HARARE – Cross-border traders in Zimbabwe have been urged to suspend travel on election eve so that they cast their ballot in the crucial July 30 elections. The polls will be the first major test of the new leader, Emmerson Mnangagwa, who took power in November after a de facto military coup forced 94-year-old Robert…
HARARE – President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s ruling Zanu PF has rubbished MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa’s claims that it was colluding with the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) in an elaborate plot to rig next month’s elections using Russian cyber experts. Chamisa made the sensational claims on Wednesday while addressing thousands of his supporters after a demonstration…
HARARE – Teachers have re-ignited their feud with President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s government by accusing the authorities of favouring the military and police whom they have awarded allowances. The rest of the civil servants which includes teachers, who form the bulk of the civil service, were excluded from the exercise which will see soldiers and police…
HARARE – The Meteorological Services Department (MSD) has warned that the country — especially the central and southern regions — will continue to experience both biting cold and rainfall this week. This comes as hospitals are reporting a surge in the number of young and old people being attended at health facilities suffering from severe…
HARARE – As political temperatures continue to rise ahead of the country’s make-or-break national elections on July 30, the under-fire national elections management body — the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) — now says it is prepared to meet opposition leader Nelson Chamisa to address some of his grievances. However, analysts who spoke to the Daily…
HARARE – As political temperatures continue to rise ahead of the country’s make-or-break national elections on July 30, the under-fire national elections management body — the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) — now says it is prepared to meet opposition leader Nelson Chamisa to address some of his grievances. [Adz]
MUTARE – MDC Alliance yesterday pulled the biggest crowd in Mutare since its formation by packing Sakubva Stadium to the rafters, with close to 20 000 supporters turning up. Nelson Chamisa said in his stump speech they had to turn way some people to allow the programme to commence without disturbances. With the terraces packed,…
HARARE – Political tension is rising in Zimbabwe as the country prepares to hold its national elections in two weeks’ time — with opposition leader Nelson Chamisa yesterday accusing the election management body, the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec), of being “biased” and “incompetent”. [Adz]
MUTASA – MDC Alliance president Nelson Chamisa has now publicly disowned the MDC-T name saying his party would not be using the name ever again. Addressing thousands of party supporters at Mutasa DC yesterday, Chamisa warned his supporters not to be confused by the name and symbols on the ballot paper saying that his party…
BULAWAYO – Zimbabwe’s second largest city, Bulawayo, is to introduce water cuts because of electrical faults at its main water treatment works, a top official has said. Authorities said there was no pumping at one of Bulawayo’s main dams that supply the city of about one million people because pump station electrical cables had been…
