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Mnangagwa rescues Wadyajena
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's ally and former Gokwe-Nembudziya legislator, Justice Mayor Wadyajena, has survived another Zanu PF chop after party spokesperson, Christopher Mutsvangwa, lifted suspensi...Published: 05 Dec 2023 at 20:24hrs | 10 | by Staff Reporter
WATCH: ZANU PF electorate protest
ZANU PF electorate in Maramba constituency, Mashonaland East recently protested against their provincial leadership which endorsed Tichaona Karimazondo who won in the ended chaotic primary elections....Published: 28 May 2023 at 12:02hrs | 2 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Crisis meetings as turmoil grips Zanu-PF province
ZANU-PF early this week dispatched two senior party officials to the Midlands to hold crisis meetings following political turmoil that has gripped President Emmerson Mnangagwa's home province ahead of...Published: 22 May 2023 at 19:48hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF primaries show a 'generational shift'
SITTING Zanu-PF legislators paid the price for "ditching" their constituencies as they went on to lose primary elections held a fortnight ago.Zanu-PF this week announced successful candidates ...Published: 08 Apr 2023 at 08:21hrs | | by Staff reporter
Matemadanda blasts Zanu-PF Midlands leadership
FORMER Zanu-PF political commissar and ambassador to Mozambique Victor Matemadanda has reacted angrily after being snubbed for central committee (CC) position in the Midlands province.Sources ...Published: 17 Oct 2022 at 06:13hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Chief declares Zhombe no-go area for Zimbabwe opposition
ZHOMBE traditional leader, Chief Samuel Samambwa, has declared the district a no-go area for opposition political parties, but complained that successive Zanu-PF governments have failed to electrify h...Published: 28 Sep 2022 at 06:03hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa angry over by-election defeats in Kwekwe
President Emmerson Mnangagwa is reportedly angry with Zanu-PF's dismal performance in his own backyard of Kwekwe, where the party failed to win in two recent by-elections.The ruling party lost...Published: 15 Sep 2022 at 06:25hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's bickering Midlands allies bury the hatched
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's aide in the Midlands province Daniel Mackenzie Ncube has urged Zanu-PF members to avoid factionalism and focus on fighting the main opposition Citizens Coalition for Cha...Published: 10 Sep 2022 at 06:27hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chamisa tells supporters to lie low
OPPOSITION Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa has urged his supporters to lie low to protect themselves from violent attacks from Zanu-PF loyalists as tempers between the two ma...Published: 27 Aug 2022 at 06:21hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chamisa accuses Larry Mavhima and July Moyo of organising Gokwe violence
CITIZENS Coalition for Change(CCC) leader, Nelson Chamisa, has accused Zanu-PF ministers Larry Mavhima and July Moyo of disrupting his party's planned rally in Gokwe-Kabuyuni on Thursday.This ...Published: 26 Aug 2022 at 20:49hrs | | by Staff reporter
Shortage of Ndebele teachers hits Zhombe, Silobela
ZHOMBE and Silobela districts in the Midlands province have been hit hard by a shortage of Ndebele teachers, which has been blamed on speakers of the language that are hesitant on taking the language....Published: 01 Aug 2022 at 19:11hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF youths secretly plot for 2023
HUNDREDS of ruling Zanu-PF youths and their leaders are gathered at the Midlands State University in Gweru reportedly to plot the party's 2023 election campaign strategies, NewsDay has established....Published: 13 Jul 2022 at 07:22hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa preaches unity
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa yesterday showed his preaching skills calling on the nation to value the word of God in fostering unity towards the development of the country.The President emphasised the ...Published: 12 Jun 2022 at 08:30hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF youths in gold claim wrangle
Zanu-PF youths and Sabi Vlei Mine officials have clashed over gold claims with the latter accusing the ruling party activists of encroaching onto their land.Sabi Vlei, owned by Aldrine Wiggle,...Published: 06 May 2022 at 06:55hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bimha sucked into deadly Zanu-PF wrangle
Zanu-PF national political commissar, Mike Bimha, has been caught up in the deadly factional firestorm raging in President Emmerson Mnangagwa's Midlands backyard amid reports he received a US$4 000 ca...Published: 07 Feb 2022 at 05:19hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's allies continue minting it
FEASIBILITY studies of the shady US$1.3 billion petroleum pipeline project, whose cost has quickened from US$850 million to US$1.3 billion and will ultimately surge to US$4 billion, are nearing comple...Published: 30 Jan 2022 at 17:00hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Mavhima's mammoth task in uniting Zanu-PF Midlands factions
THE Zanu-PF Midlands provincial elections have come and gone, with the new executive in place, but incoming Midlands chairperson Larry Mavhima (pictured) faces a herculean task in uniting the divided ...Published: 23 Jan 2022 at 20:39hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Firing of 'Mudha' Ncube attracts mixed reactions in Midlands
WHEN President Emmerson Mnangagwa fired his long-time ally and confidant, former State Security minister Owen "Mudha" Ncube (pictured) on Monday for misconduct, some of the Midlands hardliner's staunc...Published: 15 Jan 2022 at 15:05hrs | | by Staff reporter
Larry Mavhima crucified Mudha
FORMER State Security Minister Owen Mudha Ncube was fired from his lucrative job after he was crucified by newly installed Zanu-PF Midlands provincial chairman Larry Mavhima during a stormy three-hour...Published: 12 Jan 2022 at 23:10hrs | | by Staff reporter
Gold panners prey on sex workers
MACHETE-WIELDING gold panners in the Midlands province are reportedly terrorising commercial sex workers, beating them up and refusing to pay for services rendered.Women rights groups say some...Published: 08 Jan 2022 at 06:06hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa endorses 'rigged' Zanu-PF elections
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday endorsed the disputed results of his Zanu-PF party's provincial elections and urged members to accept the outcome.He also rallied all party members to wo...Published: 06 Jan 2022 at 19:09hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF withholds election results
Zanu-PF has failed to release official results for the provincial elections held on Tuesday amid fears the announcement would further destabilise the already fractured party ahead of the 2023 harmonis...Published: 31 Dec 2021 at 00:09hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Larry Mavhima wins Zanu-PF Midlands Chair uncontested
MIDLANDS Provincial Affairs minister Larry Mavhima becomes the first victor of the ongoing Zanu-PF catfights after he won the Midlands provincial party chairmanship following his imposition by Preside...Published: 22 Dec 2021 at 04:44hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Women capacity building programme launched at Whawha prison
FEMALE Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Services (ZPCS) officers have been challenged to take advantage of the government's empowerment initiatives to eradicate poverty.The Young Women for Ec...Published: 24 Nov 2021 at 16:22hrs | 9 | by Staff Reporter
Zimbabwe's 2017 coup coalition collapses
THE fact that Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga is contemplating challenging President Emmerson Mnangagwa for the Zanu-PF presidency at the party's elective congress next year, while factions loyal ...Published: 22 Nov 2021 at 06:17hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga to tackle Mnangagwa
IN a move that could have far-reaching political consequences for the ruling Zanu-PF and the nation, Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga is contemplating challenging President Emmerson Mnangagwa in th...Published: 13 Nov 2021 at 17:48hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
MDC; ZANU PF battle to control Zhombe
The opposition MDC Alliance and the ruling party ZANU PF are reportedly embroiled in a vicious territorial battle to control the rural outskirts of Zhombe district. Information reaching this r...Published: 05 Oct 2021 at 14:31hrs | 8 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Mnangagwa visits Gokwe South
First lady Amai Auxilia Mnangagwa visited Gokwe South district at Chief Njelele's homestead for Gota-Nhanga programme today.Speaking during the programme she said she is very much concerned by...Published: 04 Sep 2021 at 18:35hrs | | by Tarisai Mudahondo
Another minister tests positive for Covid-19
Matabeleland north Provincial affairs minister Richard Moyo has become the latest top Zanu-PF official to test positive for Covid-19 as cases continue to surge.Zanu-PF secretary for administra...Published: 13 Dec 2020 at 08:15hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF DCC chaos ravages Midlands province
Daily News reports that battle lines have been drawn between various influential groups in the Midlands Province as bigwigs are teaming up to prop up their proxies in the Zanu PF DCC polls. It...Published: 13 Nov 2020 at 07:51hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
PHOTOS: Mnangagwa at ZCC shrine
President Emmerson Mnangagwa visited the ZCC Defe Shrine in Gokwe where the church had a meeting to commemorate the death of its founding father Bishop Samuel Mutendi. He was accom...Published: 11 Aug 2019 at 17:33hrs | | by Mandla Ndlovu
Mnangagwa preaches unity, peace
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has called upon Zimbabweans to remain united and fight for peace for the development of the country.President Mnangagwa was addressing Zion Christian Church congre...Published: 11 Aug 2019 at 16:24hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's minister clashes with CIO boss
Minister of State for Provincial Affairs in the Midlands province Larry Mavhima is strongly set on a collision course with Minister of State Security in charge of the dreaded Central Intelligenc...Published: 23 Jul 2019 at 12:31hrs | | by Mandla Ndlovu
ICT to cascade to rural areas: Kazembe
Information and Communications Technology (ICT) minister Kazembe Kazembe yesterday said the digital transformation and increased use of ICTs being experienced in urban areas must also cascade to rural...Published: 05 Jul 2019 at 08:10hrs | | by Staff reporter
Minister fouls Mnangagwa's plans fouled by Owen Ncube
ZIMBABWE's efforts to attract much-needed investment are being undermined by a fatal combination of executive folly and policy inconsistencies - that have seen international investors being warned aga...Published: 22 Apr 2019 at 17:14hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Minister storms out of YaFM launch, says cannot address 'empty chairs'
MIDLANDS Provincial Affairs Minister Larry Mavhima Friday left the regional launch of private radio station YA FM in Kwekwe in a huff saying he could not be found addressing "empty chairs".The...Published: 25 Mar 2019 at 06:49hrs | 1 | by newzimbabwe
Victoria Falls tour operators dispatch helicopters, rafters to Chimanimani
SHEARWATER Adventures and Chikopokopo Tour Operators in Victoria Falls have dispatched two six-seater long-range helicopters and water rafters to cyclone-ravaged Chimanimani to help in rescue operatio...Published: 22 Mar 2019 at 16:34hrs | | by Staff reporter
Nehemiah Mutendi offers no miracles, preaches hardwork
THE brass band, with musicians clad in immaculate khaki apparels, abruptly cuts its otherwise captivating tune.In unison, band members place their trumpets by the right side of their legs and ...Published: 04 Feb 2019 at 07:51hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
ZCC's Bishop Mutendi vows to transform Gokwe
Midlands Provincial Affairs minister Larry Mavhima has urged Zimbabwean companies to generate foreign currency by producing internationally competitive products and not expect allocations from the gov...Published: 19 Jan 2019 at 11:29hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's ally sued for defamation
The minister of State for Midlands Province Larry Mavhima is being sued for alleged libellous statements he made against a local property development firm.According to court papers, Mavhima wa...Published: 08 Jan 2019 at 21:08hrs | | by Staff reporter
Several feared dead as Wanderer Mine collapses
Several illegal gold panners are feared dead after the collapse of a mine shaft at Wanderer Mine in Shurugwi.The number of people trapped inside is not known but police and experts are on the ...Published: 01 Jan 2019 at 14:05hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mugabe's Smelly legacy of patronage
Smelly Dube, a businesswoman from Midlands province who was once close to former president Robert Mugabe's family, has been throwing a stink over a controversial housing project that is now giving the...Published: 02 Dec 2018 at 10:22hrs | 6 | by BRENNA MATENDERE
Vendors up in arms with police over confisticated wares
THE Gweru Vendors' Association (GVA) has petitioned Midlands Provincial Affairs minister Larry Mavhima merchandise belonging to its members that was confiscated by the Joint Operation Command last wee...Published: 22 Nov 2018 at 06:13hrs | | by Staff reporter
Let's unite, says Mnangagwa
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has implored the nation to unite and work as a collective to energise the economy so that the country achieves its upper middle income economy by 2030.The presiden...Published: 11 Nov 2018 at 16:28hrs | | by Staff reporter
Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa Law School set for Kwekwe
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has said Zimbabwe is not only Open for Business but for dialogue too, as it forges ahead with engaging locals and foreigners in its quest to attain a middle class economy by 2030....Published: 11 Nov 2018 at 09:27hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mavhima blasts Kwekwe mayor
MIDLANDS Provincial Affairs minister Larry Mavhima has expressed disappointment with Kwekwe mayor Angeline Kasipo's failure to attend meetings to discuss issues affecting residents in the city....Published: 17 Oct 2018 at 06:56hrs | | by Staff reporter
ZCTU activists granted bail
TWENTY Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) activists who were arrested in Mutare on Thursday on allegations of attending an illegal gathering with intent to promote violence were yesterday grante...Published: 13 Oct 2018 at 07:21hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'Mnangagwa's gesture to Mugabes sign of forgiveness'
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa set an example of forgiveness when he gave a helping hand to the former First Family in their hour of need despite the hostility they showed towards him in the past,...Published: 23 Sep 2018 at 08:51hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa side-lines Ncube
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's recent cabinet and party appointments featured curious inclusions and exclusions.After taking over power late last year following a military backed intervention ...Published: 17 Sep 2018 at 08:35hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa ally wants vendors cleared from streets
NEWLY appointed Midlands Minister of State, Larry Mavhima has implored all local authorities in the province to clear all illegal vegetable and fruit vendors in central business districts (CBDs)...Published: 16 Sep 2018 at 08:54hrs | | by Staff reporter
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