HARARE – Although Zimbabwe experienced improved harvest due to Command Agriculture, estimates suggest that government budget deficit will increase by nearly $120m this year due to a maize subsidy. At least 45 000 farmers have registered for maize and soya bean production under Command Agriculture programme as preparations for the 2017/2018 summer cropping season gather…
HARARE – With less than 10 months to go before the 2018 general election, physically challenged persons staged a demonstration in Harare on Wednesday sounding the alarm about the lack of universal accessibility at polling stations that make individuals with disabilities feel like an afterthought. The Zimbabwe People and Parents for Children with Disabilities (ZPPCD)…
HARARE – The door is still open for other political parties to join the opposition alliance, Jacob Ngarivhume (pictured), a spokesperson of an electoral coalition consummated earlier this month to take on President Robert Mugabe in the much-anticipated 2018 elections has said. The alliance comprises the Morgan Tsvangirai-led MDC, Welshman Ncube’s MDC, Tendai Biti’s People’s…
HARARE – Opposition parties have stepped up their campaign against Grace Mugabe by joining South African groups when they petitioned President Jacob Zuma’s government to withdraw diplomatic immunity granted to the first lady which allowed her to avoid prosecution for the alleged assault of a 20-year-old model in Johannesburg last month. Coalescing under the banner…
HARARE – MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai flies into a storm when he heads to Bulawayo tomorrow for the official launch of the MDC Alliance in the country’s second largest city amid widening divisions in the labour-backed party, which have raised fears of another damaging split. As the long-time President Robert Mugabe rival visits Bulawayo, Matabeleland …
HARARE – Prosecutors yesterday called to the stand a forensic nurse in the rape trial of lieutenant-colonel Rangarirai Kembo. Kembo has been charged with first-degree rape and sexual abuse of his maid. In their opening argument, Lt col Kembo’s defence lawyers said that there was no physical evidence to link him to the crime, claiming…
HARARE – President Robert Mugabe and his wife Grace stayed away from a solidarity march with the embattled first lady organised by a grouping of war veterans and Zanu PF supporters yesterday. Hundreds of placard-wielding Zanu PF supporters marched through the streets of Harare to the ruling party’s national headquarters. Mugabe and his wife were…
HARARE – Government’s announcement that it is phasing out metal identity cards (IDs) has caused panic among civic society and the opposition movement as they fear this could displace millions of voters ahead of next year’s eagerly-awaited elections. This comes as the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) is at the cusp of opening the biometric voter…
HARARE – Intra-Zanu PF tension is scaling new heights ahead of President Robert Mugabe’s rally in Gweru tomorrow, as the ruling party’s warring factions leave no stone unturned in their bid to score major political points at the high-profile gathering, the Daily News can reveal. This comes amid widespread acceptance in the strife-torn ruling party…
MUTARE – Fearful villagers from the diamond-rich Chiadzwa area are accusing the Zimbabwe Consolidated Diamond Company (ZCDC) of gross human rights abuses, which its chief executive officer, Morris Mpofu, confirmed were being investigated by police. President Robert Mugabe’s government was accused of gross human rights violations during the Chiadzwa diamond rush in 2008 when security…
