By Blessings Mashaya FISSURES are widening in the ruling Zanu PF, amid damaging allegations of “dirty money” exchanging hands to influence the outcome of the party’s district co-ordinating committee (DCC) elections, the Daily News On Sunday can reveal. At the centre of the former liberation movement’s latest infighting are allegations that remnants of the party’s…
Sindiso Mhlophe THE United Kingdom (UK) and United States of America (US) have once again accentuated the need for Zimbabwe to implement sound political and economic reforms in order to address the country’s crises and unlock the much-needed international support and investment, the Daily News on Sunday reports. This comes as the government has insisted…
Blessing Masakadza THE case of a seven-year-old Murewa boy allegedly murdered at the behest of his uncle has horrified the nation. The young boy was reportedly waylaid in a garden by a gang before being taken to a nearby mountain where he was cold-heartedly beheaded for suspected ritual purposes. What has irked many Zimbabweans is…
Mugove Tafirenyika IN A dramatic turn of events, frustrated youths from the country’s biggest opposition party, the MDC, last week seized the iconic national headquarters, the Morgan Richard Tsvangirai (MRT) House, demanding dialogue between interim president Thokozani Khupe and bitter rival Nelson Chamisa. Khupe and Chamisa have been at each’s throats since the…
Tarisai Machakaire STAFF WRITER machakairet@dailynews.co.zwUNLESS brawling MDC leaders end their futile wars soon, Nelson Chamisa will not be able to participate in the party’s leadership contests when the court-directed extra-ordinary congress gets underway at the end of the year, the Daily News reports. The party’s interim leadership led by Thokozani Khupe, pictured, emphasised at a…
Sindiso Mhlophe SENIOR STAFF WRITER mhlophes@dailynews.co.zw PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has issued a chilling warning to opposition parties and individuals he accuses of plotting to topple his government through violence and delinquency, saying they have no place in the country and the southern African region, the Daily News reports. This comes as State Security…
STAFF WRITER THE Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC), a subsidiary of Zesa Holdings (Zesa), has increased electricity tariffs by 50 percent, making the cumulative increase 100 percent inside two weeks. The first 50 kilowatts of power shot up from $0.74 to $1.19 making it $59.50, while the subsequent 150 KW will now…
Sindiso Mhlophe and Blessings Mashaya SENIOR STAFF WRITERS ANY lingering hopes that warring MDC factions would soon come to their senses were quashed yesterday, after the main opposition’s interim leadership led by Thokozani Khupe, pictured, recalled a further 10 of the party’s legislators from Parliament. This latest bloodbath, which the Daily News exclusively and correctly…
Blessings Mashaya SENIOR STAFF WRITER mashayab@dailynews.co.zw AUTHORITIES are mulling effecting another round of electricity price increases to prevent the country from plunging into a debilitating power crisis like the one that was experienced last year, the Daily News reports. At the same time, the government is wary of disturbing the current relative economic stability which…
Jeffrey Muvundusi in BULAWAYO PHYSICALLY-CHALLENGED people have lamented segregation in small-scale mining, calling on the government to empower them in the sector. Amid socio-economic malaise in the country, millions of poor Zimbabweans have turned to artisanal and small-scale mining as they try to fend for their families. However, few people living with disability have ventured…
