HARARE mayor Jacob Mafume is now back at Town House after his 45-day suspension by Local Government minister July Moyo lapsed last Friday. This comes as Mafume is headed for another clash with his deputy Stewart Mutizwa, who had taken over in an acting capacity. Previously when Mafume returned to work, the two clashed as…
THE MDC is lobbying President Emmerson Mnangagwa, to reorient the Political Actors Dialogue (Polad) to allow much-needed national talks to take place as soon as possible. This emerged on Friday after opposition leader Douglas Mwonzora dispatched another letter to Mnangagwa, once again expressing his readiness to join Polad. Speaking to the Daily News On Sunday…
FINANCE minister Mthuli Ncube, has ordered banks not to convert civil servants’ bonuses from United States dollars (US$) and pay them out in local currency. This comes as the government workers started receiving their 13th cheque last month ahead of the festive season. “As of November 30, 2021, bonus payments in foreign currency have been…
ZANU PF is moving to end party fights after politburo members on Wednesday agreed that no province will run its own elections, but they will deploy other provinces to supervise. This comes as factionalism which reared its ugly head during the last days of the former president Robert Mugabe is now threatening to tear the…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday reshuffled the politburo as he is strengthening his team ahead of next year’s by-elections and the fast-approaching 2023 polls. Mnangagwa appointed Christopher Mutsvangwa as the party spokesperson to replace the late national hero Simon Khaya Moyo. Mnangagwa also appointed Mike Bimha as the national political commissar while Alice Dube was appointed…
THE Zanu PF politburo will meet today in the capital to, among other things, deliberate on its current restructuring exercise across the country which of late has been rocked by factionalism. This comes as the ruling party bigwigs are sweating over the rising cases of violence among its supporters, with the mayhem that was witnessed…
PARLIAMENTARY portfolio committee on Defence, Home Affairs and Security Services chairperson Levi Mayihlome says the government is underfunding the country’s security sector, forcing officers to be involved in corrupt activities to eke out a living. Speaking during a post 2022 National Budget review in the capital on Monday, Mayihlome said the government must look into…
FINANCE minister Mthuli Ncube’s proposed 2022 National Budget is under the spotlight with economists and parliamentarians yesterday arguing that the Treasury boss must re-dollarise the economy. This comes as Ncube last Thursday presented a $927 billion budget in which he increased bonus tax-free thresholds — while also introducing tax cuts for struggling workers and effecting…
MANY Zimbabweans have urged authorities to resist the temptation to impose a fresh hard national lockdown after a new coronavirus variant was recently identified in neighbouring South Africa and Botswana. People who spoke to the Daily News yesterday said the government should, instead, intensify its vaccination programme to give the country’s recovering economy a chance to heal further,…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa’s spokesperson George Charamba made a bombshell assertion yesterday that is guaranteed to create a fresh stir within the country’s warring main opposition. Speaking to the Daily News On Sunday, Charamba claimed that Nelson Chamisa had been sending emissaries to Mnangagwa through the president’s associates to bargain for talks which would have the…
