Zanu PF won all six National Assembly by-elections held on Saturday to secure a two thirds majority, with which it can now amend the constitution. Zanu PF candidates won in Pelandaba Tshabalala, Chegutu West, Goromonzi South, Zvimba East, Mkoba North and Seke – all seats which were won by the …

Namibia’s President Hage Geingob has died at the age of 82 while receiving medical treatment at a hospital in the capital, Windhoek. A veteran of the country’s independence struggle, Mr Geingob had been diagnosed with cancer and revealed the details to the public last month. He died early on Sunday …

President Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa has sacked Veterans of the Liberation Struggle Affairs minister Christopher Mutsvangwa with immediate effect. This was announced by Chief Secretary to the President and Cabinet Dr. Martin Rushwaya, through Presidential spokesperson George Charamba. No further reasons were outlined for his removal from office. According to the …

On a date in late January, Makoni police in Chitungwiza received a distress call. At the other end of the line was a cabinet minister, who reported that there was an intruder at her home in the neighbourhood. Police responded quickly and apprehended the man, a foreign national who stated …

President Mnangagwa has emphasised the need for unity and collaborative efforts within the Southern African Development Community (SADC) to combat the spread of cholera. The call comes in the wake of cholera outbreaks reported in five SADC countries, namely Zimbabwe, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, and Zambia, accounting for 73 percent of …

The local currency has lost so much value in the past three years such that the country is virtually dollarised again, but experts believe that letting the foreign currency market free might save whatever is left of the local currency. Zimbabwean economists say a pressing need for revision in the …

Tourism deputy minister Tongai Mafidi Mnangagwa was assaulted by one of the security personnel attached at the Zanu PF headquarters, it has emerged. Munyaradzi Mwedziwendira, who is accused of assaulting Mnangagwa and one Wellington Vengesai during a heated exchange over parking space, yesterday appeared before Harare magistrate Apollonia Marutya and …

Mbare-based entertainer, Arnold Kamudyariwa of the Chillspot Family, popularly known as DJ Fantan has bagged a brand new top-of-the-range vehicle courtesy of flamboyant Harare businessman, Wicknell Chivayo. Chivayo purchased a Mercedes Benz GLE350d 4matic worth US$90 000 for the DJ as a reward for his continued support towards the ruling …

African judges have reiterated the need for enacting strong electoral laws to enhance electoral justice and democracy in the African continent saying this is critical in promoting regional peace and security while curbing various forms of unrest such as coups. This came out at the 3rd annual Africa Electoral Justice …

The time has now come for women across the globe to stop licking the proverbial spoon, which in any case, does not belong to them, and claim their space in matters of economic emancipation in which resources are distributed equitably. This was said by Dr Nyaradzayi Gumbonzvanda in an interview …