THE stage is set for bruising battles as the ruling Zanu PF conduct their much awaited district co-ordinating committees (DCCs) elections across eight provinces today. This comes as cracks have been widening in the ruling party ahead of the polls amid fears of factionalism rearing its 4ugly ahead again in Zanu PF. So tense are…
VICE President Constantino Chiwenga’s estranged wife Marry has filed an urgent High Court application seeking the release of her passport to allow her to receive urgent medical attention in South Africa, the Daily News reports. This comes after Marry was diagnosed with lymphoedema — a condition which her doctors describe as a build-up of fluids…
THE ruling Zanu PF said yesterday that it would deal ruthlessly with senior officials who interfere with its eagerly-awaited District Co-ordinating Committee (DCC) elections to be held this weekend. This comes as war veterans leader and former Cabinet minister, Christopher Mutsvangwa, this week called on Zanu PF leaders to deal firmly with troublemakers whom he…
CRIMINAL cases against politicians Job Sikhala, Jacob Ngarivhume and Godfrey Tsenengamu, who were accused of inciting public violence ahead of the foiled July 31 demonstrations, will spill into 2021. Sikhala and Ngarivhume were yesterday remanded to January 11 and 15 respectively. The State said it would avail them with trial dates when they appear in…
By Nyasha Dube THE Judicial Service Commission (JSC) is pushing for an electronic justice delivery system which will improve efficiency and help litigants access their files in a timely manner. In its strategic plan for 2021 to 2025 launched by President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Wednesday, the JSC said it was finalising the development of an…
FIREBRAND opposition grandee, Job “Wiwa” Sikhala, has joined other MDC bigwigs in calling for dialogue with President Emmerson Mnangagwa and Zanu PF, to end the country’s myriad challenges. Speaking to the Daily News in an exclusive interview yesterday, the larger-than-life Zengeza West legislator said this new position was not a climbdown from his hawkish previous…
DOCTORS and nurses have raised alarm over the number of health workers who are contracting the lethal coronavirus due to lack of adequate personal protective equipment (PPE), the Daily News reports. This comes as at least five nurses are said to have tested positive for the disease last week at Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals in…
THE BULAWAYO City Council has appointed caretaker councillors for wards that were left vacant after interim MDC president Thokozani Khupe recalled the office bearers for not showing allegiance to her faction. In September, Khupe recalled eight Bulawayo councillors ― Tinashe Kambarami (ward 3), Concillia Mlalazi (ward 18), Earnest Rafamoyo (ward 20), Tinevimbo Maphosa (ward 21),…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has emphasised the need for the Judiciary to prioritise the fight against corruption in order to restore public confidence in the legal system and promote development. Mnangagwa was addressing stakeholders in the justice delivery system at the launch of the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) 2021 to 2025 Strategic Plan in the capital…
WAR veterans leader and former Cabinet minister, Christopher Mutsvangwa, has called on Zanu PF leaders to deal ruthlessly with troublemakers whom he accuses of fomenting chaos in the ruling party ahead of this weekend’s crucial district co-ordinating committee (DCC) elections. Speaking in an interview with the Daily News yesterday, Mutsvangwa urged Zanu PF to follow…
