HARARE – Former Higher and Tertiary Education minister Jonathan Moyo (pictured) says he is not holed up in Kenya, but still kept his whereabouts a secret for fear of his life. “I’m on Twitter; not in Kenya. It’s an open secret that Zanu PF putschists who are insecure in their military coup imagine I’m in…
HARARE – The Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Lands, Agriculture and Rural Resettlement is set to investigate the alleged abuse of agriculture inputs distributed under the Command Agriculture with a view to push for the prosecution of the culprits. This was disclosed by the committee’s chairperson and Gokwe Nembudziya legislator, Justice Mayor Wadyajena. The move will…
HARARE – Government is set to review the new curriculum before month-end to incorporate some of the concerns from key stakeholders who include teachers and parents. Primary and Secondary Education minister Paul Mavima told the Daily News yesterday that while he was still to receive a full report from a technical team established for that…
KENYA – Despite claims to the contrary, President Uhuru Kenyatta’s government says it has not given political asylum to former Cabinet minister Jonathan Moyo, who is wanted back home to answer a slew of allegations relating to corruption. Moyo has been launching brickbats at President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s government ever since he fled into self-imposed exile,…
HARARE – Opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai has given his strongest hint to date that he may be grooming his youngest deputy, Nelson Chamisa, to succeed him in the MDC — after he gave the youthful politician the crucial task of leading the party’s selection process of parliamentary and council candidates for this year’s crunch elections….
HARARE – Chitungwiza and Manyame Rural Residents Association (Camera) has accused Local Government minister July Moyo of neglecting other councils and focusing only on Harare City Council. They argue that while Moyo may be trying to fix issues in Harare, he should not use that as justification to interfere in the city’s affairs. [GoogleAd] The…
HARARE – The year 2017 is one we cannot celebrate in terms of proper human rights upliftment, realisation, protection and defending, a human rights executive has said. Zimbabwe Human Rights Association (ZimRights) director Okay Machisa said the internal political fights in the ruling Zanu PF party ended up giving us a military solution that we…
HARARE – Zanu PF hailed the clampdown on vendors dubbed “Operation Restore Order” which was instigated by former president Robert Mugabe after he complained about the chaos in the Central Business District of Harare. According to the ruling party’s central committee report presented to the 2017 special extraordinary congress, the party hailed Mugabe’s stance on…
HARARE – Three men who allegedly assaulted traders at Zimpost Flea Market and stole property worth $13 127 were released on Friday on $100 bail each. The trio — Tatenda Chendambuya, 25, Bullet Kaitano, 29, and Tafadzwa Zuse, 25, who are vendors who sell books in the city centre were remanded to January 22. [Adz]…
HARARE – Zanu PF MP for Chegutu West Dexter Nduna has urged party members to stop politicisation of food aid in his constituency. Speaking at a rally in Chegutu recently Nduna who was donating rice said it was important for politicians to move away from partisan distribution of food. [Adz] “Everyone in my constituency must…
