HARARE – Defiant teachers have ganged up against government, declaring that they will not be intimidated, following threats that those who will down tools will be dismissed the same way nurses were. In recent days, government fired nurses that embarked on job action demanding better remuneration and working conditions. Primary and Secondary Education minister Paul…
HARARE – Following the stunning ouster from power of Robert Mugabe in November last year, seismic changes continue to take place in the ruling Zanu PF and the country’s political architecture at large. [GoogleAd]
HARARE – The Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC) has said it is yet to finalise a report on Zimbabwe’s marginalised San community, almost two years after the rights body conducted the research in the southern part of the country. ZHRC executive secretary Makanatsa Makonese told Southern News this week that they were still working on…
BULAWAYO – The gay and lesbian community have hinted at trying their luck out at next year’s Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF). Gays and Lesbians of Zimbabwe (Galz)’s sentiments come at the time, the Sexual Rights Centre (SRC), an organisation which advocates for the rights of sexual workers successfully exhibited at the fair, albeit amidst…
HARARE – President Emmerson Mnangagwa last night readily admitted to the problems which marred Zanu PF’s weekend primary elections which were extended for a second time to today, following more chaotic scenes yesterday which forced yet more candidates to withdraw from the party’s internal polls. See full article in today’s paper. [Adz]
HARARE – Opposition MDC president Nelson Chamisa has headaches over the calibre of some candidates vying to contest as MPs and councillors, as their characters are dodgy after having been fingered in corruption, a senior official has said. Over 4 000 candidates have submitted their CVs to register interest in representing the MDC either in…
HARARE – President Emmerson Mnangagwa has paid his respects to eight people, including five soldiers, who lost their lives when busses they were travelling in side-swapped along the Harare-Nyamapanda road. The accident that took place on Saturday night left 31 people injured and Mnangagwa said the saddest part is that it could have been avoided….
HARARE – As Zimbabwe today joins the rest of the world in commemorating Workers’ Day there is nothing to celebrate as millions of people, the majority of them highly skilled are jobless with those few still employed being poorly remunerated. The Daily News sought comments from political and social analysts who painted a gloomy picture…
HARARE – Respected University of Zimbabwe politics expert, Eldred Masunungure, says the chaos that was witnessed during Zanu PF’s primary elections at the weekend may have been deliberately engineered in the interest of power brokers in the ruling party. At the same time, opposition parties and other observers have also warned that the shambolic scenes…
HARARE – President Emmerson Mnangagwa last night readily admitted to the problems which marred Zanu PF’s weekend primary elections which were extended for a second time to today, following more chaotic scenes yesterday which forced yet more candidates to withdraw from the party’s internal polls. In a statement, Mnangagwa also said the problems which dogged…
