ZIMBABWE National Liberation War Veterans Association (ZNLWVA) chairperson Christopher Mutsvangwa, says President Emmerson Mnangagwa will have the final say on the next leader of the association with the current executive’s term of office coming to an end. This comes as former combatants of the country’s liberation war in the 1970s had already commenced preparations for…
LEGISLATORS have expressed mixed reactions towards proposed changes to the Public Health Act to allow unrestricted access to reproductive healthcare services by persons aged 12 years and above. This comes as the Advocacy Core Team (ACT) petitioned Parliament on the age of consent and access to reproductive healthcare services by adolescents and young persons, before…
MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa, pictured, has appointed a team to probe recent factional violence in the coalition’s youth assembly, as he bids to diffuse escalating tension among his brawling lieutenants. This comes as Chamisa’s leadership of the alliance is facing renewed pressure and scrutiny, with some of his erstwhile close allies standing accused of…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa, pictured, says his administration’s re-engagement efforts are bearing fruit, as evidenced by various investment projects currently underway. In his remarks while opening the Chamber of Mines Zimbabwe (CoMZ) annual conference in Victoria Falls yesterday Mnangagwa said the results of the government’s efforts were being particularly felt in the mining sector where the…
FINANCE minister Mthuli Ncube, pictured, says Zimbabwe will have surplus electricity in the next four years, with a capacity to generate over 5 000 megawatts due to the country’s relations with China, which he claimed are paying dividends. This comes as deputy Energy minister Magna Mudyiwa recently told Parliament that Zesa Holdings (Zesa) was in serious…
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) says shortages of refuse removal vehicles are to blame for the local authority’s failure to collect rubbish…
ZANU PF wants to replace the “lethargic” leaders of its youth and women’s leagues, as the ruling party escalates its preparations for the fast approaching 2023 national elections. Insiders who spoke to the Daily News yesterday said President Emmerson Mnangagwa, pictured, and other party bigwigs were not impressed by the leaders of the two key structures, who…
ZIMBABWE is bracing for more power blackouts following a revelation by deputy Energy minister Magna Mudyiwa that Zesa Holdings (Zesa) is in serious financial dire straits. Speaking in the National Assembly on Wednesday, Mudyiwa said the financial situation at Zesa was affecting the operations of the company. “Zesa has been going through financial constraints ……
GLOBAL liberal politics organisation, Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom (FNF),º says the Covid-19 pandemic has brought an unprecedented number of school dropouts, mainly in Matabeleland province. Speaking during a meeting with the parliamentary portfolio committee on Primary and Secondary Education yesterday in Harare, (FNF) representative Rudo Mudzingwa said the Covid-19 pandemic had drastically affected the…
Tamary Chikiwa PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has urged local authorities in Bulawayo to rename buildings and streets after the country’s heroes, as he officially opened the Bulawayo Arts Festival (Baf) in the city yesterday. Mnangagwa said Baf had led the way in promoting the country’s heritage, adding that the government will promote Zimbabwe’s history to ensure…
