THE government says there is no bad blood between Zambia and Zimbabwe, despite the damning report released by the Sadc observer mission led by former Zambian Vice President, Nevers Mumba, on the recently held general elections. The Sadc mission, which cast aspersions on the credibility and freeness of the polls, has been criticised for harbouring…
THE pending announcement of President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s full new Cabinet team is currently a tale of intense suspense among ministerial hopefuls and much public speculation. At the same time, consumer watchdogs, labour representatives and business leaders want the new team to focus on consolidating the country’s relative economic stability of the past few months, including…
SENATOR Chief Fortune Charumbira came out guns blazing yesterday, saying he was still the president of the Pan African Parliament (PAP) and describing a planned election to replace him as illegal. PAP is the legislative body of the African Union (AU) and has its headquarters in South Africa.Charumbira, who is the deputy president of the…
SOUTH African President Cyril Ramaphosa has defended his attendance at President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s inauguration, saying his government’s policy was that of appeasement rather than confrontation. This comes after Ramaphosa’s rivals have savaged him saying his attendance was an endorsement of a flawed electoral process in Zimbabwe despite aspersions cast by the Sadc observer mission on…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa was sworn-in for his second term in office at a packed and animated National Sports Stadium in Harare yesterday. Speaking after his inauguration, which was witnessed by regional leaders and other dignitaries from around the world, Mnangagwa once again appealed for national unity — repeatedly emphasising that only Zimbabweans could develop the…
WAR veterans have urged President Emmerson Mnangagwa and other political parties who participated in the just-ended harmonised polls to engage each other and iron out their differences for the benefit of the country’s growth. This comes after Mnangagwa recently reminded Zimbabweans that what united them was more important than their differences. In its congratulatory message…
THE announcement of election results by the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) last week means that the issue of polls was finalised. So says outgoing Justice minister Ziyambi Ziyambi, who told the Daily News yesterday that anyone thinking that there could be a re-run of the elections was “naive and day-dreaming”. “Those who want to go…
DISQUALIFIED aspiring presidential candidate Saviour Kasukuwere’s team says they will not dictate to their supporters who to vote for when general elections are held next week. This comes after the Constitutional Court declined to hear an urgent application by Kasukuwere in which he sought permission to challenge a Supreme Court judgment barring him from contesting….
POLICE have slated politicians who convene their campaigns late or at dusk, warning that offenders will be arrested as they were compromising the safety and security of members of the public. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, national police spokesperson Paul Nyathi said while law enforcement agents had thus far exercised some leniency, they had…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday said Zimbabweans must maintain the prevailing peace, adding that elections come and go and there is no need to create unnecessary divisions. Speaking at the Zion Christian Church (ZCC)‘s annual conference at Defe Dopota Shrine in Gokwe, Mnangagwa said there is no room for violence before, during and after the August…
