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ZANU PF is moving to stop its structures from continuing to urge President Emmerson Mnangagwa to extend his stay in office, the party’s national political commissar, Munyaradzi Machacha, said. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, Machacha said the former liberation movement would — in this regard — rein in the chanting of slogans suggesting that…

By Shamaine Chirimujiri chirimujiris@dailynews.co.zw TOP economist, businessman and presidential biographer, Eddie Cross, has drawn attention to the alarming levels of corruption in government. In his latest weekly blog, the independent minded Cross made the stunning revelation that he had recently been asked for a US$250 000 bribe by a senior government official to facilitate a…

THE United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef) says Zimbabwe is lagging behind in achieving its National Health Strategy (NHS) on Neonatal Mortality Rate (NMR) reduction. According to Unicef, the first 28 days of life — the neonatal period — is the most vulnerable time for a child’s survival as it faces the highest risk of dying…

MDC leader Douglas Mwonzora has claimed that courts have ordered the Citizens Coalition for Change to pay his party US$90 000 after the rival opposition seized and occupied its offices. He said the MDC took the CCC to court after forcefully occupying its offices in Bulawayo, Masvingo, Gwanda, Kwekwe, Hwange and Gweru.The MDC has since…

HEADS are set to roll at the state-run Zimbabwe Tourism Authority (ZTA) as a forensic audit in the operations of the organisation is expected to be completed at the end of this month. ZTA suspended its board and senior officials in December to allow the carrying out of the audit. Chief executive officer Winnie Muchanyuka…

By Rutendo Ngara ngarar@dailynews.co.zw THE lawyer representing businessmen Mike Chimombe and Moses Mpofu in an alleged US$7 million fraud case yesterday told a Harare magistrate that Blackdeck’s contract to supply 600 000 goats to the Agriculture ministry was still valid. This emerged when Tapson Dzvetero cross examined Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) lead investigating officer Henry…

ZIMBABWE’s close relations with South Africa will not be affected by recent developments in Pretoria, which is now being run by a government of national unity. So says South Africa’s ambassador to Zimbabwe, Rejoice Mabudafhasi, who adds that her country’s new administration — which includes some of Harare’s fiercest critics — will not threaten the…

THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) wants to be given arresting powers so that it can complement the work of the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) in the second city. Speaking at a stakeholders meeting here yesterday, the deputy mayor of Bulawayo, Edwin Ndlovu, said the local council was especially concerned about how public transport crews and…

Stella MadzivanyikaSTAFF WRITERmadzivanyikas@dailynews.co.zw AUTHORITIES say they will get rid of all vendors from the central business districts of Harare and Chitungwiza ahead of the Sadc Summit in the capital next month. Speaking at the launch of Operation Chenesa phase two in St Mary’s, Chitungwiza, over the weekend, Local Government minister Daniel Garwe said the informal…