THE senseless blood-letting in the MDC continues with interim president Thokozani Khupe wielding the axe on 11 more councillors in Harare, including deputy mayor Enock Mupamawonde, the Daily News reports. This comes as Khupe and Nelson Chamisa’s MDC factions are set for another titanic battle over the use of the name MDC Alliance in December…
SHARP differences have emerged in Zanu PF over the push by South Africa and its ruling African National Congress (ANC) to help end Zimbabwe’s decades-long myriad crises, the Daily News can reveal. At the same time, political analysts said yesterday that the differences had nothing to do with national interest, but the “politics of survival”…
LAWYERS for incarcerated MDC deputy national chairperson, Job “Wiwa” Sikhala, say his health is continuing to deteriorate after prison authorities allegedly barred him from accessing a private doctor, the Daily News reports. This comes as the larger-than-life legislator is fighting to be released from Chikurubi Maximum prison — following his dramatic arrest last month on…
THE ruling Zanu PF says contrary to claims by its opponents, it is happy to engage with the opposition in a bid to find solutions for Zimbabwe’s decades-old political and economic crises, the Daily News On Sunday reports. In addition, it says, it welcomes the role that South Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa and his African…
THE row between the government and teachers over the reopening of schools for face-to-face teaching for examination classes is escalating, the Daily News on Sunday reports. The teachers have now accused Primary and Secondary Education minister Cain Mathema of allegedly misleading Cabinet on authorities’ state of preparedness. At the same time, Mathema has dismissed the…
HEALTH experts have warned the government against fully relaxing coronavirus (Covid-19) restrictions as positive cases continue to rise. As at September 11 Zimbabwe had registered 7 479 confirmed cases, including 5 660 recoveries and 224 deaths. Senior Hospital Doctors Association (SHDA) secretary-general Aaron Musara told the Daily News on Sunday that the recent spike in…
Mugove Tafirenyika SENIOR STAFF WRITER tafirenyikam@dailynews.co.zw ZANU PF yesterday risked creating an unexpected diplomatic tiff between Harare and Pretoria after it accused South Africa — the regional power and Zimbabwe’s biggest trading partner — of being under the control of white men, the Daily News reports. This comes a few days after Zanu PF…
Blessings Mashaya SENIOR STAFF WRITER mashayab@dailynews.co.zw WITH the prices of basic consumer goods in the country beginning to hold steady — on the back of the stabilising Zimbabwe dollar — Finance minister Muthli Ncube has reiterated that the nation will stick with the local currency as its main trading unit, the Daily News reports. However,…
Sindiso Mhlophe SENIOR STAFF WRITER mhlophes@dailynews.co.zw THE Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) has described the Tripartite Negotiating Forum (TNF) as a monumental failure and a disappointment which has left workers reeling from poor remuneration, the Daily News reports. This comes as the labour movement has mobilised its members to embark on lunch-hour protests every…
Mugove Tafirenyika SENIOR STAFF WRITER tafirenyikam@dailynews.co.zw THE continued push by Pretoria to help Zimbabwe overcome its decades-long political and economic crises has created an air of optimism among opposition parties, civil society groups and the Church, the Daily News reports. In addition, the welcome decision by Zanu PF this week — to allow South Africa’s…
