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By Brandon JosphatSENIOR STAFF WRITERbrandonj@newsday.co.zw YET another Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) legislator Fortune Daniel Molokele has resigned from both Parliament and from the opposition outfit. His resignation followed that of the party’s former MP for Mt Pleasant, Harare, Allan Rusty Markham in solidarity with CCC ex-leader Nelson Chamisa who quit in a huff over…

By Brandon Josphat SENIOR STAFF WRITER AS WAS widely expected, Zanu PF made short work of the country’s strife-torn opposition in the by-elections that were held at the weekend. In the process, the ruling party’s clean sweep of six parliamentary seats that were up for grabs enabled the former liberation movement to regain a two-thirds…

By Brandon JosphatSENIOR STAFF WRITERjosphatbl@dailynews.co.zw THE government plans to improve the infrastructure around toll gates so that they can better deal with large volumes of traffic. Responding to a question in the National Assembly last week, Transport minister Felix Mhona said authorities would expand lanes at toll gates. This comes amid complaints by motorists of…

Rutendo Ngara STAFF WRITER PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has sent his condolence message to Namibians following the death of their President Hage Geingob yesterday morning. Namibia’s acting president Nangolo Mbumba said Geingob, who was 82, died at Pohamba Hospital in Windhoek where he was being treated. Mnangagwa described Geingob as a true pan-Africanist who endeavoured for…

THE Zimbabwe Council of Churches (ZCC) has commended the peace that prevailed before, during and after the by-elections held over the weekend saying the voting process was also handled professionally. In its Ecumenical Situation Room Elections Update Report yesterday, ZCC also noted that vulnerable groups were given priority to vote. “Reports from ecumenical Observers indicate…

POLICE arrested two robbers on different occasions last week in Harare as they intensify the fight against crime across the country. This comes as recently two Chegutu armed robbers were shot when they tried to escape while assisting police with investigations. In a statement yesterday police spokesperson Paul Nyathi said in one of the two…

By Rutendo Ngara THE Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) is working hard to end the party’s ugly infighting and to regain the trust of ordinary Zimbabweans who are getting increasingly despondent with politics. So says the party’s new spokesperson, Nqobizitha Mlilo, who adds that the party is — in this regard — retracing its roots…

BY BRANDON JOSPHATSenior Staff Writer UNIVERSITIES and colleges are now demanding part payment of fees in United States dollars as the Zimbabwe dollar continues to lose its value on the market. This comes as the hapless local unit is trading at $17 000 to the coveted US dollar on the black market, although it was…

BY BRANDON JOSPHATSenior Staff Writer PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday appointed Omphile Marupi as deputy minister of Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services and two other deputy ministers. Marupi became Zanu PF legislator for Gwanda South constituency in Matabeleland South Province after Mnangagwa and the party won last year’s general elections against Nelson Chamisa and his former…

BY BRANDON JOSPHATSenior Staff Writer ZESA has flighted a tender to acquire essential equipment to rehabilitate its creaky power stations as it moves to ease the electricity crisis in the country. This comes as the power utility is targeting to increase its electricity generation capacity to 3 000 megawatts (mw) by the end of next…