AS NATIONAL consensus grows on the importance of peaceful elections next year, the government says it is ramping up its own efforts to ensure that Zimbabweans remain united. Speaking in the Senate on Thursday, Information minister Monica Mutsvangwa said authorities had embarked on a number of programmes in this regard, to engender a peaceful environment…
AMID growing calls by the opposition for electoral reforms ahead of the 2023 national elections, Zanu PF has come up with its own set of tough counter demands that it wants its rivals to agree to for any negotiations on changes to the law to take place. Speaking to the Daily News at the weekend,…
POLICE have arrested three people in the wake of Tuesday’s audacious armed robbery in Bulawayo, where the bandits stole about 12kg of gold that was on its way to Fidelity Gold Refiners from How Mine. Confirming the arrests to the Daily News yesterday, national police spokesperson Paul Nyathi, also revealed that fed up law enforcement…
IN A welcome development, President Emmerson Mnangagwa and the country’s two main opposition leaders — Nelson Chamisa and Douglas Mwonzora — are increasingly singing from the same hymn sheet on the importance of peace ahead of next year’s elections. Speaking in Harare yesterday, at the burial of the late Highten Nkomo at the National Heroes…
POLICE are investigating a case of alleged arson after the Harare home of Zanu PF activist Sybeth Musengezi, pictured, went up in flames on Saturday evening. “The Zimbabwe Republic Police has received a report from Sybeth Musengezi concerning an alleged incident at his home and is now conducting investigations.“We will release more information tomorrow (today),”…
POLITICAL analysts have warned anew that the country’s fractured opposition is at risk of receiving a heavy shellacking from the ruling Zanu PF in next year’s crunch national elections. This comes as latest surveys suggest that young people are manifesting waning interest in polls, while the mindless bickering among opposition leaders is not showing any…
LONG-SUFFERING Zimbabweans will likely experience less severe blackouts from end of November, and hopefully no power cuts at all as from April next year. This was revealed yesterday by the permanent secretary in the ministry of Energy and Power Development, Gloria Magombo. Speaking to the Daily News, Magombo said power utility Zesa was scheduled to…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday said during his trip to the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York several American investors showed keenness to invest in Zimbabwe. Speaking on his arrival at the Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport, Mnangagwa said he was expecting billionaires to come to Zimbabwe beginning next month.“The group of investors is…
CABINET is expected to resume its business tomorrow after failing to meet for the past three weeks due to President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s tight schedule. In a statement yesterday, chief secretary to the President and Cabinet Misheck Sibanda, said all Cabinet ministers are expected to attend the meeting.“The Chief Secretary to the President and Cabinet would…
ZANU PF’s crucial central committee elections have become the new theatre of war for party bigwigs, many of whom stand accused of fomenting chaos in the former liberation movement ahead of next month’s pivotal congress. This has prompted party secretary for security in the politburo, Lovemore Matuke, to warn that the former liberation movement will…
