In a move which is likely to validate that there are emerging divisions in the ruling party, Zanu PF Harare East members are accusing one member of persuading them to join the main opposition MDC. The accused Francis Zimunya who joined Zanu PF a few years ago after dumping the Simba Makoni-led Mavambo Kusile Dawn (MKD) party has court the ire of some ruling supporters for ‘hoodwinking’ them to join the Nelson Chamisa-led MDC opposition.
By Admire Machiwenyika – A local Non-Governmental Organization which is currently conducting a series of paralegal training is satisfied its ‘water advocacy drive’ has finally yielded results with the local authorities responding to various petitions tabled by various residents across the high density suburbs of Harare. Speaking in an interview on side-lines of the last day of a 3-day paralegal training held in Mbare recently, Community Water Alliance (CWA) Cprograms manager Hardlife Mudzingwa expressed satisfaction over responses shown by the local district authorities to various petitions tabled by residents. “First we need to acknowledge that people have serious problems on... Continue Reading
Civic Society and Churches Joint Forum (CSCJF) have called for recently re-elected South African President Cyril Ramaphosa to mediate the dialogue between President Emmerson Mnangagwa and opposition MDC Alliance leader Advocate Nelson Chamisa, so that they can finally meet to address perennial challenges affecting ordinary Zimbabweans.
Notable youthful figures in Zanu PF are angling for the position of the Harare youth chairmanship after the dissolving of the ruling party structures. The post was once held by controversial Godwin Gomwe who is eyeing to take over the reins of the whole province as chairman.
The Zimbabwean Agricultural scheme (Command Agriculture) aimed at ensuring food self-sufficiency that was introduced at the start of the 2016 – 2017 farming season following the drought of the previous season has left Zimbabwe in a USD2 billion debt according to business consultant/ Journalist Munyaradzi Mugowo. Addressing journalists at a media training workshop on debt discourse hosted by Zimbabwe Coalition on Debt and Development (ZIMCODD), Mugowo indicated that Zimbabwe in a short period accumulated a USD2 billion debt contributing to the already recorded Zimbabwe’s National debt (domestic and external) of 18,4 billion according to Zimfact.