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 […]
Zimpapers Group fires 154 workers as Varakashi live large
By Victor Fanuel HARARE — Zimbabwe Newspapers (1980) Limited Group is immediately retrenching 154 workers across its newspapers, radio stations and television operation, with employees being issued individual letters outlining their severance packages from Wednesday. Affected operations include The Herald, The Sunday Mail, Chronicle, Star FM, Diamond FM and the group’s television operation, as the state-owned […]
“It would be easier for Chamisa to oust Zanu PF than Garwe to evict vendors” — Masaraure
By Victor Fanuel HARARE — Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (ARTUZ) leader Obert Masaraure has delivered a brutal verdict on Local Government and Public Works Minister Daniel Garwe’s latest attempt to clear Harare’s streets. Masaraure said Garwe’s crackdown would do little more than clear the streets temporarily if government failed to tackle the unemployment, low […]
We The People launches shadow parliament, calls for grassroots power
By Victor Fanuel HARARE — Pressure group We The People has launched a shadow parliament, saying it wants to turn public frustration into organised political action and develop alternatives to government policy. “Zimbabwe belongs to its people. And the people must organise themselves to govern it,” Masaraure said. He said the initiative was being established amid […]
Mash West raises over US$500,000 for Zanu PF conference
By Naledi Nyoni HARARE — Zanu PF’s Mashonaland West province has raised more than US$500,000 in cash and pledges, well above its US$300,000 target, as it prepares to host the ruling party’s annual National People’s Conference in Chinhoyi in October. Mashonaland West raised the money at a fundraising dinner held at a Harare hotel on Friday, […]