FISSURES continue to widen in the Thokozani Khupeled MDC as the party bigwigs want to haul organising secretary Abednico Bhebhe before a disciplinary hearing, the Daily News reports. This comes after Bhebhe claimed in the High Court last week that party funds totalling $7 million were wiped out by acting party president Khupe and national…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday called on private players in the economy to dialogue with his government to find ways of improving the country’s easeof-doing business and attract direct foreign investment. This comes amid calls from stakeholders for Mnangagwa to dialogue with various sectors, including political leaders like MDC Alliance president Nelson Chamisa, to address the…
Sindiso Mhlophe SENIOR STAFF WRITER mhlophes@dailynews.co.zw AS TURMOIL consumes the country’s opposition, renowned professor of World Politics at the School of Oriental and African Studies at the University of London, Stephen Chan, has once again warned Nelson Chamisa, pictured, and the MDC Alliance that they risk losing political relevance ahead of the crucial 2023 polls….
Sindiso Mhlophe FINANCE minister Mthuli Ncube, pictured, says he will adequately fund security forces and anti-graft bodies going forward, in a bid to secure peace and the ease of doing business in the country, the Daily News reports. Launching the 2021 pre-national budget strategy in Harare on Friday, Ncube said securing a peaceful socio-political environment…
Jeffrey Muvundusi in BULAWAYO CHIEF Bango of Matobo District in Matabeleland South has become the latest traditional leaders to drive out self-styled traditional healers, popularly known as tsikamutandas, out of his area. The move comes after the recent gruesome murder in Mbembeswana, Matobo, of a person who had been accused by a tsikamutanda group of…
Sindiso Mhlophe SENIOR STAFF WRITER mhlophes@dailynews.co.zw AIR passengers infected with the lethal coronavirus (Covid-19) will be placed in mandatory detention and isolation for 14 days according to operating procedures recently gazetted by the government. This follows a recent decision by the government to allow for the resumption of domestic and international flights on September 10…
FOREIGN Affairs and International Trade minister Sibusiso Moyo says Zimbabwe remains committed to repairing decades of frosty relations with Western countries, the Daily New On Sunday reports. In addition, the retired military bigwig who became an instant celebrity when he announced live on State television the popular November 2017 military coup which led to the…
TEACHERS’ unions say they are open to genuine dialogue with the government to end the current industrial action which has paralysed schools. This comes as teachers continue to stay away from schools to press the government for improved salaries and working conditions. In a joint statement by eight teachers’ unions, they expressed willingness to resolve…
THE Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) and the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) are not doing enough to bring perpetrators of violent crimes and human rights violations to book, the Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC) has said. This comes as the police are yet to charge seven of its members who were arrested on Monday for throwing…
TWO senior police officers have been arrested on allegations of interfering with the probe on suspended Criminal Investigations Department director, commissioner Crispen Charumbira, who was recently arrested on corruption related charges. Stephen Kuwaza, 42, the officer in charge of CID Theft from Car department and superintendent Alwis Shingirayi Chidziva, who is the superintendent administration…
