President Emmerson Mnangagwa is expected to reshuffle his cabinet after succumbing to pressure exerted by the growing economic crisis and whispers of factionalism within his ruling Zanu PF party. Insiders who spoke to Zim Morning Post said Mnangagwa wants to chop deadwood and appoint competent individuals who can turn around the economy dogged by rocketing inflation, power blackouts, fuel queues and a population struggling to cover basic food needs. There is wide speculation that some bigwigs and Mnangagwa’s allies will face the axe. “It is certain that the President (Mnangagwa) will reshuffle the Cabinet this month or early April. There has been pressure from certain quarters but the President had already hinted that he will review the Cabinet based on performance thu
The case of former Local Government minister Ignatius Chombo has collapsed after the State indicated that the critical policy document that forms the basis of his criminal abuse of office charge went missing during the November 2017 military coup which toppled the late former President Robert Mugabe. Chombo was charged with criminal abuse of office after facilitating the sale of a government house in Mutare to ex-Zanu PF legislator for Mutare, Fred Kanzama. He was, however, removed from remand by regional magistrate Hosea Mujaya after he had given the State the last chance to bring the document. But prosecutor George Manokore told the magistrate yesterday that he could not secure the crucial document requested by Chombo since there was no handover takeover in the ministry. “
RUDO Boka, the daughter of the late prominent business tycoon, Roger Boka says when her father passed on; ‘false friends’ showed their true colours, leaving her alone to rebuild her father’s business empire from the ashes after it had spectacularly collapsed. Rudo was only 21 when her father passed on in 1999. He left behind massive debts, 19 civil court cases and seven children that Rudo had to look after as she was the eldest child. “And a lot of people whom I have encountered over the years seem to say; ‘you must have been born with a silver spoon. Life must have been wonderful because you had everything, your father left you with everything’,” Rudo told Zimbolivenews at the weekend “That is not the case, I inherited
Ailing VP Constantino Chiwenga was in fact airlifted to China Sunday, as health woes continue to dog the powerful former military commander. This comes after Chiwenga was reported to not feeling well, and that he had been ordered by his doctors to take a rest. Lingering health concerns forced Chiwenga to abandon his State duties last week, compelling his doctors to order him to rest at home. This comes as speculation and conspiracy theories swelled last week after the powerful VP failed to attend a field day that was hosted at President Emmerson Mnangagwa's farm in Kwekwe. It also comes as Chiwenga is embroiled in an acrimonious divorce with his ex-model wife Marry - whom he has stunningly accused of attempting to kill him last year, during the time he was hospitalise
President Mnangagwa today said pandemics like coronavirus (Covid-19) cannot be blamed on anyone since they have a scientific explanation, and called on Zimbabweans to empathise with those affected. In a statement, the President sent his condolences and solidarity to all those who were already suffering due to the effects of the deadly virus. “Pandemics of this kind have a scientific explanation and knows no boundary, and like any other natural phenomenon cannot be blamed on anyone,” he said. “We have all witnessed the tragic scenes in China, Iran, Italy and other countries around the world. We stand with our friends in the international community. My Government empathises with the affected people around the globe and stands ready to assist in whatever ways within
Defense Minister and Zanu PF Chairperson Oppah Muchinguri has made headlines for the wrong reasons. She was quoted in a video celebrating the demise of Western States by Corona Virus. Muchinguri was speaking on Saturday, at an event organised by the Zimbabwe National Liberation War Collaborators Association (ZILWACO) in Chinhoyi. She is qouted saying, ” Corona Virus yauya iyi, maSanctions aya auya kune dzimwe nyika dzinotiisira maSanctions. Vaakuswera vari mudzimba hakuna kwekuenda. Economy yavo yavakuchema. Trump ngaazive kuti haasi Mwari. Vanotisvina kuti tiendepi, chimbosvinwaiwo munzwe kurwadza kwazvinoita.” The English translation from Shona: “This corona virus that has come to other countries. These are sanctions that have been imposed by God on them
There is a question that is being discussed among President Mnangagwa’s legion of ardent supporters and loyalists; should the President abandon humour as a device for engaging his audience? Not everyone agrees with this sentiment. The opposite group feels those that subscribe to this thinking are yielding to the whims of an uptight and tense clique of critics who will attack the President regardless of what he does or says. Even if he were to declare that God is good, this pack of detractors will find fault in it. Therefore, this group of supporters doesn’t feel that it is right for President Mnangagwa to change his style of engaging just because some deliberately miss the essence of his jokes. President Mnangagwa has been criticised for making a joke about v
Democratic presidential contender Joe Biden this week reaffirmed his desire to have former first lady Michelle Obama be his running mate. “I sure would like Michelle [Obama] to be the vice president,” Biden said Tuesday At A Campaign stop in Muscatine ,IowaThe comment came after the former vice president was asked if he would consider nominating former President Barack Obama to the Supreme Court. “Yeah, I would, but I don’t think he’d do it. He’d be a great Supreme Court justice,” Biden responded. The questioner followed up with the question, “Which Obama?” Biden responded: “They’re both incredibly qualified people and they’re such decent, honorable people.”The pairing would be a first in American
President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s re-engagement efforts with the United States and European countries has hit a brick wall with the diplomats engaged by his emissaries in the Political Actors’ Dialogue (Polad) insisting that MDC leader Nelson Chamisa should be involved in the negotiations. Polad is a dialogue series initiated by Mnangagwa and leaders of fringe parties who participated in the 2018 presidential elections. Chamisa, who refused to endorse Mnangagwa’s July 2018 electoral victory, has refused to be part of Polad. Mnangagwa’s grouping has been trying to engage the international community to end the country’s years of isolation through its sub-committee on international relations and re-engagement led by MDC-T leader Thokozani Khupe.It has, ho
A father can not explain hunger in his house by saying his neighbor failed to loan him some food, said Apostle Chiwenga. Apostle Chiwenga was explaining the issue of sanctions and their impact on Zimbabwe.In his Friday sermon yesterda, he shared with his congregants the saga surrounding the prosperity and turn around if Zimbabwe as a nation. Apostle Chiwenga, who is popular for his direct speech, said it’s not about sanctions anymore but the government has failed to manage it’s portfolios and Zimbabwe is not allowed to borrow in order to sustain its economy.Chiwenga cited that Zimbabwe is not investor friendly.In the name of indeginisation, Zimbabwe has scared investors away, investors have declared Zimbabwe a hostile country with no future of certainity. The gover
