WITH ZANU PF continuing to reel from its long-standing demons of factionalism and tribalism, its national political commissar Victor Matemadanda has warned that the future of the party is on the line if its bigwigs don’t stop their destructive politicking, the Daily News On Sunday reports. Addressing Zanu PF structures in Harare last week, the…
THE ZIMBABWE government yesterday came out guns blazing, dismissing a statement made by western countries condemning alleged gross human rights violations saying they are being misled by the country’s detractors. This comes after the heads of mission of Canada, Germany, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, the United Kingdom (UK) and the United States of America said President…
RIGHTS groups have bemoaned government’s failure to end the strike by nurses and doctors at a time when Zimbabwe is struggling with the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. Zimbabwean healthcare workers went on strike over poor wages and the lack of personal protective equipment (PPE) in early July, a situation the Human Rights NGO Forum (the Forum)…
AT LEAST 65 people have been arrested in Mazowe for destroying artefacts belonging to Mbuya Nehanda, the police have said. Mbuya Nehanda, also known as Nehanda Charwe Nyakasikana, was one of the spiritual leaders of the Shona during the 1896-97 first Chimurenga war. She was convicted without trial and was executed in 1898. National police…
Blessings Mashaya SENIOR STAFF WRITER mashayab@dailynews.co.zw AMID rising tensions in the country, authorities plan to fast-track the Cyber Bill which will punish those deemed to have abused social media or peddled falsehoods against the State and citizens once it becomes law. In addition, the government will also soon introduce the Patriotic Act in Parliament…
Sindiso Mhlophe SENIOR STAFF WRITER mhlophes@dailynews.co.zw ZIMBABWE is continuing to do relatively well in its fight against HIV/Aids — with latest regional figures placing the country fifth among 16 nations that are battling the pandemic, the Daily News reports. This comes as the country is in the grip of a girnomous economic crisis which has…
Blessings Mashaya SENIOR STAFF WRITER mashayab@dailynews.co.zwWESTERN countries yesterday expressed concern that President Emmerson Mnangagwa, pictured, is failing to fulfil inauguration promises he made two years ago and urged him to allow dialogue to end the political crisis. This comes as Mnangagwa is under growing pressure from long-suffering Zimbabweans over his government’s failure to mend the…
Blessing Masakadza STAFF WRITER masakadzab@dailynews.co.zw POLICE have released riveting details of how they allegedly arrested larger-than-life MDC Alliance deputy national chairperson Job “Wiwa” Sikhala last week, the Daily News reports. Among other claims, law enforcement agents say the daring and heavily-built Zengeza West legislator was hiding in a ceiling at the house in Tynwald North…
Sindiso Mhlophe SENIOR STAFF WRITER mhlophes@dailynews.co.zw RESERVE Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) governor John Mangudya says the raft of recent measures unveiled by authorities will continue to stabilise the economy and also gradually result in the prices of basic goods going down, the Daily News reports. This comes as the Zimbabwe dollar has lately been holding…
Blessings Mashaya SENIOR STAFF WRITER mashayab@dailynews.co.zw STRIKING doctors and nurses yesterday raised concerns over the lack of urgency by newly-appointed Health minister, Vice President Constantino Chiwenga, and his team in bringing the much-needed change to the health sector, the Daily News can report. This comes as Chiwenga, over a week ago, tabled before Cabinet a…
