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Political Reporter

The United States through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has reportedly blacklisted and withdrew funding to four Civil Society Organisation (CSOs) after investigations exposed gross abuse of funds and demanded that the looters be replaced.

Zivanai Dhewa

Government through the Ministry of Industry and Commerce has pledged to support the local pharmaceutical companies in the production of medicines especially ARVs.

Political reporter

The MDC Alliance deputy chairperson, Job Sikhala has allegedly written to that party’s president, Nelson Chamisa, lambasting him for not aggressively acting against ZANU PF.

Staff reporter

The Government of Zimbabwe recognises and respects the rights of children and has demonstrated this through provisions made in the constitution as well as in the Labour Act (Chapter 28.01), the Children’s Act (Chapter 5.06) and the Social Welfare Act (Chapter 17.06), a Government official has said.

Innocent Mujeri

MDC Alliance Bulawayo Provincial Youth Assembly Executive led by suspended deputy Mayor Tinashe Kambarami, yesterday passed a vote of no confidence in the leadership of the Provincial Chairperson, James Sithole.

Innocent Mujeri

……as parallel structures emerge

Rampant factionalism has gripped the MDC Alliance Bulawayo Province with reports suggesting that a parallel provincial structure was created to counter that of the embattled Provincial Chairperson James Sithole.

Pius Chinyera

Developments within the MDC-Alliance suggest that that party’s leader Nelson Chamisa intends to suspend his long-time ally, Charlton Hwende, the Secretary General, following the admission by cornered National Organising Secretary, Amos Chibaya, of the existence of the Hwende-led Kensington/Maruva Cabal.

Pius Chinyera

President Emmerson Mnangagwa has welcomed proposals by MDC T leader and Leader of the Opposition in Parliament, Senator Douglas Mwonzora on political dialogue, a sign of ZANU PF’s commitment towards solving the problems bedevilling the country.

Pius Chinyera

Desperate to lure first time voters, social media anti-government activist and MDC-Alliance campaign strategist, Hopewell Chin’ono has courted South African locally franchised food outlet, Hotplate Grillhouse to provide a free meal to registered first time voters in an attempt to mobilise support for the MDC-A ostensibly under a voter registration campaign ahead of the 2023 plebiscite.

Christopher Makaza

All sporting activities and events have been suspended with effect from today 14 June 2021 till further notice following Health and Child Care Minister, Vice President Constantino Chiwenga’s announcement of additional lockdown measures, Sports and Recreation Commission (SRC) has said.