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Zanu-PF 'hijacks' govt recruitment
Zanu-PF has reportedly hijacked the recruitment of government workers as it ostensibly intensifies its third term campaign bid for President Emmerson Mnangagwa, NewsDay has established.The rul...Published: 19 Mar 2024 at 12:58hrs | 526 | by Staff reporter
FULL LIST: President Mnangagwa honours best performing public official
In a prestigious ceremony held at the State House in Harare, President Mnangagwa honored the outstanding performance of several key public officials across various sectors. The event, which mark...Published: 08 Mar 2024 at 11:16hrs | 13484 | by George Tshuma
Zanu-PF demands better allowances for councillors
A Zanu-PF legislator has pleaded with the Local Government and National Housing ministry to improve the plight of local authority councillors by offering them competitive conditions of service....Published: 07 Mar 2024 at 05:08hrs | 185 | by Staff reporter
Ex-Chitungwiza mayor wants to buy service car
FORMER Chitungwiza mayor Lovermore Maiko has approached the local authority in a bid to acquire the vehicle he was using during tenure.The Chitungwiza Municipality has sought guidance over the...Published: 14 Feb 2024 at 04:40hrs | 400 | by Staff reporter
Why Mnangagwa fired Mutsvangwa
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa fired his outspoken political ally Christopher Mutsvangwa as Minister of Veterans of the Liberation Struggle Affairs with immediate effect for various reasons, but the tri...Published: 05 Feb 2024 at 18:34hrs | 2968 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF disown Saturday Retreat land barons
The ruling Zanu-PF party has disowned some land barons in Harare South's Saturday Retreat (Border Gezi) who have embarked on an overdrive to dupe unsuspecting homeseekers through allocating them land ...Published: 15 Jan 2024 at 10:31hrs | 1400 | by Paul Ndou
Mumba Money International appoints former rugby star as Chairman
Mumba Money, the leading digital financial services provider, continues its expansion into Africa with the appointment of Prince Sivile Mabandla as the Chairman of Mumba Money South Africa. This appoi...Published: 04 Jan 2024 at 14:16hrs | 966 | by Nkululeko Nkomo
to have unmanned border posts by next year?
Zimbabwe is set to become the first country apart from Dubai to have an unmanned border post by the end of next year, which will see travellers entering and exiting the country using their e-passports...Published: 19 Dec 2023 at 06:12hrs | 946 | by Staff reporter
1 000 more buses for Zupco
Treasury will procure more than 1 000 buses in the next two years, with 250 of them being available in the first quarter of next year, and 50 of those being electric vehicles running off batteries, as...Published: 18 Dec 2023 at 04:53hrs | 349 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube forced to revise passport fees
Finance minister Mthuli Ncube steered through his 2024 national budget in a marathon sitting of parliament which concluded just before 1AM on Friday, making several revisions to his tax proposals....Published: 15 Dec 2023 at 15:47hrs | 3370 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF climbs down on suspensions
Zanu-PF Midlands province has climbed down and nullified all hearings, suspensions and prohibition orders issued to several members accused of de-campaigning the party's candidates ahead of the August...Published: 07 Dec 2023 at 05:31hrs | 543 | by Staff reporter
Harare councillors blow US$24,000 in Nyanga despite cholera surge
At a time when cholera is ravaging the capital city, Harare City Council officials have chosen to attend a workshop in Nyanga where they are said to be blowing an astonishing US$24 000 in hefty allowa...Published: 27 Nov 2023 at 15:49hrs | 302 | by Staff reporter
Dzino thinks Mnangagwa was a minor and peripheral player in the liberation struggle
Book Excerpt from: In Search of the Elusive Zimbabwean Dream, Volume III (Ideas & Solutions)By Professor Arthur G.O. MutambaraI later lose my autographed copy of Wilfred Mhanda's b...Published: 17 Nov 2023 at 05:36hrs | 4226 | by Professor Arthur G.O. Mutambara
Mthwakazi leader refuses to step down
Ousted Mthwakazi Republic Party (MRP) leader, Mqondisi Moyo, has adamantly refused to step down, maintaining that he is still in control.Moyo was removed from his position as the leader of MRP...Published: 26 Oct 2023 at 06:37hrs | 500 | by Staff reporter
SADC convenes extraordinary summit on Zimbabwe over elections
THE Southern African Development (Sadc) will hold an extraordinary summit of heads of state and government on Zimbabwe on Wednesday under the auspices of its current chairperson, Angolan President JoĆ...Published: 23 Oct 2023 at 10:53hrs | 2875 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa in strategic blunder
Opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa announced that his party would temporarily withdraw from all council and parliamentary business in protest over the recall of 15 MP...Published: 12 Oct 2023 at 06:43hrs | 1500 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's kneejerk publicity-stunt after horses have bolted
FIRST: it is a kneejerk publicity-stunt which is neither strategic nor a strategy to disengage when the horses have bolted less than 24 hours after the recall of some of your MPs and the banning from ...Published: 11 Oct 2023 at 19:45hrs | 1115 | by Jonathan Moyo
Mthwakazi unveils national interim committee
The Mthwakazi Republic Party (MRP) has unveiled its new National Interim Committee which will assume control of the party until its congress in April next year.For now, MRP will operate withou...Published: 11 Oct 2023 at 19:32hrs | 395 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF reverses land grab
Zanu-PF has instructed its Mutare district co-ordinating committee chairperson, Binali Yard, to rescind the offer letters he recently distributed to individuals who had encroached upon council land....Published: 11 Oct 2023 at 06:21hrs | 577 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's son says Zimbabwe banks no longer offering funding beyond 2025
Deputy Minister David Mnangagwa, responsible for Finance and Investment Promotion, has revealed that banks are no longer extending long-term funding options beyond 2025, coinciding with the planned co...Published: 09 Oct 2023 at 19:26hrs | 1518 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF fallout over campaign vehicles escalates
Unsuccessful Zanu-PF candidates in the recent harmonized elections have criticized the Harare provincial leadership for their perceived punitive actions, including threats to involve the police in the...Published: 09 Oct 2023 at 06:12hrs | 2124 | by Staff reporter
Mthwakazi leader kicked out
The Mthwakazi Republic Party (MRP) leader, Mqondisi Moyo, has been removed from his position amid allegations of using hate speech and other charges, causing divisions within the secessionist movement...Published: 04 Oct 2023 at 06:20hrs | 1271 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF orders losing candidates to surrender party campaign vehicles without fail
Zanu-PF has issued a directive instructing all of its party candidates who were unsuccessful in the recent harmonized elections to return the top-of-the-range cars they had received in preparation for...Published: 01 Oct 2023 at 07:38hrs | 478 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa appoints Mike Madiro as new NRZ Chair
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has appointed another key Zanu-PF factional political crony, Mike Madiro, as the new National Railways of Zimbabwe chairman, putting him into the state feeding trough to e...Published: 28 Sep 2023 at 09:09hrs | 755 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF councillors land influential positions in CCC dominated council
Amid clashes with CCC councillors over leadership of committees, two Zanu-PF councillors in Kwekwe City Council have secured influential positions in at least two committees. Ward 6 councillor...Published: 24 Sep 2023 at 09:11hrs | 663 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe urbanites and the politics of the West
The country is nearing the conclusion of the election period, with the appointment of Cabinet ministers, deputies, Mayors, and council chairpersons being among the final steps in the process. This ele...Published: 24 Sep 2023 at 09:00hrs | 110 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF, CCC councillors clash
The elections for Kwekwe City Council Committee positions were disrupted on Wednesday due to clashes between Zanu-PF and CCC councillors. Zanu-PF councillors accused CCC of sidelining them in importan...Published: 21 Sep 2023 at 06:17hrs | 1093 | by Staff reporter
BCC committee chairpersons elected
CITIZENS Coalition for Change (CCC)-dominated Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has elected chairpersons and deputies of various committees to assist in service delivery programmes.The election of t...Published: 18 Sep 2023 at 06:59hrs | 389 | by Staff reporter
2 Mutsvangwas, 6 women and 3 Mnangagwas
With former television personality Tatenda Mavetera thrown into the mix, one needs very little imagination to describe Zimbabwe's Cabinet that was sworn into office early this week following a sham el...Published: 15 Sep 2023 at 22:09hrs | 4884 | by Luke Tamborinyoka
Mnangagwa challenges his Cabinet
President Mnangagwa issued a challenge to the newly appointed Cabinet and public sector leadership, urging them to uphold the developmental progress achieved in the country during the First Term of th...Published: 15 Sep 2023 at 06:18hrs | 240 | by Staff reporter
CCC will find it hard to lobbying on the disputed polls while its MPs are in parliament
Despite the flaws in Zimbabwe's recent elections, it may be challenging for the opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) to exert regional pressure on the ruling Zanu-PF, according to a seminar ...Published: 13 Sep 2023 at 19:00hrs | 386 | by Staff reporter
Hwende seeks vehicle as benefit
As his tenure as the Chiredzi Town Council Chairperson comes to an end following his loss in the Chiredzi Central Constituency, Alderman Gibson Hwende is reportedly making efforts to secure the Toyota...Published: 11 Sep 2023 at 21:14hrs | 880 | by Staff reporter
Election of David Coltart as new Bulawayo mayor deferred
The much-anticipated election of a new Bulawayo mayor failed to take place on Wednesday after the local government ministry reportedly ordered all councillors to attend an induction meeting in Gweru....Published: 06 Sep 2023 at 19:01hrs | 1299 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's councillors tussle for mayoral post
CITIZENS Coalition for Change (CCC) councillors in Marondera are reportedly tussling for the mayoral position despite calls by their leader Nelson Chamisa to focus on the current poll result dispute....Published: 05 Sep 2023 at 06:19hrs | 773 | by Staff reporter
Did Hichilema send Mumba with a specific mission?
Dear Sadc,Below is a transcription of the attached video clip on which Dr Nevers Mumba makes staggerring claims about what he says Zambian President Hichilema told him he expected him to go an...Published: 04 Sep 2023 at 21:45hrs | 1025 | by Jonathan Moyo
700 buses dispatched for Mnangagwa inauguration
GOVERNMENT has dispatched about 700 buses countrywide to ferry people to the National Sports Stadium in Harare for President-elect Emmerson Mnangagwa's inauguration ceremony today.On August 26...Published: 04 Sep 2023 at 06:35hrs | 974 | by Staff reporter
How Mnangagwa's Zanu-PF 'stole' Mbare from CCC
Zanu-PF has been accused of employing dirty tactics to win Mbare constituency including forcing vendors who reside in other suburbs but operating from the capital's oldest suburb to vote in the area....Published: 03 Sep 2023 at 07:32hrs | 1050 | by Staff reporter
War vets drum up support for Zanu-PF, Mnangagwa
The Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Association are campaigning for Zanu-PF and President Mnangagwa in next week's harmonised elections. The association's national executive has sinc...Published: 17 Aug 2023 at 07:58hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo mayor to purchase car for US$9 000
BULAWAYO Mayor Councillor Solomon Mguni will buy his mayoral vehicle at a discounted price of about US$9 000 after the Government gave local authorities the greenlight to dispose of vehicles to all ou...Published: 06 Aug 2023 at 08:22hrs | 19 | by Staff reporter
Government okays disposal of mayoral vehicles
THE Government has given the greenlight to local authorities, that can afford, to have their outgoing mayors and chairpersons buy vehicles that have been allocated to them.A few months ago, Bu...Published: 30 Jul 2023 at 08:53hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF's crisis meeting betrays vote uncertainty
Zanu-PF held a stormy crisis meeting at the party's headquarters in Harare on Tuesday this week, the day before the nomination court sat, to plead with disgruntled members who lost in the primary elec...Published: 25 Jun 2023 at 18:24hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter
Stands-for-votes gimmicks must stop
GOING by the spate of recent activities in Zimbabwe's political arena, we are, indeed, in the midst of a silly season.Silly season has started - political parties in Zimbabwe are on a rampage ...Published: 20 Jun 2023 at 06:51hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Land barons ride on Zanu-PF campaign
SUSPECTED Zanu-PF-linked land barons have invaded large tracts of land in Harare and Chitungwiza, where they are doling out residential stands to desperate home-seekers as a vote-buying gimmick ahead ...Published: 16 Jun 2023 at 08:00hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
War vets pledge support for Mnangagwa?
THE Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Association (ZNLWVA) has reaffirmed its support for President Mnangagwa, pledging to leave no stone unturned as they drum up support for the ruling party ...Published: 11 Jun 2023 at 21:28hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF hijacks voters roll inspection
Zanu-PF affiliate, Forever Associates Zimbabwe (Faz) has reportedly hijacked the voters roll inspection exercise by demanding proof of ruling party membership from those trying to check for their name...Published: 29 May 2023 at 06:40hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF poll disputes turn nasty
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's orders to Zanu-PF supporters to close ranks after divisive primary elections are being defied with evidence mounting of widening divisions over the ruling party's electi...Published: 28 May 2023 at 08:10hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
8 mistakes in Zimbabwe's 2013 Constitution
ON May 22 2023, Zimbabwe's Constitution turned 10, having become effective on 22 May 2013. This year, we mark the 10-year anniversary. I choose to mark this day with a reflection, and my reflection is...Published: 27 May 2023 at 09:15hrs | 10 | by Musa Kika
Zanu-PF, Zec conflation exposed
Zanu-PF has exposed its alliance with the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) after the ruling party revealed that it would use the voters roll to verify its members' registration status in the upcomi...Published: 24 May 2023 at 06:05hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt rapped over failure to respect the Constitution
LEGAL experts say Zimbabwe is one of the countries with a good Constitution, but suffering from constitutional disorder because of an authoritarian leadership which has no respect for the governance c...Published: 22 May 2023 at 06:37hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's Zanu-PF ropes in CIO, military in poll plot
Zanu-PF's elaborate plan to deploy state security services such as the Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO) and the military as part of its strategy to win the harmonised elections at all costs has...Published: 21 May 2023 at 08:13hrs | 34 | by Staff reporter
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