A VIDEO of Limpopo health MEC Dr Phophi Ramathuba lashing out at a Zimbabwean patient at a provincial government hospital has sparked…
Rutendo NgaraSTAFF WRITERngarar@dailynews.co.zw PARLIAMENT has arm-twisted Treasury into releasing an additional $2 billion budget which will cater for the welfare of legislators. This comes after MPs told deputy speaker of Parliament Tsitsi Gezi that the National Assembly proceedings would be halted until Finance minister Mthuli Ncube addresses their plight. In his response, Ncube said the…
Brandon JosphatSTAFF WRITERjosphatbl@dailynews.co.zw PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday came out guns blazing, warning Zanu PF bigwigs against interfering and attempting to influence the outcome of the on-going war veterans’ league elections. This comes as the former liberation movement is currently constituting its newly-formed ex-combatants’ league, ahead of Zanu PF’s elective congress which is scheduled for October…
Melisa ChatikoboSTAFF WRITERchatikobom@dailynews.co.zw CIVIL Society Organisations (CSOs) are pleading with Parliament to withdraw the Private Voluntary Organisation (PVO) Amendment Bill and start public consultations afresh. The government proposed the Bill in November last year in a bid to regulate the operations of CSOs so as to ensure that they are not used to facilitate money…
Rutendo NgaraSTAFF WRITERngarar@dailynews.co.zw THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) is pushing for amendments to the law which will make the registration of political parties wishing to take part in national polls compulsory. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, Zec spokesperson Jasper Mangwana, said the national elections management body had already written to the Justice, Legal and…
Dionne KanyowaSTAFF WRITERkanyowad@dailynews.co.zw POLITICIANS have accused the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) of trying to block some political players from contesting in next year’s harmonised elections through “exorbitant” nomination fees. This comes after last week Zec pegged next year’s general elections’ nomination fees for presidential aspirants at US$20 000, while parliamentary hopefuls will fork out US$1000….
HIGH Court judge Garainesu Mawadze’s son, Munyaradzi, accused of killing a cellphone dealer by slitting his throat with a kitchen knife before disappearing with seven iPhone cellphones, has been indicted to stand trial in the High Court. Munyaradzi is jointly charged with Elvin Dungo Saungweme and Dellion David Balani for the alleged murder of Sipho…
Brighton MuronzereyiSTAFF WRITERmuronzereyib@dailynews.co.zw ADVOCACY group, Brave Little Hearts Zimbabwe (BLHZ), is escalating its push to have children born with heart defects prioritised by authorities, as many of them succumb to those health conditions due to lack of affordable healthcare. BLHZ, a Bulawayo-based organisation, has been at the forefront of campaigning for better treatment of children…
Brandon JosphatSTAFF WRITERtafirenyikam@dailynews.co.zw THE government has approved a framework agreement of a mega solar power project with a United Arab Emirates (UAE) company Skypower Global (CAYMAN) to produce 500 megawatts as authorities seek to ease power challenges. Addressing a post-Cabinet briefing in Harare yesterday, Information minister Monica Mutsvangwa said the project would see the construction…
SOME leading opposition figures have expressed fresh concerns that time is running out for those who are at variance with the ruling Zanu PF to unite ahead of the fast-approaching 2023 crunch elections. MDC national chairperson, Morgen Komichi, was among those who reiterated to the Daily News yesterday that the opposition would be annihilated by…

