Disgruntled Zanu PF members of Parliament on Wednesday met President Emmerson Mnangagwa and Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga at State House, where they complained bitterly about their incapacitation due to erratic payment of salaries, allowances and the non-provision of fuel which they said was hindering their work and hampering visibility in their …
Read More »Sanctions Not An Economic Shackle To Zim: UK
The United Kingdom (UK) has dismissed continued claims its sanctions and those imposed collectively with western allies on Zimbabwe have impeded economic development in its troubled former colony. This comes after Harare has gone into overdrive in its denunciation of western measures imposed soon after the turn of the century …
Read More »Zim To Conduct Polio Vaccination Campaign, Outbreaks Hit Neighbouring Countries
Zimbabwe will conduct two rounds of oral polio vaccination (OPV) throughout the country to protect children below the age of five years following an outbreak of the disease in neighbouring countries, the Ministry of Health and Child Care said Monday. “There is an outbreak of polio disease in neighbouring countries …
Read More »SADC Chairperson Speech Calling For The Lifting Of All Sanctions Imposed On Zimbabwe
Once again, the Southern African Development Community (SADC) reaffirms its solidarity with the Government and People of the Republic of Zimbabwe, and reiterates the calls for the unconditional and immediate lifting of sanctions that were imposed on Zimbabwean individuals and institutions.SADC is deeply concerned at the claim that the sanctions …
Read More »Hunger Stalks Army Barracks
MORALE has reportedly hit rock-bottom in the army as the country’s soldiers wallow in poverty and are having to make do with inadequate rations and uniforms, NewsDay can report. This was revealed by Defence and War Veterans Affairs minister Oppah Muchinguri-Kashiri while making a presentation at the 2023 Parliament pre-budget …
Read More »Shocking Corruption Levels In Govt
President Emmerson Mnangagwa says corruption within government circles has reached alarming levels as some senior officials now deliberately deflate tyres of their new official vehicles, park them and use pool cars so that they buy them at book value while in good shape. He made the remarks in Harare on …
Read More »Zimbabwe Pays Pomona ‘Investor’ – Even After US$320m Contract Cancelled
The government is paying millions of dollars to a company corruptly awarded a €304 million (about US$320 million) contract to turn Harare’s waste into energy – even after the local authority cancelled the contract, it emerged on Monday. Without an open tender, the government awarded the Pomona Waste to Energy …
Read More »Beitbridge Arms Smuggling Saga: Fears President Was Main Target
Fears are mounting within President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s inner security circle that the arms which were smuggled into the country through Beitbridge by a seasoned gun-runner without a consignee were meant to attack the President ahead of the Zanu PF congress next week, military sources say. Zanu PF holds its elective …
Read More »Zanu PF Congress: Mnangagwa Outsmarts Chiwenga
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa is next week expected to emerge triumphant at the crucial Zanu PF elective congress after a fierce power struggle — characterised by scheming, backstabbing, a grenade attack, poisoning and purges, as well as fears of yet another military coup — over the unresolved party leadership rivalry between …
Read More »Zanu PF Ministers Scold Owen Ncube Over Violence Threats
Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare Minister Paul Mavima says former state security Minister Owen Mudha Ncube needs psychiatric examination over chilling threats government will deny food hand-outs and unleash violence against the opposition during election campaigns next year. Home Affairs deputy minister Ruth Mavhungu Maboyi also said the excitable …
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