May 4, 2024
The State media, said to be acting on the orders of one of the powerful cliques within ZANU-PF, has dusted a decades-old case in the aftermaths of his rulings and invited attacks on the judge who was described in a 2009 leaked United States cable as “perhaps Zimbabwe’s…
ZANU-PF strategists, buoyed by opinion polls placing their party ahead of Prime Minister (PM) Morgan Tsvangirai’s MDC-T, their main rival, are now going for broke as they are convinced they now have their opponents on the ropes.Immediately, their focus has shifted to primary elections, an erstwhile hot potato…
The move courted the ire of international lawyers and human rights watchdogs, and highlighted to regional observers who were in the country to monitor a constitutional referendum held over the weekend that despite being in the four-year-old inclusive government, PM Tsvangirai remained a lame-duck premier.PM Tsvangirai and his…
The Cabinet session follows pressure from SADC for principals in the inclusive government to decisively deal with the scourge of violence that could discredit the electoral outcome of the planned elections and prolong the Zimbabwe crisis spawned by the inconclusive 2008 presidential election run-off.Prime Minister (PM) Morgan Tsvangirai’s…
Labour unions have been peeved by the fuel price hike that would push their embattled members further down the ranks of poverty.Hardliners within the unions want all trade unions to simultaneously call for a crippling stay-away to force government to reverse its decision that has the effect of…
The Bulawayo-based Mpilo, built in 1957, is relying on donations and recently appealed to the community and stakeholders for donations to support its operations.Alongside the United Bulawayo Hospitals (UBH) and Ingutsheni Hospital, Mpilo is one of the three referral hospitals catering for Matabeleland North and South, Midlands and…
Pressure is also mounting for the President to comply with a High Court judgement to proclaim election dates by March 31.Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) formations have started pushing for elections in September, despite earlier statements by Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai that elections would be held in July.Former…
With the referendum just over a week away, officials from the three parties were yesterday throwing brickbats at each other after Ncube’s MDC pulled out of the campaign while PM Tsvangirai’s planned campaign in Harare’s Highfield suburb was blocked by riot police who said it had not been…
Closing debate on a report on SMM which the Committee presented to the House of Assembly, Chindori-Chininga noted that lawmakers were hesitant to debate the SMM issue and suggested that there was an element of fear in that regard.“The Committee wishes to express its concern over the lack…
The constitutional referendum is expected to be held next Saturday.Speaking to The Financial Gazette this week, MDC-T national organising secretary and Minister of Information Communication Technology in the inclusive government, Nelson Chamisa, said his party had decided to postpone the vetting of primary election candidates and, effectively, the…
