VICE President Constantino Chiwenga says authorities are working hard to try and bring closure to one of the saddest chapters in Zimbabwe’s history, the Gukurahundi killings of the 1980s. Speaking at the burial of Chief Vusumuzi Khumalo Mabhikwa in Matabeleland North at the weekend, Chiwenga said the government’s ongoing efforts in this regard were part…
THE government is rebooting its re-engagement efforts with the United States of America (USA), amid plans by Harare to send a high-profile delegation to Washington to this end. Speaking in Harare’s Glen View high density suburb yesterday after commissioning boreholes there, President Emmerson Mnangagwa said Zimbabwe’s delegation to America would include Foreign Affairs minister Fredrick…
ZANU PF is set to amend its constitution to align it with the country’s Constitution, amid growing calls for President Emmerson Mnangagwa to appoint a female vice president. This comes amid growing pressure from women for Mnangagwa to appoint a woman as one of his deputies, as was the case before former vice president Joice…
THERE are indications that Zanu PF and the opposition could work together going forward to end the country’s ugly history of political intolerance and violence. This comes as not-for-profit organisation, 4-H Zimbabwe, has been nudging the country’s major political parties to improve their relations, including by way of interacting and competing at sporting events. The…
UNION leaders will today toyi-toyi at Finance minister Mthuli Ncube and Labour minister Paul Mavima’s Harare offices — where they will hand over petitions on public sector working conditions. The Zimbabwe Confederation of Public Sector Trade Unions (ZCPSTU), an umbrella body for civil servants’ unions, confirmed the marches to the Daily News last night. In a letter…
ZANU PF political commissar Mike Bimha has once again warned party bigwigs to refrain from fighting each other for positions. This comes as the jostling for posts ahead of the women’s league’s provincial conferences this weekend escalates — with those elected set to battle for national positions next month. Bimha told the Daily News yesterday that Zanu PF…
THE government says it has done a commendable job in instituting political and media reforms in the country, notwithstanding the recent criticism of Harare by the European Union (EU). Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, amid the accusations of slow progress on the reforms front, Justice minister Ziyambi Ziyambi said authorities were satisfied by what they had…
IT IS just a matter of time before President Emmerson Mnangagwa gets on top of the current prices crisis facing the country, his spokesperson George Charamba has said. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, Charamba also said Mnangagwa’s detractors who lived under the “illusion” that the surging prices of basic goods would still be an issue during…
THERE is a fresh push to pursuade MDC boss Douglas Mwonzora and Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa to put their differences aside and work together ahead of next year’s national elections. Speaking to the Daily News On Sunday yesterday, MDC national chairperson Morgen Komichi, said Mwonzora and Chamisa had a duty to…
MORE and more politicians, including Zanu PF bigwigs, are adding their voices to the call for authorities to act decisively against rampant…
