COUNCIL of Chiefs president Fortune Charumbira has said vice president Constantino Chiwenga had silenced doomsayers by endorsing President Emmerson Mnangagwa as the party’s sole presidential candidate, adding members must stop creating a rift between the two. Speaking at the just-ended ZanuPF congress, Charumbira said Mnangagwa and Chiwenga were united and no one would divide them….

A MEDICAL doctor has been slapped with US$100 000 in damages over alleged defamatory statements he made against a fellow doctor on social media and by reporting to the authorities allegedly claiming his qualifications were bogus. Lenon Gwaunza, according to the letter of demand, is supposed to withdraw the statements he made against neurologist Andrew…

POLITICAL analysts expect President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s re-election as Zanu PF leader for the next five years to unite the party and douse factional fights in the former liberation movement, at least until after next year’s crunch national polls. Speaking to the Daily News On Sunday yesterday, the political analysts said this unity would mean that…

JUSTICE minister Ziyambi Ziyambi has dismissed as politicking claims by Citizens Coalition for Change leader Nelson Chamisa that he and government had blocked him from visiting incarcerated opposition legislators Job Sikhala and Godfrey Sithole and 16 Nyatsime residents. The MPs and the residents were arrested in June over allegations of inciting political violence. Ziyambi’s refutation…

PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday said there is no room for tribal and political divisions in Zimbabwe as this will only work against the development policies being implemented by the government. Speaking at the on-going Zanu PF congress in Harare, Mnangagwa said there was no tribe which is more important than others as all people are…

SADC yesterday accused western countries of using sanctions against Zimbabwe to try and influence the outcome of next year’s elections. The current chairperson of the regional body, Felix Tshisekedi, who is also the president of the Democratic Republic of Congo, further implored the West to let Zimbabweans freely decide who they wanted in power.“Sadc is…

RESERVE Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) governor John Mangudya is confident that authorities are now largely on top of the economic challenges which recently wracked the country, including price hikes of basic goods, high inflation and local currency volatility. Addressing parliamentarians in Harare on Friday, during a pre-2023 national budget seminar, Mangudya said the various economic…

THE United States (US) government has admitted that sanctions are scaring away foreign investors and it costs opportunities for the people. Speaking during a digital press briefing on Wednesday, US Department of State sanctions coordinator, Ambassador James O’Brien said businesses were finding it difficult to invest in Zimbabwe. “We’re aware that because of the depth…

CITIZENS Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa, pictured, has been writing letters and sending envoys to President Emmerson Mnangagwa seeking dialogue, presidential spokesperson George Charamba says. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, Charamba would, however, not divulge the detailed contents of Chamisa’s letters or the emissaries involved. “Chamisa is in desperate need for dialogue….

THE Generation 40 (G40) faction is “dead and buried” and does not threaten President Emmerson Mnangagwa through the mooted Third Way being promoted by former Zanu PF members, presidential spokesperson George Charamba has said. This comes as the ex-ruling party advocates of the initiative are pushing for former minister and Zanu PF national political commissar,…