ZANU PF legislators say they stand ready to take forward the recent controversial suggestion by Vice President Constantino Chiwenga to allow President Emmerson Mnangagwa to rule the country for life — should this become a formal decision of the ruling party. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, Zanu PF chief whip Pupurai Togarepi said the party’s legislators…
TOILING Zimbabweans want Finance minister Mthuli Ncube to carry through his promise to give them a happy festive season this year when he presents the national budget tomorrow. This comes after Ncube recently hinted that the budget would address the needs of the poor and lowly-income earners through tax reliefs. The secretary-general of the Zimbabwe…
INFORMATION minister Monica Mutsvangwa yesterday said the government has made great strides in ensuring the enjoyment of civil and political rights in the country. Speaking to journalists in the capital after a Cabinet meeting, Mutsvangwa said ministers had approved Zimbabwe’s combined second to 11th periodic report under the International Convention on Civil and Political Rights…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has once again warned that authorities will crack down mercilessly on all perpetrators of violence and chaos ahead of the country’s impending elections. Speaking in Harare yesterday at the burial of the amiable late former Cabinet minister and Zanu PF spokesperson, Simon Khaya Moyo, at the National Heroes Acre, Mnangagwa said the…
THE influential Zimbabwe Catholic Bishops Conference (ZCBC) says churches are not losing hope for inclusive national dialogue ahead of the fast-approaching 2023…
ZESA Holdings says it has tied up a deal to import more electricity from Zambia and Mozambique to augment its depleted generation…
FINANCE minister Mthuli Ncube says his budget next week will “cheer up the vulnerable and lowly-paid employees” through tax reliefs. Speaking in Parliament on Wednesday, Ncube also said authorities would step up their efforts to deal with unscrupulous businesses that stand accused of fuelling price hikes through the manipulation of the local currency. “On the…
ZESA Holdings(Zesa) has embarked on a power disconnection rampage in a bid to reduce customer debt and boost its coffers — to allow the utility to replace its antiquated infrastructure and also improve its electricity generation capacity. Speaking in the National Assembly on Wednesday, the acting minister of Energy and Power Development, Jenfan Muswere, said…
ZANU PF bigwigs are sweating over the rising cases of violence among its supporters, with the mayhem that was witnessed in Kwekwe…
THE government yesterday extended the Level 2 lockdown by two more weeks to allow more citizens to be vaccinated against Covid-19 as it moves to avert a potential fourth wave outbreak. Speaking during a post-Cabinet media briefing in the capital yesterday, Information minister Monica Mutsvangwa said Zimbabweans must remain vigilant as the deadly virus is…
