PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa, yesterday issued a stern warning to misbehaving Zanu PF bigwigs who have been causing major divisions in the party ahead of its provincial elections. Addressing the year’s last Zanu PF politburo meeting in Harare yesterday, Mnangagwa thundered that the party would not hesitate to wield the axe against all such members. This…
THE ruling Zanu PF is holding its last politburo meeting for the year in Harare today, amid growing tensions within the party over its impending internal provincial elections. The former liberation movement’s newly-installed spokesperson, Christopher Mutsvangwa, confirmed to the Daily News yesterday that one of the main tasks of the meeting would be to assess the CVs…
ZANU PF senior politburo member Patrick Chinamasa, pictured, says Zimbabweans must give President Emmerson Mnangagwa more time to turn around the country’s economic fortunes after he has done well since replacing the late president Robert Mugabe. This comes as Mnangagwa came into power following a well-supported military coup in November 2017 which toppled Mugabe who had…
HEALTH experts have warned that continuing public indiscipline could result in an alarming surge in new coronavirus infections in the country during and after the festive season. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, the experts also implored the government to increase national testing for the disease to get a better idea of and handle on the current…
FINANCE minister Mthuli Ncube says the treasury is going to consolidate the “current economic stability” through, among other measures, a tight monetary policy to be pursued under the 2022 National Budget. Speaking in the Senate last week, Ncube said the government was determined to maintain the current economic growth trajectory. “In consolidating macro-economic stability, a…
FED up with its relentless infighting, the ruling Zanu PF has vowed to throw the book at party bigwigs found to have fomented divisions during the former liberation movement’s forthcoming internal elections to choose its regional leaders. Speaking to the Daily News On Sunday yesterday, ahead of voting for the party’s provincial chairpersons, Zanu PF…
CHURCHES say they are escalating their efforts to foster peace and unity in the country as Zimbabweans gird for next year’s by-elections and the fast approaching 2023 national polls. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, the secretary-general of the Zimbabwe Catholic Bishops Conference (ZCBC), Frederick Chiromba, pictured, said they would — in this regard — soon meet…
IN A sign that relations between Zimbabwe and the United Kingdom (UK) are worsening, a senior official has said London would continue with sanctions against President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s administration. This comes after Mnangagwa accused both Britain and the United States of America (USA) of sponsoring a regime change agenda against his government. Now, UK secretary…
THE MDC led by Douglas Mwonzora, pictured, has agreed to participate in the upcoming by-elections despite earlier refusing to take part demanding…
WHILE many Zimbabweans have welcomed the launch of the electronic passports, there is an outcry over the decision by authorities to end the validity of all old passports at the end of 2023. Both ordinary citizens and experts who spoke to the Daily News yesterday said this decision was unfair to tens of thousands of people who…
