HARARE – TheMDC led by Morgan Tsvangirai is drafting a new policy document that it says will put the country on the recovery path once they form the next government. MDC vice president Nelson Chamisa told the Daily News yesterday that under the new policy document that is dubbed Smart — the country’s main opposition…
HARARE – As political parties gear up for the 2018 general election, women’s participation in the campaigns and the actual vote will change the political dynamics and future leadership of the country. The country might for the first time meet the 2015 Sadc Gender Protocol target of at least 50 percent representation of women in…
HARARE – Zimbabwean civil society organisations (CSOs) are planning to stage a protest over the Diaspora vote, as they up pressure on President Robert Mugabe’s government to allow foreign-based citizens to vote in next year’s elections. The demonstration will be held in neighbouring South Africa (SA), where millions of Zimbabweans migrated to as political and…
HARARE – While Robert Mugabe and opposition MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai may be oceans apart, they both believe the youths’ vote is crucial to winning next year’s Presidency. For long used as instruments of political violence and repression, the country’s youths, who constitute 60 percent of the population, have emerged as the potential kingmakers ahead…
HARARE – Harare City Council (HCC)’s top executives have been slammed for stifling investigations in which they are accused of awarding themselves hefty salaries and allowances. Resident associations raised the red flag after the tribunal set up to investigate the matter asked for an extension amid allegations that those implicated in the matter are refusing…
HARARE – President Robert Mugabe yesterday told Zanu PF supporters of his heartache at witnessing the high number of deaths that the former liberation movement has had to contend with this year — including having to preside over their burials at the National Heroes Acre. Speaking at the burial of the late Naison Khutshwekhaya Ndlovu…
HARARE – As the ugly Zanu PF war to succeed President Robert Mugabe continues to escalate, former freedom fighters have warned introverted Defence minister Sydney Sekeramayi — saying he risks ending his political career if he allows himself to be “used” by the ruling party’s “confusion” mongers. This comes as Sekeramayi — who together with…
HARARE – As American Senator Hiram Warren Johnson so aptly observed way back in 1918, the first casualty of war is truth. Indeed, as Zanu PF’s ugly tribal, factional and succession wars get hotter by the day, well-known purveyors of lies in the ruling party and their running dogs — among them Cabinet ministers and…
HARARE – The Health ministry has challenged the National Blood Service of Zimbabwe (NBSZ) to find ways of reducing the price of blood, which is considered too high compared to other countries in the region. Sidney Makarau, the ministry’s principal director (Curative Service), said if NBSZ manages to reduce its operating costs, the cost of…
HARARE – MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai is set to address the “mother of all rallies” in Gweru, which he will jointly hold with other opposition parties and civic organisations. According to MDC spokesperson Obert Gutu, the rally has been cleared by the police. [GoogleAd] He said the long-time President Robert Mugabe rival has invited members…
