WITH factionalism continuing to be a major issue in Zanu PF, the ruling party warned yesterday that it would sack all bigwigs caught trying to influence its primaries today, which will choose candidates for the March 26 by-elections. Speaking to the Daily News, Zanu PF secretary for security, Lovemore Matuke, said the party was aware of…
Blessings Mashaya and Mugove Tafirenyika THE MDC faction led by Nelson Chamisa, has dented its democratic credentials by avoiding primary elections to choose candidates for the March 26 by-elections to reward loyalists, analysts have said. This comes after the opposition party’s secretary for elections, Ian Makone, announced last weekend that the outfit’s recalled legislators and councillors…
Andile Tshuma BULAWAYO City Council has embarked on a door-to-door Covid-19 vaccination campaign amid fears that some of the vaccines would soon be rendered useless as they were nearing their expiry dates. The campaign, a partnership between the council’s health services department and the ministry of Health, aims to up the city’s pace towards achieving…
OPPOSITION leader, Douglas Mwonzora, has suspended his deputy, Thokozani Khupe along with her ally Khalipani Phugeni, for “taking party issues to court”. MDC spokesperson Witness Dube yesterday confirmed the development to the Daily News — saying Khupe and Phugeni were suspended last week “She was suspended on January 12 pending investigations …The letter (of suspension) was sent…
ZIMBABWE is mourning another legendary music maestro, Zexie Manatsa, pictured, who succumbed to cancer in Harare yesterday. The much-loved musician-cum-cleric, 78, was diagnosed with multiple myeloma — a type of cancer of the blood — in August last year, and had been in and out of hospital since then. “It is with great sadness that…
ZANU PF has disqualified a number of bigwigs from the former liberation movement’s primary elections tomorrow, which will choose the party’s candidates for the March 26 by-elections. Among those said to have been axed from the internal polls are Kwekwe Central aspiring candidates Kandros Mugabe and Energy Dhala Ncube — who were jettisoned in the…
A TRADITIONAL leader accused of trying to extort money from famous preacher, Tapiwa Freddy, pictured, who is facing allegations of raping his niece, told the court that the two were lovers and wanted to marry each other. Chief Chikwaka was testifying in the trial of Freddy who is accused of raping ZBC radio host, Rutendo Makuti. Testifying before…
IN a move meant to encourage voter registration and electoral process participation in rural areas, the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) says it…
THE Meteorological Services Department has called on citizens to brace for more rains in the coming week as they urged motorists and…
Mugove Tafirenyika and Jeffrey Muvundusi SOME bigwigs in the MDC faction led by Nelson Chamisa, are unhappy with the formation’s decision not to hold primaries for its candidates for the March 26 by-elections. This comes after the faction’s director of elections, Ian Makone, announced at the weekend that their recalled legislators and councillors would be…
