AUTHORITIES have informed the United Nations Human Rights Commission (UNHRC) and other international organisations to allow the country’s laws to take their course as the executive cannot interfere and order the release of incarcerated human rights activists. This comes as scores of activists have been arrested on charges of allegedly trying to cause chaos in…
THE ruling Zanu PF says all Zimbabweans need to internalise “the reality” that toxic and confrontational politics will never move the country forward. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, Zanu PF information director, Farai Marapira, said the country’s opposition needed to change their approach and engage in more positive politics in the interest of all…
HIGHER and Tertiary Education deputy minister Simelisizwe Sibanda who was reinstated recently after he was fired for misconduct says he has learnt his lesson and he will not repeat the same mistake. President Emmerson Mnangagwa had fired Sibanda after he was caught in the eye of a storm following his interrogation of a Shona-speaking female…
THE country’s deeply fractured opposition is making a fresh bid to end its longstanding divisions, amid plans to form a new coalition ahead of the 2028 national elections. In this regard, opposition leaders are looking for a neutral convener to oversee the mooted unity talks — as they also simultaneously seek to engage with the…
SOUTH Africa’s leading party in the government of national unity, the African National Congress (ANC), has thrown its weight behind Zimbabwe, arguing there is no need to shift the Sadc Summit from Harare amid allegations of increased human rights violations. The summit, slated for mid this month, would see 16 Sadc heads of government and…
LIBERATION struggle stalwart and former Cabinet minister, Rugare Gumbo, has urged the ruling Zanu PF to tread carefully as it chews over President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s succession. Speaking to the Daily News at the weekend, the still highly respected Gumbo said the issue needed to be handled delicately to avoid plunging the party and the country…
CITIZENS Coalition for Change (CCC) interim leader, Welshman Ncube, and opposition stalwart, Morgen Komichi, say Zanu PF will not engage in serious dialogue with its political rivals if they remain as weak and as divided as they are. This comes after former Cabinet minister and MDC stalwart, Samuel Sipepa Nkomo, recently said “nothing good” was…
LEGISLATORS are pushing the government to change school curriculum and make sure that all subjects are taught in local languages for learners to have a better understanding. Debating a motion raised by Emakhandeni-Luveve legislator Discent Bajila on Tuesday in the National Assembly, Zanu PF Zvimba South MP Dexter Malinganiso said it was prudent for all…
ZANU PF is holding a crunch politburo meeting in Harare today amid high tension in the party over suspensions and votes of no confidence against several leaders across the provinces. This comes after a few attempts to suspend some senior officials in Harare, Bulawayo and Mashonaland West provinces. In a statement yesterday, Zanu PF spokesperson…
GOVERNMENT is sweating over power cuts saying they are struggling to supply enough electricity as the country’s economy is growing rapidly. Speaking in the Senate last week, deputy energy minister Yeukai Simbanegavi said it was difficult to improve the country’s electricity situation due to a number of reasons. “I can start by saying our electricity…
