Brighton Muronzereyi and Melisa ChatikoboSTAFF WRITERS PRESIDENTIAL hopefuls will have to think twice before they challenge for the country’s top office after the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) revised participation fees from US$1 000 to US$ 20 000. This is contained in the Government Gazette published on Friday, which also announced a raft of new fees,…
RUTENDO NGARA LEGISLATORS have told Finance minister Mthuli Ncube that Parliament is poorly funded and is now incapacitated to carry out its duties. Speaking in the National Assembly on Thursday, Zanu PF MP for Musikavanhu Joshua Murire said of all the three arms of government, Parliament is the only one which is incapacitated. “Right now,…
KETTY NYONI TRANSPORT minister Felix Mhona has called on Parliament to come up with strict bidding legislation to deal with incompetent road contractors. Responding to Senator Sipani Hungwe in the Sen – ate on Thursday on why some roads take forever to be completed, Mhona accused some contractors of taking advantage of the lowest bidder…
OPPOSITION stalwarts, Lovemore Moyo and Sibangilizwe Nkomo, have come up with an initiative to bring the country’s opposition parties under one umbrella to fight Zanu PF ahead of the crunch 2023 elections. This comes after the two, Moyo, who leads the United Movement for Devolution (UMD) and Zapu leader Nkomo, met in Bulawayo on Wednesday…
Brighton Muronzereyi and Rumbidzai NgwenyaSTAFF WRITERS THE government expects prices of basic goods in the country to stabilise, as recent measures put in place by authorities continue to show significant promise. Speaking separately in the National Assembly this week, Finance minister Mthuli Ncube and his deputy Clemence Chiduwa said falling prices of fuel, as well…
ZVISHAVANE traditional leaders have joined the fight against measles outbreak through mobilising communities to get vaccinated. This comes as Zimbabwe has been hit by a measles outbreak which has so far claimed 157 lives with over 2000 suspected cases reported. Speaking to the Daily News, Chief Mapanzure of Zvishavane said his court was mobilising people to get…
A REGIONAL magistrate has ruled that ailing Marry Mubaiwa, left, accused of trying to kill her ex-husband and Vice President Constantino Chiwenga can stand trial in Zimbabwe despite the alleged offence having been committed in South Africa. Magistrate Feresi Chakanyuka ruled that local courts have jurisdiction to hear the matter because it involves Zimbabweans and…
GENDER-BASED violence (GBV) is the biggest human rights issue in Zimbabwe which the government must give priority in terms of addressing it, a survey by Afrobarometer reveals. Afrobarometer is a pan-African, survey research network that provides data on African experiences and evaluations of democracy, governance, and quality of life. In Zimbabwe the Afrobarometer is represented…
IN A curious development, the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc), yesterday blocked two cars belonging to Gokwe Nembudziya, Justice Mayor Wadyajena, from crossing into South Africa. Wadyajena’s lawyer, Oliver Marwa, confirmed the development although Zacc denied any involvement in the blockade of the two cars — a Lamborghini and BMW X6 — which were said to…
THE ongoing elections for Zanu PF’s war veterans league are exacerbating the ruling party’s factional fights, with the polls almost turning violent in Mashonaland Central last weekend. 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 26 to…
