Harare — The general election season is upon Zimbabwe, with both the ruling Zanu-PF and it’s main rival Citizens’ Coalition for Change (CCC), completing the process of electing candidates. On August 23, Zimbabweans will cast ballots to choose a president, council members and members of parliament. But unlike the previous election in 2018, this time […]
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IN SHORT: South Africa’s Department of Home Affairs has clarified that their approval of waiver applications are meant to allow Zimbabwe Exemption Permit holders in the country to apply for other visas. A tweet circulating in South Africa in June 2023 claims that the country’s home affairs minister, Dr Aaron Motsoaledi, is “giving jobs” to […]
Controversial businessman Wicknell Chivayo, a long serving member of the Johanne Masowe apostolic sect recently splashed out US$100 000 on a Harare based Roman Catholic church. He added a Toyota Hilus single cab and solar system to the donation which he said was a token appreciation for support received during his mother’s funeral in 2021. […]
Political and economic analysts have predicted doom ahead of the general election saying the election process has been marred by suppression of civic space, liberties and controversies around the delimitation boundaries. Speaking on Al Jazeera’s Inside Story, an analytical episode that looked at upcoming elections, political analyst Tendai Mbofana said the road to election has […]
The Women’s Coalition of Zimbabwe (WCoZ), a non-partisan national network dedicated to promoting women’s rights, has called upon the Zimbabwe Election Commission (ZEC) to adhere to the Constitution of Zimbabwe and uphold due process in relation to the administration of the forthcoming 2023 general election. The coalition has expressed deep concerns regarding the latest Statutory […]
MAIN opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa has said outgoing Harare East legislator Tendai Biti will occupy an influential role in his government. This comes after Biti bit the dust in the opposition party internal candidate selection process. Critics claim the firebrand MP was rigged to make way for Chamisa’s sympathiser Allan […]
Harare — The Government of Zimbabwe has today contributed 4,400 mt of maize grain, to the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) to meet the food needs of refugees living at Tongogara Refugee Camp in Chipinge. The in-kind contribution, comes at a critical time – when funding for refugees is limited and follows the commitment […]
IN YET another gory incident that has shaken the Chinhoyi community, the lifeless body of a 40-year-old man was discovered Monday morning after he was reportedly stabbed and bled to death in Hunyani suburb, Sunday night. Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has since launched a manhunt for the killers. The deceased was identified as Munyaradzi Mahwine […]
SPORTS Minister Kirsty Coventry knows she is local football’s most hated individual at the present moment. She oversaw the banning of Zimbabwe from international football by world governing body FIFA and its continental affiliate CAF in February last year. Coventry who boasts of seven Olympic medals out of Zimbabwe’s eight revealed this as she made […]
THE Supreme Court has postponed to next Wednesday, the hearing of an appeal by the Zimbabwe Power Company (ZPC) which is contesting a High Court ruling reinstating businessman Wicknel Chivayo’s controversial Gwanda solar project. The case was set to be heard Monday but could not kick off after it emerged that ZPC papers were not […]
SELF-EXILED former cabinet minister Saviour Kasukuwere says he will be filing his papers when the nomination court sits on Wednesday to select candidates for the upcoming general elections. He recently confirmed his presidential candidature in the August 23 plebiscite. Kasukuwere is one of former late President Robert Mugabe’s allies who were hounded out of the […]
KAMBUZUMiA MP Willias Madzimure has revealed that pensioners are travelling for more than 50km to withdraw ZWL pay-outs equivalent to US$8 when traded using the official exchange rate. Speaking in Parliament, Madzimure called on the government to set a fixed US$ pension pay-out as the ZWL continues to tumble. According to the lawmaker, pensioners are […]
UNITED States economist and currency expert Steve Hanke has said Zimbabwe’s inflation is at 1298% per year, accusing President Emmerson Mnangagwa of running down the country. Mnangagwa recently ordered the RBZ to stop foreign currency borrowing, as the government battles to contain a plunge in the local currency, a move Hanke described as ‘economic stupidity’. […]
CITIZENS Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa has told opposition members who bit the dust in the party’s recently concluded candidate selection process that if disgruntled, they can contest as independent candidates in the upcoming general elections. During a press conference, Sunday, Chamisa said those who were not happy with the candidate selection outcome […]
A TOTAL of 16 000 refugees at Tongogara Refugee Camp (TRC) in Chipinge have received a donation of 4 400 metric tonnes of maize grain from the government in partnership with the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP). Refugees have been facing food shortages due to limited funding. Under the partnership, WFP will cover the […]
FORMER National Youth Service (NYS) graduates, commonly known as ‘Green Bombers’, have threatened to physically assault dreaded Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO) operatives and police officers deemed “unpatriotic” who are plotting Zanu PF’s electoral loss come 23 August plebiscites. Speaking during a meeting at Banket Sports Club recently, aimed at setting up a NYS graduates association, […]
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has warned elements which he claimed are working to derail the country’s economic stability piling pressure on ordinary citizens as the country heads to polls in the next two months. The ZW$ currency has lost much of its value on both the local and parallel market in recent weeks. While fiscal and […]
THE Zimbabwe Diamond and Allied Mineral Workers Union (ZDAMWU) is pushing for USD salaries for its members arguing that the ZWL remuneration is being eroded by inflation. Despite being a major foreign currency earner for the country, mine workers are living in penury due to loss in value of their local currency earned salaries. Most […]