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© FORMER Health ministry permanent secretary Gerald Gwinji yesterday said ex-minister David Parirenyatwa saved National Pharmaceuticals (Natpharm) by appointing an acting managing director although he was later charged for that decision. Gwinji was giving evidence in Parirenyatwa’s criminal abuse of office case before Harare regional magistrate Elijah Makomo. [GoogleAd] Parirenyatwa is accused of cor- ruptly…

© THE Mugodhi Apostolic Faith Church leadership wrangle has taken yet another dramatic turn after Tonnie Sigauke, who was recently granted an order to take over the reins at the church and his followers, were locked out of the church’s headquarters in Wedza. Mugodhi filed a fresh application seeking permission to execute the court ruling…

© FORMER vice president Phelekezela Mphoko wants his criminal abuse of office case referred to the Constitutional Court (Con- court) to determine whether he qualifies for presidential immuni- ty since the offence was committed while he was in office. Mphoko made the request to es- calate the matter to Con-court after Harare regional magistrate Hosea…

© PRIMARY and Secondary Education minister Cain Mathema says his ministry is mandated to approve school fees and is not aware of any applications to hike fees for 2020. This comes after several private schools attracted the ire of parents after effecting exorbitant fees hikes for next year. [GoogleAd] Mathema told the Daily News: “According…

© MINES under the Zimbabwe Mining Development Corporation (ZMDC) are still operating way below capacity, while others have ceased operations altogether, the Daily News can report. ZMDC runs around 15 mines that produce gold, emerald, tin, copper and asbestos, among others. [GoogleAd] The Mines ministry confirmed that some of the mines remain unoperational, hence government…

© PARLIAMENT has established an eight-member privileges com- mittee made up of Zanu PF MPs to investigate a possible case of contempt of the august House by MDC legislators who are accused of disrespecting President Emmerson Mnangagwa. National Assembly Speaker Jacob Mudenda announced yesterday that Parliament’s Standing Rules and Orders Commit- tee (SROC) last week…

© THE news that the late former president Robert Mugabe left behinda staggering US$10 million in a Zimbabwean bank as well as at least 10 properties and several cars all of which were amassed during his ruinous four decades in power has been greeted with anger by long-suffering Zimbabweans. [GoogleAd] People who spoke to the Daily…

© YOUTHS from the Thokozani Khupe-led MDC-T have called for disciplinary action against party vice president Obert Gutu, whom they accuse of putting the organisation’s name into disrepute by aligning himself with the ruling Zanu PF. This comes after Gutu recently posted on Twitter apparently supporting police brutality against MDC Alliance supporters, saying it was…

© THE government yes- terday said 46 of the 448 fired junior doc- tors have returned to work following President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s 48-hour offer for them to return to work without suffering sanctions. Health minister Obadiah Moyo, pictured, told journalists during a post-Cabinet media briefing that although the govern- ment was hoping that all doctors…

© PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa’s insistence that the Political Actors’ Dialogue (Polad) is the only platform where he will engage with the opposition is proof that he is not sincere about talking to MDC leader Nelson Chamisa to end the Zimbabwe crisis, analysts and churches have said. [GoogleAd] Mnangagwa set up Polad as a forum for…