HARARE – Churches around the country yesterday prayed for the nation to remain peaceful following the military’s takeover last week. A snap survey carried out by the Daily News showed that churches in the capital city were preaching the gospel of peace, urging Zimbabweans to remain peaceful and praying for the military to receive wisdom…
HARARE – Zanu PF’s central committee will today meet to accept the resolutions made by the party’s provincial coordinating committees to recall President Robert Mugabe from the party, the Daily News on Sunday can report. The central committee, which is Zanu PF’s highest decision making body between congresses, will also recommend the expulsion of First…
HARARE – Rabidly opposed to the Generation 40 in Zanu PF factional politics, Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa — better known as “Ngwena (Crocodile)” — was born in Zvishavane on September 15, 1942 and is reportedly fronting the Team Lacoste faction that is rooting for the Midlands politician taking over from President Robert Mugabe. Mnangagwa did his…
HARARE – Former British Prime Minister Harold Wilson once remarked that “a week is a long time in politics”. This adage perfectly fits to the Zimbabwean situation, which saw a dramatic turn of events within a short space of time. In the blink of an eye, the political developments in the country have taken a…
HARARE – While most Zimbabweans agree that a transitional government is the best way to go from here, analysts have warned opposition political parties that this fight is not theirs but that of Zanu PF. Opposition leaders Morgan Tsvangirai and Joice Mujuru have endorsed the “military stepping in” and seem eager to be included in…
MUTARE – Most Zanu PF supporters will have to throw away their party regalia as it is endowed with the images of President Robert Mugabe and his wife Grace. While at every Zanu PF rally top officials and general members put on their designer regalia as a sign of support to Mugabe and Grace, the…
HARARE – Multitudes of Zimbabweans from all walks of life poured into the streets of Harare, Bulawayo and other major cities and towns dotted across the country, calling for the ouster of long-ruling President Robert Mugabe, who now looks certain to quit. Early in the morning of yesterday, tens of thousands of protesters lined the…
HARARE – Furious Zimbabweans have told the Southern African Development Community (Sadc) not to interfere with the country’s affairs following the military’s intervention in local politics this week which led to President Robert Mugabe and several Cabinet ministers losing their grip on power. As a result, Sadc leaders have called for an extraordinary summit on…
HARARE – Thousands of people have taken to the streets of Harare demanding the resignation of President Robert Mugabe. The president’s grip on power was severely weakened on Wednesday when the Zimbabwe Defence Forces took power in order to “arrest criminals” surrounding the president. Protesters are hugging soldiers in the crowd and cheering for them….
HARARE – Zimbabweans — anxiously awaiting the outcome of the talks between President Robert Mugabe and the army — have found humour in the unfolding political drama in the country. Finding banter in everything is how the long-suffering citizens have been getting through every crisis — hunger, turmoil, cash shortages — that has rocked the…
