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'Chamisa, Mwonzora must unite first'
FORMER Cabinet minister and senior opposition official Samuel Sipepa Nkomo has urged the warring MDC factions led by Douglas Mwonzora and Nelson Chamisa to settle their differences first before engagi...Published: 17 hrs ago | 1807 | by Staff reporter
Opposition worried about recurrence of Mugabe era barbarities
THE imminent return of the national youth service training programme has triggered jitters among many in the opposition who have bad memories of the project's cadets.The programme's recruits w...Published: 17 hrs ago | 603 | by Staff reporter
Dembare ship in turbulent waters
HARARE giants Dynamos' preparations for the 2021 season were yesterday thrown into disarray following the shock suspension of goalkeepers' coach Gift Muzadzi while goalkeeper Simb...Published: 14 Apr 2021 at 21:05hrs | 883 | by Staff reporter
Appeal for 30-year mandatory rape sentence
WOMEN'S rights organisation, Musasa Project, is advocating for a minimum mandatory sentence of between 30 and 60 years for rape perpetrators, saying this would help deter would-be offenders.St...Published: 14 Apr 2021 at 21:00hrs | 539 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa says Zimbabwe's land reform programme is non-negotiable
IN A sign that Harare may be hardening its stance towards the West, President Emmerson Mnangagwa says meaningful re-engagement with Washington and Brussels will only happen when they accept that there...Published: 14 Apr 2021 at 20:58hrs | 1051 | by Staff reporter
'It is sink or swim time for the MDC'
MDC leader Douglas Mwonzora, says the opposition will receive a heavy electoral shellacking in 2023, unless it changes tack quickly and ditches confrontational politics.In addition, the MDC bo...Published: 13 Apr 2021 at 18:23hrs | 2226 | by Staff reporter
Pan-African Parliament pushes for Zimbabwe sanctions removal
THE Pan-African Parliament (PAP) will continue to lobby for the removal of sanctions against Zimbabwe by the United States and its western allies despite the challenges presented by the Covid-19 pande...Published: 13 Apr 2021 at 18:21hrs | 410 | by Staff reporter
Government told to fund testing of learners
THE Women's Coalition of Zimbabwe (WCOZ) has urged the government to fund the testing of students and staff in public, boarding and community schools for Covid-19 to curb the continued spread of the v...Published: 13 Apr 2021 at 18:21hrs | 471 | by Staff reporter
'Chamisa needs to rethink himself and his approach'
A RENOWNED academic and political analyst has advised punch drunk MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa to urgently rebrand and re-think his strategies if he is to salvage his waning local and internatio...Published: 12 Apr 2021 at 18:38hrs | 2676 | by Staff reporter
Fear paralyses Zimbabwe opposition
OPPOSITION big shots say their fight for a better Zimbabwe for all is being slowed down by fear, as authorities continue to crack down on people who stand accused of breaching the country's laws. ...Published: 12 Apr 2021 at 18:37hrs | 1173 | by Staff reporter
Matiza family to complete late minister's projects
THE family of late Transport minister, Joel Biggie Matiza has set sights on completing projects that were started by their patriarch in his home constituency of Murewa South. Matiza succumbed ...Published: 12 Apr 2021 at 18:36hrs | 1585 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF moves to contain its highly divisive DCCs
Zanu-PF has moved to contain its recently reinstated but highly divisive district co-ordinating committees (DCCs) by enrolling their members at its school of ideology, in a bid to foster party unity a...Published: 12 Apr 2021 at 18:36hrs | 391 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean film on land reform receives multiple global awards
A movie based on Zimbabwe's land reform programme called Harmony Valley has left some audiences around the world in tears and picked several international film awards.Set in the year 2000, the...Published: 12 Apr 2021 at 18:35hrs | 1067 | by Staff reporter
'Nail corrupt police'
AUTHORITIES have stepped up their efforts against graft within the police force, with Home Affairs minister Kazembe Kazembe urging citizens to use technology to help nail rogue cops.This comes...Published: 12 Apr 2021 at 18:35hrs | 821 | by Staff reporter
Mutsvangwa fights to open Zimbabwe airwaves more
THE government said yesterday that it planned to open up the country's airwaves further by issuing more television and radio licences to independent players.Speaking during a well-supported Da...Published: 09 Apr 2021 at 23:00hrs | 530 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa needs to ditch 'student politics'
POLITICAL analysts have once again warned that the opposition risks being annihilated by Zanu-PF ahead of the 2023 polls, unless they change strategy and pursue national dialogue.In addition, ...Published: 08 Apr 2021 at 16:38hrs | 2316 | by Staff reporter
Passport office turns away hundreds
POLICE in Bulawayo on Tuesday turned away hundreds of people who had thronged the Registrars General's Office for the application and collection of passports defying Covid-19 regulations. As a...Published: 08 Apr 2021 at 16:34hrs | 2133 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe political tension escalates afresh
POLICE had to be called in to disperse agitated MDC Alliance supporters in Harare yesterday, after political activist Makomborero Haruzivishe was sentenced to an effective 14 months in prison for inci...Published: 07 Apr 2021 at 18:23hrs | 1355 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF bigwigs resists female VP push
Zanu-PF is resisting calls to amend its constitution to re-introduce a woman as one of the party's vice presidents - as the race to replace former State vice president Kembo Mohadi heats up.Th...Published: 06 Apr 2021 at 15:43hrs | 5778 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa, MDC Alliance's 'defining moment'
WITH pressure mounting on its leaders all round, insiders say the MDC Alliance has reached a critical point where tough decisions now have to be made about its future.This comes as both Zanu-P...Published: 05 Apr 2021 at 17:01hrs | 3027 | by Anesu Mirisawu
'Zanu-PF can't wait for 2023'
With the country's main opposition MDC party at war with itself amid leadership wrangles and mass defections to Zanu-PF, the ruling party says it cannot wait for 2023 elections to finish off its rival...Published: 05 Apr 2021 at 16:59hrs | 1172 | by Staff reporter
Harare says 'Mozambican crisis a regional question'
ZIMBABWE will not individually deploy troops in northern Mozambique to fend off Islamic insurgents who have killed more than 2 500 people and displaced 700 000 others in the country, the government sa...Published: 03 Apr 2021 at 14:49hrs | 793 | by Staff reporter
Covid-19 hits schools again
THE coronavirus pandemic has hit schools again, following 46 confirmed new cases involving learners, educators and non-teaching staff in Harare and Mberengwa. The cases at Prince Edward High S...Published: 03 Apr 2021 at 14:48hrs | 1129 | by Staff reporter
Veteran journalist, Dongozi, to be honored.
THE Zimbabwe Union of Journalists (ZUJ) divulged plans to honour the late veteran Journalist, rights advocate, environmentalist, friend rolled in one and immediate past secretary-general, Foster Vulin...Published: 03 Apr 2021 at 08:15hrs | 434 | by Shelton Muchena
Matemadanda was not fired
OUTSPOKEN war veterans secretary-general, Victor Matemadanda has lashed out at his Zanu-PF critics for prematurely "rushing to write his political obituary".Speaking to the Daily News yesterda...Published: 31 Mar 2021 at 18:42hrs | 4243 | by Staff reporter
Jah Prayzah's backing vocalist quits
MUSIC superstar Jah Prayzah's long-serving backing vocalist Fatima "Stimela" Katiji has quit the popular musician's Third Generation band for studies in the United States Of America.Jah Prayza...Published: 30 Mar 2021 at 17:17hrs | 3008 | by Staff reporter
Mwonzora formally approaches Mnangagwa on dialogue
OPPOSITION leader Douglas Mwonzora has now formally approached President Emmerson Mnangagwa and other key stakeholders on the much-talked about national dialogue.At the same time, sources told...Published: 30 Mar 2021 at 15:37hrs | 3425 | by Staff reporter
Dlamini-Zuma clobbers Ramaphosa over Rupert
THE ANC's national executive committee (NEC) meeting on Sunday turned into a heated show of force when some of the ANC's top guns took President Cyril Ramaphosa to task over his close proximity to bil...Published: 29 Mar 2021 at 18:40hrs | 3096 | by Staff reporter
Govt frets over Easter holidays
AUTHORITIES and medical experts are worried about gatherings during the upcoming Easter holidays, amid fears that these could trigger a local third wave of the lethal coronavirus.The concerns ...Published: 29 Mar 2021 at 18:10hrs | 721 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa reads riot act to Zanu-PF big wheels
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has once again read the riot act to Zanu-PF's district co-ordinating committees (DCCs), saying they must desist from fomenting divisions and advancing personal agendas in ...Published: 28 Mar 2021 at 16:26hrs | 2890 | by Staff reporter
Johann Rupert gives Ramaphosa an ultimatum
Billionaire businessman Johann Rupert has allegedly given President Cyril Ramaphosa a marching order, instructing him to tow the line and fire Ace Magashule, African National Congress (ANC) secretary ...Published: 27 Mar 2021 at 17:44hrs | 4698 | by Staff reporter
Angry Mnangagwa lashes Zanu-PF bigwigs
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa blew his gasket during a Zanu-PF politburo meeting yesterday, warning his errant lieutenants that gossiping, rumour-mongering and petty jealousies would not be tolerated i...Published: 26 Mar 2021 at 18:05hrs | 3502 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa ditched by Alliance MP
MDC Alliance MP for Goromonzi South, Rueben Chikudo has jumped ship to join the main MDC party led by Douglas Mwonzora.This comes as the Nelson Chamisa-led MDC Alliance has been losing legisla...Published: 25 Mar 2021 at 16:10hrs | 5391 | by Staff reporter
Fresh disorder rocks Zanu-PF
Zanu-PF has been hit by fresh chaos, with the party's highly divisive and recently restored District Co-ordinating Committees (DCCs) at the centre of the latest commotion.The DCCs - which were...Published: 25 Mar 2021 at 16:09hrs | 2446 | by Staff reporter
'There is no crisis to mediate in Zimbabwe,' says Sadc
AS PRESSURE mounts on the Southern African Development Community (Sadc) to once again intervene in Zimbabwe's political disputes, the Botswana-headquartered regional bloc says there is no reason for i...Published: 22 Mar 2021 at 15:40hrs | 1147 | by Staff reporter
Church sticks to its guns on talks
THE Zimbabwe Christian Council (ZCC) says it is not moved by allegations made by Zanu-PF that the grouping is working to dislodge President Emmerson Mnangagwa from government in the name of dialogue. ...Published: 22 Mar 2021 at 15:39hrs | 609 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe churches not honest brokers'
THE push for talks between President Emmerson Mnangagwa and the opposition has suffered a significant setback after Zanu-PF accused the church yesterday of acting in bad faith over the mooted national...Published: 20 Mar 2021 at 15:41hrs | 1749 | by Staff reporter
2023 increasingly looks like a lost cause for Zimbabwe opposition
POLITICAL analysts have warned that the country's opposition, and especially the MDC Alliance, risks being decimated completely ahead of the 2023 elections - unless it changes its modus operandi....Published: 20 Mar 2021 at 15:40hrs | 1340 | by Staff reporter
Thousands are arrested for border jumping
OVER 8 000 people have been arrested so far across the country as police intensify their fight against border jumpers at a time the nation's entry points remain closed in a move aimed at curbing the s...Published: 19 Mar 2021 at 16:06hrs | 1869 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF welcomes former MDC bigwigs
TOUGH-TALKING MDC Alliance vice president Tendai Biti and five other legislators have been recalled from Parliament by their People's Democratic Party (PDP).At the same time, two former senior...Published: 18 Mar 2021 at 17:34hrs | 2097 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's office did not get Chamisa's talks letters
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's office says it never got any letters from Nelson Chamisa regarding the mooted national talks, and neither was it aware of emissaries that the MDC Alliance leader sent to...Published: 17 Mar 2021 at 11:08hrs | 2395 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa says unity will end political, economic crises
MDC Alliance president Nelson Chamisa last Tuesday called for an urgent all-inclusive dialogue to resolve the country's decades-long political and economic crises. He said the talks will not s...Published: 17 Mar 2021 at 11:07hrs | 2084 | by Staff reporter
Biti stare threat of being recalled from Parliament
THE tendency by Zimbabwe's ever brawling opposition parties to self-destruct continues unabated, with key MDC Alliance constituent, the People's Democratic Party (PDP), at the centre of the latest suc...Published: 16 Mar 2021 at 15:45hrs | 4005 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa, allies consult on talks
MOMENTUM towards national dialogue is gathering pace, with the opposition set to hold nationwide consultations with key stakeholders this weekend on the mooted talks.Speaking to the Daily News...Published: 13 Mar 2021 at 20:41hrs | 1597 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa, Chamisa told to stop posturing
POLITICAL analysts yesterday urged the country's leaders to stop posturing and to also embrace a common position on dialogue if the mooted national talks are to formally take off.This comes as...Published: 11 Mar 2021 at 19:15hrs | 758 | by Staff reporter
EU ready to work with Mnangagwa
THE European Union (EU) has joined the United Kingdom (UK) and the United States of America (USA) in re-affirming its readiness to offer more support to President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his government...Published: 07 Mar 2021 at 15:29hrs | 3748 | by Staff reporter
Cops hunt for illegal bullets suspect
POLICE have launched a manhunt for a Chinhoyi man, Tinashe Zhengeni who is on the run after 225 rounds of ammunition were discovered at his residence on Tuesday.This comes amid an increase in ...Published: 07 Mar 2021 at 15:29hrs | 1379 | by Staff reporter
What makes the people of Myanmar so different from Zimbabweans, who can't even fearlessly stand up for their own rights?
There is nothing that gives me a renewed hope for human survival, and a reinvigorated sense of pride in the ability of an oppressed and brutalized people to finally say, "enough is enough", pluck up t...Published: 07 Mar 2021 at 13:46hrs | 795 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Mnangagwa issues bleak warning to MDC
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday told the Zanu-PF politburo to expect more big shot defections from the opposition, in an ominous warning that could spell even more pain for the brawling MDC....Published: 05 Mar 2021 at 17:47hrs | 3033 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa has not made the necessary political and economic reforms, says Biden
ONLY genuine national dialogue that includes the opposition and other key stakeholders in the country can energise Zimbabwe's faltering re-engagement efforts with Western powers, political analysts sa...Published: 05 Mar 2021 at 17:41hrs | 1261 | by Staff reporter
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