President Constantino Chiwenga, Marry, to be examined by State doctors to ascertain if she was fit to stand trial. This comes after Marry was diagnosed with lymphoedema — a condition which her doctors describe as a build-up of fluids in body tissues that…
A BOOK on the late Zimbabwe president Robert Mugabe’s politics, legacy, philosophy, life and death is set for launch on Thursday in the capital – a few days after the second anniversary of his death. Mugabe, who had ruled with an iron fist for 37 years, passed away in Singapore on September 6, 2019, just…
THE Passengers Association of Zimbabwe (Paz) has sued commissioner general of police Godwin Matanga in the High Court seeking an order barring the police from arresting passengers who board buses that are not registered under the Zimbabwe United Passenger Company (Zupco). This comes as the government declared that only buses registered under Zupco were allowed…
HARARE mayor Jacob Mafume has accused the police of pursuing a political agenda in the matter the State is seeking to bar him from accessing Town House. Mafume’s defence team told the court yesterday that the fact that two of the three key witnesses in the matter are police officers is a clear indication that…
OPPOSITION leader Douglas Mwonzora, is flexing his muscles in both the MDC and the MDC Alliance, with his team vowing yesterday that it will move to repossess all party properties that are in the hands of Welshman Ncube and his supporters. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, MDC chairperson Morgen Komichi said they were taking this action…
Melisa Chatikobo THE Grain Marketing Board (GMB) has so far caused the arrest of over 300 farmers for selling their produce on the parallel market, as the parastatal has set its sights on taking delivery of 1,8 million tonnes of maize this season. According to several statutory instruments (SIs), it is illegal to sell grain…
ZANU PF has enlisted the services of President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s office to resolve a dispute in Midlands Province between Zvishavane land barons and a local housing cooperative over residential stands. The development follows a letter written to the Zanu PF Midlands provincial chairperson Daniel Mackenzie Ncube, pictured, by the ruling party’s national secretary for legal…
