HARARE – On Monday, over 5,6 million voters in Zimbabwe will give the first significant electoral verdict on the political parties since the departure in November of long-ruling despot Robert Mugabe. Voters will get the chance to bring in their verdict on the 23 presidential candidates running, those running for the National Assembly and the…
HARARE – The wait is over as Zimbabweans on Monday vote to choose a new leader following the resignation of former president Robert Mugabe who was replaced by his long time aide Emmerson Mnangagwa who was sworn in to finish his term which ends at midnight tomorrow. That journey which started on November 15, 2017…
MUTARE – MDC secretary for defence and security Giles Mutsekwa has claimed his party is enjoying unprecedented support among Zimbabwe’s armed forces — a mainstay of President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s government — amid what he claimed was discontent within the ranks at dwindling salaries and poor economic stewardship. The former Home Affairs co-minister said the MDC…
HARARE – Southern African Development Community (Sadc) eminent persons’ observer mission has no plans to meet ousted former president Robert Mugabe. The mission, comprising 23 eminent persons from the Southern Africa region, is in the country to observe the elections across the 10 provinces from July 25 to August 1. Addressing a news conference in…
HARARE – Zimbabwean women must remove their nail polish on the July 30 election day or face having it stripped off by election officials. While chief elections officer Utloile Silaigwana was not picking his phone, a senior Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) official told the Daily News that nails must be clean so that ballot workers…
HARARE – Election Resource Centre (ERC) conducted an analysis of the voters’ roll shared by the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) on June 18, 2018. Below are some key aspects of the analysis done by the ERC which complements efforts of other partners in assessing the state of the voters’ rolls shared by Zec ahead of…
HARARE – In an emotional farewell yesterday, outgoing Harare mayor Bernard Manyenyeni said the city needs an executive mayor for real development to take place. Addressing his last press conference at Town House, Manyenyeni said until there is political will from all involved in local governance issues, things will remain the same. Manyenyeni, who has…
HARARE – The wait is over as Zimbabweans on Monday vote to choose a new leader following the resignation of former president Robert Mugabe who was replaced by his long time aide Emmerson Mnangagwa who was sworn in to finish his term which ends at midnight tomorrow. [Adz]
HARARE – A Zimbabwe National Roads Administration (Zinara) finance manager yesterday recounted in court how former chief executive officer Moses Juma made him sign a back-dated document that reportedly concealed a fraudulent transaction. Shadreck Matengabadza was testifying during the graft trial of Juma before Harare regional magistrate Hosea Mujaya. Juma is facing allegations of flouting…
HARARE – Deputy Finance minister and aspiring Zanu PF legislator for Harare East constituency Terence Mukupe has been banned from disrupting the opposition MDC Alliance’s political party campaigns. Mukupe, squaring off with the MDC Alliance‘s candidate Tendai Biti and other smaller candidates, was barred from engaging in politically-motivated violence, intimidation and causing disruptions of rallies,…
