COTTON farmers in Gokwe North are left counting their loss due to the prolonged dry spell that the country has faced in the 2018-2019 rainy season, which drastically affected the crop hence reducing the crop output. In the past season, Gokwe recorded a staggering amount of 31 million kilogrammes of cotton, retaining its long known…
THE National Association of Youth Organisations (Nayo) Africa has raised concerns over the victimisation of students protesting against unfavourable conditions in tertiary institutions, hence a distress call to government so it ensures their civic rights are respected. Speaking during a press briefing recently, the youth organisation’s Clusters Coordinator Kumbirai Munyoro said there is shrinking academic…
MTHWAKAZI Republic Party (MRP) has reacted angrily to a statement by President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s spokesperson George Charamba that they are Gukurahundi activists and embassies that have invested too much into Gukurahundi and don’t want it to be resolved. MRP is one of the outfits from this region that has been chief Gukurahundi proponents consistently criticising…
THERE is renewed hope that the Matabeleland Zambezi Water Project (MZWP) could finally take off after the government handed over the venture to the Matabeleland Collective (MC) and the Matabeleland Zambezi Water Trust (MZWT) this week. The Matabeleland Collective is a grouping of civil society organisations from the southern region, while the Dumiso Dabengwa-led MZWT…
IN A positive development, opposition leader Nelson Chamisa has dropped most of the demands that he had set as fundamental conditions for him to have direct talks with President Emmerson Mnangagwa, the Daily News can report. In addition, the charismatic MDC boss is once again pushing hard for urgent dialogue between him and the Zanu…
THE government says it is taking concrete steps to revive the country’s health sector by engaging India and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to help resuscitate fallen pharmaceutical giants CAPS Holdings and Bulawayo-based Datlabs. This comes as both public and private hospitals are struggling to source adequate stocks of vital medicines due to the biting…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday accused some businesses of being “unpatriotic and inhumane” following the recent sharp hikes in the prices of basic consumer goods around the country. At the same time, the irate 76-year-old Zanu PF leader made an impassioned plea to long-suffering Zimbabweans to bear with the government as it moved “to address distortions”…
ZIMBABWE Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) said as it joined the rest of the country yesterday in “celebrating” Independence Day, workers look back with sadness over dashed hopes. ZCTU said they sympathise with those who feel cheated by some leaders of the liberation struggle who have thrust themselves into the thrones of the former masters…
AS Zimbabwe yesterday celebrated 39 years of self-rule, analysts and activists in Matabeleland still feel the region has lagged behind in terms of development. Political analyst and MRP president Mqondisi Moyo said the years of the so-called independence have been hell for Zimbabweans particularly from the southern region. [GoogleAd] “Zimbabwe independence brought us the genocide…
MDC Bulawayo province surprisingly pushed down Welshman Ncube to the secretary-general post instead of the vice presidency where other provinces have nominated him for. Most people had though that Bulawayo, which is Ncube’s home city would nominate him for the VP post. [GoogleAd] The election which was reportedly marred by reports of election rigging and…
