Teachers’ union rejects Zanu PF bid to control government jobs
By Victor Fanuel HARARE — The Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (ARTUZ) has rejected a reported Zanu PF proposal to give the ruling party exclusive authority to recommend candidates for government jobs, warning it would undermine merit-based recruitment and constitutional protections. In a statement issued on Monday, ARTUZ condemned resolutions presented by Justice Minister Ziyambi […]
Mashayamombe delivers 10,000 Herald copies to Zanu PF conference
By Naledi Nyoni CHINHOYI — Businessman and Zanu PF benefactor Shadreck Mashayamombe has donated more than 10,000 copies of The Herald to delegates attending the ruling party’s 23rd National People’s Conference, extending his support for party activities. The newspapers were delivered in Chinhoyi on Saturday to keep delegates informed about conference proceedings they might miss while […]
Chiwenga slams Mnangagwa’s Second Republic, warns against replicating Mugabe’s ‘dynastic’ rule
By Victor Fanuel CHINHOYI — Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga has invoked the November 2017 military intervention to warn President Emmerson Mnangagwa against repeating the mistakes that led to Robert Mugabe’s ultimate demise. His warning comes amid intensifying tensions over proposed amendments to the Zanu PF constitution to align it with contentious changes to the national Constitution, which […]
Chiwenga fires back at Mnangagwa ‘dynasty’ as Tagwirei’s rise fuels succession battle
By Victor Fanuel CHINHOYI — Vice President Constantino Chiwenga has taken a veiled swipe at President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s inner circle, warning that Zanu PF must not become the preserve of individuals while ordinary Zimbabweans survive on the goodwill of a privileged few. Addressing the ruling party’s 23rd National People’s Conference in Chinhoyi on Friday, Chiwenga called […]
Sanctioned Tagwirei’s rapid rise into Zanu PF politburo fuels succession speculation
By Victor Fanuel HARARE — US-sanctioned businessman Kudakwashe Tagwirei has secured another rung on Zanu PF’s political ladder by being appointed to the party’s “redesigned” economic affairs and investment promotion portfolio in the politburo. A statement dated October 15 by Zanu PF secretary for information and publicity Christopher Mutsvangwa announced Tagwirei’s ascension to the ruling party’s […]
Mnangagwa takes ‘subtle’ swipe at Chiwenga over US$9.5m fundraising ball snub
By Victor Fanuel HARARE — President Emmerson Mnangagwa has taken an apparent swipe at his deputy Constantino Chiwenga over his absence from Zanu PF’s inaugural Presidential Fundraising Ball, adding a fresh public dimension to tensions surrounding the ruling party’s proposed constitutional amendments. Addressing an ordinary politburo meeting on Tuesday, Mnangagwa appeared to take aim at his […]
Chiwenga blocks Zanu PF constitution changes as Mnangagwa’s politburo meeting collapses
By Victor Fanuel HARARE — Vice President Constantino Chiwenga derailed a Zanu PF politburo meeting on Friday after challenging proposed amendments to the ruling party’s constitution, forcing President Emmerson Mnangagwa to abandon the gathering before he had even joined it, sources said. The extraordinary meeting had been convened to consider changes to the party’s constitution to […]
Munyaradzi Kereke dies aged 54 after stroke
By Staff Reporter HARARE — Former Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) senior adviser and Bikita West MP Dr Munyaradzi Kereke, who was later convicted of raping his 11-year-old niece, has died aged 54. Kereke died early Tuesday at The Avenues Clinic in Harare after suffering a stroke. He had been receiving treatment in the intensive care […]
Did Chivayo have a premonition of his death? Tycoon ‘saved the best for last’ hours before chopper crash
By Victor Fanuel HARARE — Controversial businessman Wicknell Chivayo’s final social media post has taken on an eerie significance after he was killed in a helicopter crash just hours after publishing it. Chivayo opened Wednesday’s message with the words “APPRECIATING RELATIONSHIPS BUILT OVER DECADES…SAVED THE BEST FOR LAST…⚖️🙏🏽❤️,” prompting speculation over whether the wording was […]
Chamuka flips on CAA3 after backing constitutional reforms
By Victor Fanuel HARARE — People’s Unity Party (PUP) leader Herbert Chamuka has made a dramatic U-turn on Zimbabwe’s controversial constitutional reforms, abandoning his earlier support for Constitutional Amendment Bill No. 3 (CAB3), which has since become Constitutional Amendment Act No. 3 (CAA3). Chamuka backed the amendment when it was still before Parliament as CAB3, but […]