AS EXPECTED, Zanu PF has deferred its internal polls which were scheduled for this weekend, to allow the party enough time to vet the slew of CVs submitted by people from all walks of life aspiring to represent it in this year’s crunch elections. In this regard, the party’s politburo will meet in Harare on…
THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) has extended its voter registration blitz by five days. This is to allow more prospective voters to register for the country’s beckoning crunch national elections. This comes after the elections management body’s current blitz was last week disrupted by power cuts and bad weather.Zec is targeting to register more than…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has put on notice poorlyperforming local authorities and State entities. Speaking in Harare yesterday during the signing of this year’s performance contracts for Cabinet ministers and senior public sector officials, Mnangagwa added that poor performers were retarding the country’s vision to become an upper-middle class society by 2030. “The performance of local…
SMALL-SCALE miners, hit by new base minerals export blanket ban announced recently by the government, are seeking a six-month moratorium to fulfil existing supply arrangements with international buyers. In a letter to President Emmerson Mnangagwa and copied to Mines minister Winston Chitando, the Zimbabwe Miners Federation (ZMF) president Henrietta Rushwaya said the unexpected Statutory Instrument…
THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) says its ongoing final voter registration blitz ahead of the upcoming general elections is being hampered by power outages and bad weather. This comes as the elections management body is targeting to register over 400 000 new voters nationwide during the 10-day period which started on Sunday. Zec yesterday said…
THE National Peace and Reconciliation Commission (NPRC) received 255 complaints and managed to resolve 186 cases in 2022 while the remainder is still under investigation. This was confirmed by acting Information minister Jenfan Muswere yesterday while speaking at a post-Cabinet media briefing in Harare.“The National Peace and Reconciliation Commission (NPRC) received 255 complaints and finalised…
DEFENCE minister Oppah Muchinguri-Kashiri says more than 47 000 ex-liberation war combatants and war collaborators were not vetted with others due to various reasons, including failure to travel to certain district offices. This comes as last year the government embarked on a vetting exercise for non-combatant cadres and war collaborators to ascertain the deserving beneficiaries…
A PARLIAMENT report has suggested that improved electricity generation at Hwange Power Station is being delayed by Zesa’s failure to pay US$265 million owed to a Chinese bank. In the report tabled in the august House last week, the parliamentary portfolio committee on budget, finance and economics said the outstanding debt to China Exim Bank…
VICE President Constantino Chiwenga, pictured, has called on the business community to collaborate closely with the government to end the country’s economic malaise. Speaking at a business summit in Harare on Friday, where President Emmerson Mnangagwa was the guest of honour, Chiwenga also urged for unity among Zimbabweans as the nation gears for the upcoming…
ZIMBABWE Electoral Commission (Zec) is targeting to register over 400 000 new voters nationwide during the second blitz drive. Speaking to the Daily News on Sunday yesterday, Zec deputy commissioner Rodney Kiwa said they are ready to roll out the exercise, which starts today and ends on March 21 countrywide. “We are ready with the…
