ZANU PF has disqualified a number of bigwigs from the former liberation movement’s primary elections tomorrow, which will choose the party’s candidates for the March 26 by-elections. Among those said to have been axed from the internal polls are Kwekwe Central aspiring candidates Kandros Mugabe and Energy Dhala Ncube — who were jettisoned in the…
TRANSPORT minister Felix Mhona has vowed to descend heavily on corrupt Central Vehicle Registry (CVR) officials who are allegedly demanding bribes to issue vehicle number plates to desperate motorists. This comes as the police have embarked on a nationwide blitz to impound all unregistered vehicles. Speaking to the media after assessing the situation at the…
THE Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Association (ZNLWVA) says it plans to engage the government over their monthly measly pensions and general welfare, including their children’s school fees. ZNLWVA political commissar Joel Mureremba told the Daily News yesterday that the usually combative former freedom fighters would, however, be peaceful in their approach. “During our meeting…
SINCE the beginning of the year, the country has been experiencing intermittent electricity cuts, leaving industry, commerce and the ordinary people disgruntled. …
A FUMING President Emmerson Mnangagwa warned yesterday that he would not hesitate to jettison Zanu PF bigwigs who are sowing divisions and fomenting violence in the ruling party. Addressing the Zanu PF politburo meeting in Harare, Mnangagwa said no one was bigger than the party. This comes amid continuing party tensions over its recent provincial elections…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa, pictured, yesterday rallied his lieutenants to deal with non-governmental organisations (NGOs) who are diverting from their mandates and are pushing a “regime change agenda.” Mnangagwa told the ruling party’s politburo meeting that they must remain vigilant against NGOs who are using voter education to advance their interests. “Meanwhile the political consciousness of…
PARLIAMENT will amend the Electoral Act this year, as authorities bid to end the country’s troubling history of disputed polls, Justice minister Ziyambi Ziyambi, pictured, has said. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, Ziyambi — who is also a Zanu PF politburo member and leader of government business in Parliament — also said the ruling party was…
THE government yesterday heaped praises on gold miners after seeing a 55 percent increase in deliveries to Fidelity Gold Refiners (FGR) last year. Releasing the figures of overall gold deliveries to FGR, Governor of the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ), John Mangudya, said the miners’ contribution has seen deliveries going up from 19, 1 tonnes…
