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Brandon Josphat CHIEF WRITER josphatb@dailynews.co.zw PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday paid tribute to ordinary Zimbabweans for choosing peace and ignoring calls of causing anarchy in the country. Addressing the party’s politburo meeting at Zanu PF headquarters in Harare, Mnangagwa said this had helped authorities to dash hopes of chaos mongers. “I applaud all my fellow citizens…

THE country’s opposition, as well as ordinary Zimbabweans, should resolutely resist all attempts by brawling Zanu PF bigwigs to use them as pawns in the ruling party’s internal power struggles as had happened in 2017. So says former opposition stalwart, Abednico Bhebhe, who adds that both the opposition and long-suffering members of the public have…

Takudzwa Dhambu dhambut@dailynews.co.zw The Harare City Council (HCC)’s decision to engage independent companies to manage its water treatment and supply to residents has been red-flagged as illegal. This comes as the HCC in January engaged Helcraw Electrical and Lyson Technologies to refurbish Morton Jaffray water works and install prepaid meters in the capital. In a…

THE government is vetting three candidates who were shortlisted for the post of Tobacco Industry Marketing Board (TIMB) chief executive officer. This comes as the TIMB has appealed to Parliament to intervene and end external interference in the running of the organisation. TIMB is the regulatory and advisory statutory board whose functions include controlling and…

VENDORS say they disapprove of the demonstrations planned for next week as they will harm citizens who rely on their businesses to make a living. This was said yesterday at the State House in Harare after a meeting between vendors’ representatives and President Emmerson Mnangagwa. This comes amid a call for nationwide protests called by…

POLITICAL EDITOR  mashayab@dailynews.co.zw  The ruling Zanu PF will hold twocrucial meetings of its highest decision making bodies in Harare today and tomorrow, with the party’s leaders expected to take a definitive position on its much-debated 2030 resolution.  Insiders who spoke to the Daily News — the country’s most influential newspaper — said last night that one of…

CENTRAL government is supporting the rehabilitation of Bulawayo’s water infrastructure, in a bid to improve its operational efficiency. Speaking to the Daily News, the minister of Finance, Mthuli Ncube, confirmed yesterday that authorities were providing both financial and technical assistance to the city, to perk up its water system. This comes after the Bulawayo City…

PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa last night removed Lieutenant General Anselem Nhamo Sanyatwe as Zimbabwe National Army commander, and reassigned him as minister of Sport — replacing Kirsty Coventry who was recently elected to the International Olympic Committee president last week. In a statement last night, chief secretary to the President and Cabinet Martin Rushwaya said the…

Rutendo Ngara SENIOR STAFF WRITER ngarar@dailynews.co.zw TWO suspected armed robbers, Maramba Vhiya and Takudzwa Maisvoreva, appeared at the Harare Magistrates’ Courts yesterday for allegedly robbing prominent businessman Wicknell Chivayo’s in-laws of US$74 000 in Marondera last week. Vhiya and Maisvoreva are facing two counts of armed robbery and were remanded in custody until April 10…