THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) says the opposition should use Parliament to push the electoral reform agenda as the electoral body had no powers to make such changes. Speaking during a virtual discussion titled Zambia’s Historic Election: Lessons for Zimbabwe held at the weekend, Zec commissioner Qhubani Moyo said that there was a misconception among opposition…
AS ZANU PF steps up its campaign to lure back bigwigs who were hounded out of the ruling party during the last few years in power of the late former president Robert Mugabe, the former liberation movement said yesterday that it had lured back ex-war veterans leader Jabulani Sibanda, to its ranks. JB, as Sibanda…
MDC leader Douglas Mwonzora has moved to checkmate his erstwhile opposition colleague over the use of the MDC Alliance name ahead of the 2023 elections after coalition principals endorsed him as the pact’s legitimate leader last Friday. The alliance is a grouping of seven political parties, Tendai Biti’s People’s Democratic Party, Welshman Ncube’s MDC-N, Aggrippa Mutambara’s…
A 39-YEAR-OLD man from Bikita, Masvingo, allegedly assaulted his 81-year-old father to death, accusing him of causing misfortunes in the family. William Kuwanda of Majecha village under Chief Mazungunye, according to the police, assaulted his father Kuwanda Mberi on accusations of being behind mishappenings in the family. This comes as the police have raised concern over…
A LAND dispute at Langford Estates, in Harare south, nearly turned fatal when several security guards were injured in an alleged shootout after a group of people claiming ownership invaded the farm. Emmanuel Saruchera and Talent Tawanda Neganje have since been arrested over the incident which allegedly occurred last week. The two, represented by Admire…
Beaven Dhliwayo LAST month, Zimbabwe and the world at large woke up to the sad story of Memory Machaya (14) who died while giving birth at an apostolic church shrine, provoking local and international outrage. Hatirarami Momberume, 26, who was ‘married’ to the girl, has since been charged with raping and murdering Memory while her parents,…
MUGOVE TAFIRENYIKA AND BLESSINGS MASHAYA AS CAMPAIGNS for Zanu PF’s upcoming internal polls get more heated, war veterans are increasingly clashing with party bigwigs over key positions — further inflaming tribal and factional wars within the former liberation movement. So determined is the push by the war veterans to have their own occupy influential party…
THE decision to reopen schools next week has sparked debate with Parliament demanding on Monday an urgent meeting between the government and civil servants, particularly teachers to consider their welfare. This comes as the government has been failing to reopen schools since they were closed in June as the country grapples with Covid-19 pandemic that…
THE opposition MDC led by Douglas Mwonzora, is set for a $59 million windfall from the government in line with the Political Finances Act. According to an extraordinary government gazette published on Friday, the ruling Zanu PF party, and the MDC are set to pocket $140 060 000 and $59 940 000 respectively on account…
WITH schools reopening this week amid concerns that the government did not hold adequate consultations in coming up with the decision under the Covid-19 environment, coupled with agitation by the country’s educators over their poor conditions of service, the Daily News on Sunday’s chief writer Mugove Tafirenyika sat down with the Zimbabwe Teachers Association (Zimta)…
