HARARE – Vice President Constantino Chiwenga’s mother-in-law, Helga Mubaiwa, has dragged the ruling Zanu PF party to the High Court challenging the outcome of the recently-conducted primary elections. Mubaiwa lost the poll to rival, Munyaradzi Kashambe, who was declared the winner to represent Zanu PF as its parliamentary candidate for the Seke constituency, in the…
HARARE – The death of businessman Kudakwashe Tagwirei’s father dealt a major blow on government business this week as virtually all ministers abandoned their workstations to attend his burial — in a development that also paralysed Parliament’s business. There was a virtual government business shut-down in Parliament on Wednesday as President Emmerson Mnangagwa, his deputy…
HARARE – Contrary to claims by Zanu PF that the issue of ballot paper cannot be subjected to open tender, the Electoral Act mandates the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) to disclose the process to competing parties in an election. There has been disagreement between the ruling party and the Nelson Chamisa-led opposition MDC over whether…
HARARE – Teachers will be taking to the streets on Friday to protest against government’s offer of increasing their salaries by 15 percent, saying the effort fell far too short of their expectations. Government had initially offered a 10 percent increase before upping the figure to 15 percent, with effect from July 1, following a…
HARARE – Britain has been forced to come clean on allegations that it is backing President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s administration to win the forthcoming polls a week after MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa had broken with diplomatic etiquette by cautioning Number 10 Downing Street against cosying-up with the ruling Zanu PF party. [Adz]
HARARE – One of two Zanu PF activists who allegedly murdered a tractor driver at the height of the country’s bloody land reform programme is seeking to be set free, 17 years after the alleged incident took place. Dabson Zhuwao and his accomplice Tapiwa Chimbandi were initially arrested in 2001 on culpable homicide charges and…
HARARE – The shortage of fuel in Harare and other parts of the country has been caused by high demand of the commodity, which is putting pressure on prices, the Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (Zera) has said. Zera chief executive officer (CEO), Gloria Magombo, told the Daily News yesterday that suppliers were finding it difficult…
HARARE – Britain has been forced to come clean on allegations that it is backing President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s administration to win the forthcoming polls a week after MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa had broken with diplomatic etiquette by cautioning Number 10 Downing Street against cosying-up with the ruling Zanu PF party. Chamisa, who was on…
HARARE – Several service stations in the capital and elsewhere have run out of fuel, amid conflicting explanations from the authorities and industry players as to the source of the shortages. [Adz]
HARARE – Supporters of Zanu PF losing candidates in Kadoma constituency on Saturday took to the streets to vent their frustration against what they termed rampant vote rigging in the party’s primary elections. This comes as the ruling Zanu PF party’s provincial structures are up in flames, rebelling against primary polls results. Sitting Member of…
