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PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa blew his gasket during a Zanu PF politburo meeting yesterday, warning his errant lieutenants that gossiping, rumour-mongering and petty jealousies would not be tolerated in the party. The bristling 78-year-old Zanu PF leader also implored his brawling colleagues to respect the former liberation movement’s constitution and work to promote party unity. This…

WOMEN Affairs minister Sithembiso Nyoni says the government is concerned by the increasing cases of gender-based violence (GBV) across the country and has since moved to ensure perpetrators do not escape the long arm of the law. This comes as a number of organisations have claimed a surge in the number of domestic violence cases…

PREMIER Service Medical Aid Society (PSMAS) has challenged the health sector to come up with innovative ways to address health service delivery bottlenecks triggered by the Covid-19 pandemic. The call comes ahead of a webinar on the challenges gripping the country’s health sector to be co-hosted by the Associated Newspapers of Zimbabwe (ANZ)’s Conferencing Unit…

FINANCE minister Mthuli Ncube has bemoaned the rampant corruption being experienced at Zimbabwe’s ports of entry, which he says is prejudicing the country of billions of dollars. The Treasury chief said yesterday that the smuggling of goods in and out of the country was a cancerous vice that was derailing Zimbabwe’s economic development. In a…

… as opinion makers lead by example on vaccines THERE is growing convergence among key opinion makers on the necessity, safety and efficacy of available coronavirus vaccines, with the opposition joining President Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday in taking the jabs. Among those who took Covid-19 shots yesterday was opposition leader Douglas Mwonzora — who took the…

PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa says the government could easily circumvent economic sanctions imposed on Harare by the West if the country makes use of its highly-skilled human capital to foster economic development.  This comes as the country is reeling under embargoes imposed by the United States of America, the United Kingdom and the European Union on…

THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) yesterday announced that voter registration will now resume starting next month after having suspended the exercise due to Covid-19 pandemic. Zec chief executive officer Utloile Silaigwana said all the registration activities will be held in line with the Health ministry’s Covid-19 measures. “Zec would like to announce that following the…

VICE President Constantino Chiwenga says Zimbabwe is now battling to eradicate drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) at a time when the health delivery system is stretched by the Covid-19 pandemic. This comes as data from the World Health Organisation (WHO) showed that globally, 1,4 million people from over 80 countries faced challenges in accessing TB treatment in…

THE World Food Programme (WFP) is seeking at least US$365 million for emergency food security and nutrition interventions in the country. Though the country expects a record bumper harvest this season, WFP said the recent increase in prices of food in the country remained a key driver of food insecurity in urban populations. In a…

ZANU PF has been hit by fresh chaos, with the party’s highly divisive and recently restored District Co-ordinating Committees (DCCs) at the centre of the latest commotion. The DCCs — which were scrapped in 2012 at the height of Zanu PF’s factional, tribal and succession wars, in the twilight of the late former president Robert…