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EU’s Barnier says: just hours left for a Brexit trade deal

BRUSSELS/LONDON (Reuters) – Britain and European Union have just hours left to navigate the very narrow path to a trade deal that would prevent the most turbulent finale to the Brexit crisis in less than two weeks’ time, EU chief negotiator Michel Barnier said on Friday. As talks go down to the wire, both sides […]

By Newsday Dec. 18, 2020
I am following the constitution in recalling MPs: Mudenda
I am following the constitution in recalling MPs: Mudenda

BY KENNETH NYANGANI SPEAKER of the National Assembly Jacob Mudenda (pictured) has said he does not enjoy recalling legislators, but was mandated to follow the Constitution. He made the remarks in Mutare on Thursday at the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Mines Mining Development meeting to review legislation and policies governing the mining industry in Zimbabwe. […]

By The NewsDay Jul. 25, 2020
Chaos rocks MDC-T

BY MOSES MATENGA CHAOS and fierce factional fights continue to rock the Thokozani Khupe-led MDC-T faction after a camp sympathetic to acting secretary-general Douglas Mwonzora nominated him to take over as party leader ahead of the planned extra-ordinary congress. The development reportedly irked acting party chairperson Morgen Komichi, who on Thursday threatened disciplinary action against […]

By The NewsDay Jul. 25, 2020
United Nations calls out ED

BY MOSES MATENGA/BRENNA MATENDERE THE United Nations Human Rights Commission (UNHCR) has reacted angrily to increasing cases of human rights abuses in Zimbabwe under the cover of the COVID-19 lockdown. In a statement yesterday, UNHCR spokesperson Liz Throssell said citizens should not be persecuted for protesting peacefully. This came as several international media and human […]

By The NewsDay Jul. 25, 2020
Le Savage launches new music video

BULAWAYO artiste Stuart Chikuni, popularly known by the stage name Stewie Le Savage yesterday launched his first music video titled Revelations.

By The NewsDay Jul. 2, 2020
Zimbabweans have an ultimate duty of freeing themselves from the jaws of a crocodile

Everytime I travel to and from the US, I have noticed, the flight crew will always ask those who are serving or have served in the military to board first. 

By The NewsDay Jun. 12, 2020
Zim govt at war with citizens: MDC Alliance

THE Nelson Chamisa-led MDC Alliance has accused the Zanu PF government of “being at war with its citizens” and trying to impose a one party state though its constant attacks on the opposition and other pro-democracy forces.

By The Standard Jun. 11, 2020
MDC Alliance activists trial in false start

THE trial of MDC Alliance Midlands youth chairperson Sekai Marashe and three party activists from Kwekwe, accused of holding an illegal demonstration against President Emmerson Mnangagwa, failed to take off on Monday as the State requested more time to put its house in order.

By The NewsDay Jun. 10, 2020
Tendai Biti: The story of my arrest in Mnangagwa’s tinpot Zimbabwe

A week is a long time in President Emmerson Mnangangwa’s Zimbabwe.

By The NewsDay Jun. 10, 2020
Teachers petition govt over schools re-opening

SEVEN teachers’ unions yesterday petitioned Primary and Secondary Education minister Cain Mathema to stop the re-opening of schools until COVID-19 is effectively contained.

By The NewsDay May. 27, 2020
Authorities must reveal whereabouts of missing activists

Zimbabwean authorities should immediately investigate the disappearance of opposition activists Netsai Marova, Joana Mamombe, and Cecilia Chimbiri. By Freedom House In response to the arrest and disappearance of three opposition activists in Zimbabwe, Freedom House issued the following statement: “We are profoundly concerned by the disappearance of Netsai Marova, Joana Mamombe, and Cecilia Chimbiri. Zimbabwean authorities must […]

By The NewsDay May. 15, 2020
Authorities must account for the disappearance of three opposition leaders

Authorities in Zimbabwe must urgently account for three missing female leaders from the opposition Movement for Democratic Change – Alliance (MDC-Alliance) and ensure their safe return, Amnesty International said today amid growing fears for their safety. By Amnesty International The three MDC-Alliance youth leaders, Joana Mamombe (MP for Harare West), Cecelia Chinembiri (MDC Alliance Youth Assembly […]

By The NewsDay May. 15, 2020
Mwonzora reinstates Victoria Falls mayor

DOUGLAS Mwonzora , who recently defected to Thokozani Khupe’s MDC-T following the March 31 Supreme Court ruling, has reinstated Victoria Falls mayor, Somvelo Dlamini, who was expelled by the Nelson Chamisa-led MDC Alliance for allegedly defying party directives not stand as a candidate for the resort town’s mayoral position.

By The Standard May. 9, 2020
6 MDC youths nabbed over Kwekwe demo

MDC Midlands provincial youth chairperson Sekai Marashe and five party activists were brought to court yesterday following their Saturday arrest for leading a flash protest against President Emmerson Mnangagwa in Kwekwe.

By The Standard Mar. 27, 2020
US firm Railnet plans $11bn Zambia, Moz, Zim railway project

United States-based Railnet International plans to invest an estimated $11 billion in a modern railway line and high speed trains linking Zambia, Zimbabwe and Mozambique, its chief executive said on Sunday.

By The NewsDay Mar. 10, 2020
Chamisa meets Byo’s divided structures

OPPOSITION leader Nelson Chamisa will today meet the party’s divided structures in Bulawayo, as part of efforts to mend rifts which have cost them votes in the past elections, Southern Eye has learnt.

By The NewsDay Feb. 12, 2020
Fireworks expected at Zanu PF politburo

THE Zanu PF politburo will today sit in a potentially explosive meeting, two days after members of the party’s youth league accused some of President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s allies of corruption and for being responsible for part of the economic crisis facing the country.

By The NewsDay Feb. 5, 2020
Zanu PF fat cat sweats over reclaimed property

Zanu PF secretary for legal affairs, Munyaradzi Paul Mangwana and his wife Pauline have approached the High Court with an application seeking to file an additional affidavit in the on-going matter in which they were dispossessed of a Glen Lorne property after paying US$260 000 for it.

By The NewsDay Jan. 29, 2020
Zapu sets congress dates

THE opposition Zapu has finally announced August 27 to 29 as the dates for its congress to elect a new leader following the death of its founder Dumiso Dabengwa in May last year.

By The NewsDay Jan. 6, 2020
Zapu wants transitional authority to tackle crisis

ZAPU has said the country’s dire socio-economic crisis has outrun political populism and is calling for a national transitional governing authority (NTGA) to right the ills facing the nation.

By The NewsDay Dec. 25, 2019
Zinasu congress faces court challenge

THE Zimbabwe National Students Union (Zinasu) has filed an urgent High Court chamber application against board chair Rodrick Fayayo and secretary Mfundo Mlilo for allegedly convening a congress without a quorum.

By The Standard Dec. 14, 2019
Pembi Bridge splits Zanu PF supporters

Pembi Bridge in Mvurwi has divided Zanu PF in Mashonaland Central province with supporters fighting over who should take credit for its completion between Mashonaland Central Provincial Affairs minister Monica Mavhunga and her predecessor, Martin Dinha.

By The NewsDay Dec. 4, 2019
Zim dollar devaluation haunts PPC

REGIONAL cement maker PPC said the devaluation of the Zimbabwe dollar against the South African rand as well as the application of the provisions of IAS 29 financial reporting system adversely affected its results for the six months ended September 30 2019.

By The NewsDay Nov. 28, 2019
Mnangagwa unleashed vicious crack unit on us: MDC

THE opposition MDC has accused President Emmerson Mnangagwa of setting up a “vicious” crack team comprising members of the Police Support Unit, army and the Central Intelligence Organisation to suppress demonstrations.

By The NewsDay Nov. 24, 2019
Zivhu slams bootlicking Zanu PF bigwigs, govt officials

UNDERFIRE Chivi South legislator Killer Zivhu (Zanu PF) has slammed party bigwigs and government officials who bootlick President Emmerson Mnangagwa while looting from ordinary people and scuttling his vision for a middle-income economy by 2030.

By The NewsDay Nov. 12, 2019
Chamisa, Khupe fight: Judgment reserved

THE muddled fight between MDC leader Nelson Chamisa and his arch-rival MDC-T president Thokozani Khupe was yesterday put on ice after the Supreme Court reserved judgment in a case where the two are battling for control of the main opposition MDC.

By The NewsDay Oct. 24, 2019
MDC Midlands gears for 2023 elections

MDC Midlands has resolved to start conducting primary elections to choose party parliamentary candidates for 2023 elections as part of its strategy to wrest the rural vote from Zanu PF.

By The Standard Oct. 21, 2019
Zanu PF Mat South youth leader booted out

THE Zanu PF Matabeleland South youth league has suspended its chairperson Washington Nkomo on charges of indiscipline, fanning factionalism and abuse of office, among others.

By The Standard Oct. 12, 2019