HARARE – Leader of the break-away faction of the MDC — Thokozani Khupe, has called for unity of purpose among opposition parties and other stakeholders as part of the initiative to restore the country’s struggling economy as the bread basket of Africa. Khupe — one of the losing presidential candidates in the July 30 elections,…
HARARE – The Zimbabwe Republic Police and Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) security officers were yesterday grilled by MDC deputy president Morgen Komichi’s lawyer. Komichi is facing charges of going to the podium at the Harare International Conference Centre (HICC) during the announcement of presidential election results and grabbing the microphone before announcing that the MDC…
HARARE – The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) has invited observers for the Mutoko North National Assembly by-election scheduled for November 24. The seat fell vacant following the promotion of incumbent Mabel Chinomona to the post of Senate president. Three political parties will contest the by-election. The candidates are Edson Mugoma of NCA party, Boniface Mushore…
HARARE – Our news editor Gift Phiri chats to MDC leader Nelson Chamisa. Find below excerpts of the interview. Q: It seems you remain trapped in election mode almost four months after the election. What do you want? A: We want political dialogue on the five issues we have emphasised. Q: What are the issues?…
HARARE – Forty one people have been arrested in connection with the August 1 shootings that claimed six people in post-election protests that were met by a military crackdown, detective chief inspector Edmore Muchineripi Runganga told a Commission of Inquiry yesterday. Among the 41 who have been arrested and are on remand pending trial are…
HARARE – An audit report on the operations of the Air Zimbabwe (Private) Limited has unearthed massive unaccounted leakages of funds that could have prejudiced the parastatal of millions of dollars. According to Auditor-General Mildred Chiri’s report, millions of dollars lost could not be traced, as there were no supporting documents showing how the money…
HARARE – A low uptake of council rented houses has resulted in very few of the properties being successfully sold to their sitting tenants with only 43 of 2 645 houses having being disposed of. According to housing committee minutes, council was collecting rentals, which was however, below the potential revenue collection on the same…
HARARE – The hordes of illegal foreign currency traders who had made the streets of Harare their home are increasingly becoming a rare sight, as President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s abatement measures take effect. As has accurately been reported by the Daily News over the past few weeks, Mnangagwa this week introduced temporary emergency policies to mitigate…
HARARE – Former Zimbabwe Power Company (ZPC) board chairperson Nyasha Kazhanje was hauled before the courts yesterday for allegedly concealing personal interest in a transaction with Intratek Zimbabwe, which is owned by jet-setting Harare businessman Wicknell Chivayo. Kazhanje, who is also the director of Terminal Engineers, allegedly received $10 000 from Intratek and subsequently allegedly…
HARARE – Matabeleland chiefs have written a petition to President Emmerson Mnangagwa bemoaning their alleged economic marginalisation which they said should be corrected under the new dispensation. In the petition, Avoca Filabusi Communal lands chief, Vezi Maduna-Mafu, noted that locals in most Matabeleland regions including Hwange, Lupane, and Binga, among others, are excluded in developmental…
