THERE is an urgent need to breathe new life into the country’s strife-torn opposition if Zanu PF is ever to be given another run for its money. So say opposition stalwarts, Lovemore Moyo and Morgen Komichi, who told the Daily News On Sunday yesterday that the time had come for opposition leaders to admit that…
NATIONAL Electoral Reform Agenda (Nera) — a grouping of various stakeholders pushing for political and electoral reforms —says it has engaged Zanu PF and has sent an invite to them to attend their meeting later this month. The grouping says the proposed meeting is part of its bid to come up with an agreement on…
ZANU PF says it is open to engaging with its opposition rivals and other key stakeholders about a common way forward for the country. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, Zanu PF information director, Farai Marapira, said the ruling party did not believe in toxic and confrontational politics. In that regard, he added, the party…
THE mindless wars consuming the fast disintegrating Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) are escalating. This comes as the faction loyal to embattled CCC leader, Nelson Chamisa, has been hit by major turmoil after some of its recalled MPs and councillors decided to ditch the party’s name for next month’s crucial by-elections. It also comes as…
AUTHORITIES have introduced new technology at all the country’s ports of entry and exit, as the government steps up efforts to curb money laundering and human trafficking. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, Home Affairs minister, Kazembe Kazembe said the technology was long overdue and would significantly help stem graft and illegal activities at the…
THE government needs to do much more this year to stabilise the country’s economy and to lift the lives of poor citizens, Zimbabweans say. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, various stakeholder representatives also hoped for less toxic politics and greater national focus on the economy in 2024. The spokesperson of the National Consumer Rights…
FINANCE minister Mthuli Ncube has admitted that it is an uphill task to deal with exchange rate instability with authorities struggling to build enough foreign currency reserves. This comes as the local unit was yesterday trading at an average of $12 000 to the much-coveted United States dollar on the black market, although it remained…
ASPIRING Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) MPs loyal to party leader Nelson Chamisa are facing a fresh challenge. This comes as Sengezo Tshabangu, who asserts that he is the CCC’s interim secretary general, has warned that he will block their participation in key by-elections slated for early next year. His lawyer, Nqobani Sithole, confirmed to…
IT HAS now emerged that the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) faction loyal to party leader Nelson Chamisa has cut its ties with Welshman Ncube and Tendai Biti. Well-placed sources who spoke to the Daily News at the weekend confirmed that the two opposition stalwarts had been jettisoned on untested allegations of having a hand…
AUTHORITIES say local electricity tariffs are now commercially viable and there is no need for them to continue supporting Zesa with financial resources. Speaking in the National Assembly during the 2024 national budget debate last week, Finance minister Mthuli Ncube said that the government had done enough in increasing power sup – plies to consumers….
