Mugove Tafirenyika CHIEF WRITER tafirenyikam@dailynews.co.zw POLITICAL analysts yesterday urged the country’s leaders to stop posturing and to also embrace a common position on dialogue if the mooted national talks are to formally take off. This comes as there is a growing consensus among Zimbabwe’s key stakeholders — including major political parties — on the urgent…
NELSON Chamisa and the MDC Alliance demonstrated on Tuesday that they are capable of rising to the occasion when they don’t allow themselves to be misled by a few know-it-alls, among them Twitter lawyers and academics. While his critics will chide Chamisa for some of the things that he said during his virtual address to…
Jeffrey Muvundusi in BULAWAYO POLICE here fired shots in the air to disperse members of the radical Mthwakazi Republic Party (MRP) who staged a flash demo at the city’s central police station yesterday over the alleged harassment of their leader. The rowdy secessionist group members accused suspected security agents of leading an onslaught on their…
Tamary Chikiwa in BULAWAYO SIX armed robbers fired gunshots at security guards, hijacked their car before getting away with an undisclosed amount of foreign currency from Access Bureau De-change in Bulawayo yesterday. National police spokesperson, Paul Nyathi, said the gang pounced on the guards outside the outlet located at Parkade Centre along 9th Avenue and…
Godknows Matarutse SENIOR WRITER matarutseg@dailynews.co.zw POLITICAL parties hope to play a significant role when the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) finally commences the delimitation of constituencies ahead of the 2023 general elections. This comes as Zec last week revealed it will soon begin preparations for the exercise which will determine boundaries, number of polling stations and…
Emmerson Njanjamangezi SENIOR STAFF WRITER njanjamangezie@dailynews.co.zw TERTIARY students, who were supposed to commence on the job education and training or teaching practice (TP) in January 2020, will now commence their attachments this month. There was confusion on the way forward since Zimbabwe spent the whole of 2020 under lockdown in a bid to combat the…
THE European Union (EU) has joined the United Kingdom (UK) and the United States of America (USA) in re-affirming its readiness to offer more support to President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his government to improve the lives of ordinary Zimbabweans. However, and just like what London and Washington have said, Brussels will only deepen its relations…
FIVE thousand people werearrested in three days this past week for violating Covid-19 regulations by not wearing masks. This comes after the government eased the national lockdown and authorised the resumption of business operations and free movement of people subject to strict adherence to prescribed health protocols. “The ZRP has noted with great concern…
ENERGY minister Zhemu Soda said the government is planning to have a hydropower plant at every dam across the country. Speaking in the Senate last week after he was asked by senator chief Makumbe on what they are doing to take advantage of heavy rains this year in order to solve the power crisis, Soda…
POLICE have launched a manhunt for a Chinhoyi man, Tinashe Zhengeni who is on the run after 225 rounds of ammunition were discovered at his residence on Tuesday. This comes amid an increase in reported armed robberies around the country where live ammunition is being used. National police spokesperson Paul Nyathi confirmed the Chinhoyi incident…
