PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has appointed Martin Rushwaya as the new Chief Secretary to his office and Cabinet. This comes after the recent retirement of Rushwaya’s long-serving predecessor, Misheck Sibanda — who occupied the position for 20 years. Speaking yesterday before the inaugural meeting of the new Cabinet, Mnangagwa confirmed the new appointment. “Our Chief Secretary…

HOPES for an improvement in electricity supply in the country now rest on good rains falling in the catchment areas of the key Kariba Dam. This is despite Hwange Power Station almost returning to full capacity at the weekend, after the completion of the refurbishment of its unit 6 generator, which had been offline for…

CITIZENS Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa has made claims that his party has written to Zanu PF, raising concerns about how last month’s general elections were conducted. This comes as the Church is imploring Zimbabweans to move away from the country’s polarised politics, as well as the recent harmonised elections, and focus more…

THE Church continues to implore Zimbabweans to move away from the country’s polarised politics, as well as the recent elections, and focus more on nation building. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, the secretary-general of the Zimbabwe Catholic Bishops Conference (ZCBC), Tryvis Moyo, said the country’s political leaders should not allow politics and elections to…

THE government is engaging with business leaders and other key stakeholders as authorities bid to curb resurgent and marked increases in the prices of basic goods. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, the newly-appointed minister of Industry, Sithembiso Nyoni, said she was confident that dialogue would “iron out all niggling issues” — as there was…

ZIMBABWE is reeling from fresh power cuts, with many areas around the country once again currently going for more than seven hours a day without electricity. Authorities say this is primarily due to recurring technical faults at the key Hwange Thermal Power Station, which has resulted in reduced energy generation capacity there. Speaking to the…

NATIONAL Constitutional Assembly (NCA) leader Lovemore Madhuku yesterday said there is no need to restructure the Political Actors Dialogue (Polad), saying it remains the best platform for political parties to contribute to national development. This comes after President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Monday said Polad would remain in place after this year’s elections amid calls from…