ZANU PF is resisting calls to amend its constitution to re-introduce a woman as one of the party’s vice presidents — as the race to replace former State vice president Kembo Mohadi heats up. This comes amid intense pressure from women for President Emmerson Mnangagwa to appoint a woman as one of his deputies, as…
THE main opposition MDC says it held fruitful discussions with European Union (EU) diplomats last week, who were led by the Head of Delegation in the country, Timo Olkkonen. This comes as the party is escalating its push for inclusive national talks and its philosophy of a new politics of “rational disputation” — as strife-weary…
ZIMBABWE will not individually deploy troops in northern Mozambique to fend off Islamic insurgents who have killed more than 2 500 people and displaced 700 000 others in the country, the government says. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday as Harare has come under growing pressure to dispatch soldiers to Cabo Delgado to help manage the situation…
Blessings Mashaya SENIOR STAFF WRITER mashayab@dailynews.co.zw OPPOSITION leader Douglas Mwonzora has now formally approached President Emmerson Mnangagwa and other key stakeholders on the much-talked about national dialogue. At the same time, sources told the Daily News yesterday that President Emmerson Mnangagwa and the ruling Zanu PF wanted Vice President Constantino Chiwenga to be their point man for…
Blessings Mashaya SENIOR STAFF WRITER mashayab@dailynews.co.zw INAUGURAL chairperson of the recently-launched National Gold Buyers Association (NGBA) Pedzisayi Scott Sakupwanya, pictured, says the lobby group is determined to see increased gold deliveries to the government. Sakupwanya was elected to lead the NGBA last week — together with a team including respected foreign investors and local mining…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has once again read the riot act to Zanu PF’s district co-ordinating committees (DCCs), saying they must desist from fomenting divisions and advancing personal agendas in the ruling party. Addressing Zanu PF’s central committee yesterday, Mnangagwa said the respect of the former liberation movement’s constitution, as well as loyalty, discipline and servant leadership should…
FINANCE minister Mthuli Ncube says there is no need to increase the weekly $2 000 bank withdrawal limit for individuals as a move to combat the black market. This comes as the Treasury chief and the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) last year introduced a number of measures, including limiting the amount people could transact on…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa blew his gasket during a Zanu PF politburo meeting yesterday, warning his errant lieutenants that gossiping, rumour-mongering and petty jealousies would not be tolerated in the party. The bristling 78-year-old Zanu PF leader also implored his brawling colleagues to respect the former liberation movement’s constitution and work to promote party unity. This…
… as opinion makers lead by example on vaccines THERE is growing convergence among key opinion makers on the necessity, safety and efficacy of available coronavirus vaccines, with the opposition joining President Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday in taking the jabs. Among those who took Covid-19 shots yesterday was opposition leader Douglas Mwonzora — who took the…
THE parliamentary portfolio committee on Primary and Secondary Education has raised concerns that most schools are using unsafe water to prepare food for learners, posing a serious health hazard. It has also been established that most of the staff employed in school kitchens did not go through any medical screening to check if they were…
