FOR nearly two decades Zimbabwe has been reeling under a serious economic meltdown characterised by political upheavals, with the leadership and most African nations blaming these challenges on the economic embargo imposed on the country by western powers at the turn of the new millennium. With the country going back and forth, without finding tangible…
MARLENE GADZIRAYI – THREE weeks ago on the 10th of February I had my final cancer chemotherapy session. A month before that I completed 40 days of radiation on the 10th of January. 40 was a symbolic number, it somewhat translated to 40 days in a desert. It did feel like I was in a…
IT is 25 years since the adoption of the Beijing Declaration, women rights defenders and activists are taking time to reflect on progress made and are fighting to bridge the gaps through bold and decisive actions. As the world celebrates International Women’s Day today under the “each for equal” theme that calls upon women to…
Following the outbreak of the coronavirus that has killed over 2 800 and infected more than 82 000 globally, Daily News reporter Nokuthaba Nkomo sat down with the Chinese ambassador Guo Shaochun to find out how China is dealing with the disaster and how it has affected its trade relations with Zimbabwe among other wide…
Our assistant editor Gift Phiri speaks to Polad member, NCA leader and constitutional law expert Lovemore Madhuku about President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s attempt to railroad the Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No. 2) Bill with controversial provisions, the Polad engagements and the prospect of Nelson Chamisa joining that forum. Find below excerpts of the interview. Q: Prof…
FOR nearly two years, Zimbabwe has been experiencing fuel challenges characterised by intermittent supply in a two-pronged problem caused by foreign currency shortages and the country’s failure to produce. While authorities claim that there are enough stocks of fuel in the country, it is only accessible from fuel traders after the government through the Reserve…
Masvingo High Court judge, Justice Garainesu Mawadze, recently acquitted MDC vice chairperson Job Sikhala of treason charges after he allegedly called for the overthrowing of President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his government. The Daily News on Sunday reporter Blessings Mashaya caught up with the firebrand politician in Harare to speak on a variety of issues, politics…
Talks between President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s government and the opposition Movement for Democratic Change have broken down, pitching Zimbabwe further into political disarray. MDC leader Nelson Chamisa has refused to engage President Emmerson Mnangagwa under the Polad grouping where other actors command near zero political support. Opposition leader Nelson Chamisa has said that the negotiations have…
Zimbabwe is teetering on the edge of a large-scale humanitarian crisis and Sadc cannot afford to ignore it. Half the population (7,7 million) is at risk of starvation, making this the country’s worst food insecurity in a decade. Maize meal is disappearing from shop shelves and the country is setting up a maize meal committee…
Following the suspension of Zanu PF youth league leaders Godfrey Tsenengamu and Lewis Matutu from their positions in the ruling party after they spoke strongly against corruption outside the party parameters, the Daily News on Sunday chief writer Fungi Kwaramba sits down with Tsenengamu to trace his life as a rebel in Zanu PF. Q:…
