LOCAL NEWS

Staff reporter

As Zimbabwe Anti Sanctions Day draws closer on October 25, a number of activities have been lined up with President Mnangagwa set to address the nation on the day.

The 39^th SADC Summit of the Heads of State and Governmen

Staff Reporter

Citizens Coalition for Change Deputy Interim Spokesperson, Gift ‘Ostallos’ Siziba,

Financial Reporter

As the launch of the small Mosi-oa-Tunya gold coins draws nearer , most Small to Medium Enterprises (SMEs) owners have expressed enthusiasm as the move is set

………as Sikhala omits Chamisa from his list of sympathisers

Political Reporter

Rift within the shaky Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) has widened with incarcerated Zengeza West legislator, Job Sikhala omitting Nelson Chamisa from the list of those who stood by him in prison.

Staff Reporter

President Mnangagwa has assured farmers nationwide that the country has enough fertilizers to meet the requirements for the 2022/23 summer cropping season, despite the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict which has disrupted the global supply of the commodity.

Speaking in Chiredzi over the weekend, President Mnangagwa told farmers that they should not panic as the country has secured enough fertilizers.

“We have been getting most of our fertilizers from Russia. Now, there is a conflict there and this has caused challenges in securing fertilizers from that country. We later realised that we have most of the resources needed to manufacture fertilizers on our own. Recently, I launched a fertilizer manufacturing plant so that we can be able to manufacture our own fertilizers to meet our needs,” said President Mnangagwa.

Last month, President Mnangagwa launched the state of the art Fertilizer Blender Plant at the Zimbabwe Phosphate Industries (Zimphos) in Msasa with the plant having the capacity of producing 200 000 tonnes of basal fertilizers per annum.

Another state of the art fertilizer granulation plant is expected to arrive in the country anytime now and the plant will have the capacity to produce 120 000 tonnes of fertilizers annually.

The establishment of the fertilizer making plants is part of the Government’s Five Year Fertilizer Import Substitution Roadmap which is expected to see the country save over US$250 million per year which was being spent on the importation of the commodity.

Agricultural and Rural Development Advisory Services (ARDAS) Chief Director in the Ministry of Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Development, Professor Obert Jiri informed this publication that the Government had secured enough inputs for the climate-proofed Pfumvudza/Intwasa scheme.

Prof Jiri said seed and fertilizer companies had assured the authorities that they would provide sufficient quantities of inputs.

Political Reporter

In a clear brazen attack on Chalton Hwende, Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) leader, Nelson Chamisa has threatened to expose and expel senior members of his party on allegations of leaking sensitive information to the self-exiled former Cabinet Minister, Professor Jonathan Moyo.

Prof Moyo has of late been criticising Chamisa’s leadership style while supporting a number of Hwende’s mobilisation and communication strategies.

On his part, Hwende has in the past defended Prof Moyo when under attack from CCC zealots.

According to a well-placed source who attended CCC’s recent Msasa meeting, Chamisa also labelled Prof Moyo a ZANU PF surrogate being paid to destabilise his party.

“At a recent NSC meeting in Msasa, Chamisa fumed at CCC members accusing them of working with Prof Moyo to destroy CCC from within. He claimed that he was getting intelligence briefings from his sources from JOC (Joint Command Operation) that CCC had rogue elements who were working to destabilise it. He said he had names of people who were working with Prof Moyo and threatened to expose and expel them unless they repent,” said the source.

“Chamisa had no kind words for Moyo. He said Moyo was just a barking dog who was being paid by ZANU PF to cause antagonism within CCC. Chamisa claimed that Moyo was a ZANU PF surrogate who wants to see the demise of the opposition party,” said the source.

According to the source, Chamisa claimed that Professor Moyo was being sponsored to push a narrative that CCC should have party structures and substantive leadership.

Chamisa further said that Professor Moyo was just making unnecessary noise as CCC can only have structures when he was satisfied that all rogue elements were out of that party.

The source added that Chamisa also fumed in that meeting that he had intelligence that some CCC members were feeding Prof Moyo with some inside information.

Meanwhile, Professor Moyo continued with his criticism of Chamisa and recently labelled the youthful opposition leader a liar and a pathetic propagandist.

Prof Moyo said that Chamisa should stop lying that the late former President, Robert Mugabe endorsebefore his death.

“Still for the record, Chamisa’s propaganda that Mugabe endorsed him and his CCC party for 2023 is false and hides the fact that Chamisa was part of Mugabe’s ouster in 2017,”said Moyo.

Of late, Professor Moyo has joined other voices such as that of Edmund Kudzayi and Dr Pedzisayi Ruhanya who have been critical of Chamisa’s ‘dictatorial’ leadership style.

Political Reporter

Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) has re-activated the Vanguard and Democratic Resistance Committees (DRCs) militants to terrorise urban dwellers posing as ZANU PF youths, Harare Post has learnt.

Staff Reporter

The people of Chiredzi North constituency applauded President Mnangagwa for taking time off from his busy schedule to come and interact with them.

Staff reporter

The new National Pharmaceutical Company (NatPharm) Warehouse at Sally Mugabe Hospital in Harare is set to significantly improve the operational efficiency in access to medicines, drugs and medical consumables in line with Government’s quest to improve the country’s health service delivery system.

Political Reporter

A Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) by the name Whispers, has been accused of meddling in opposition politics by going around the country campaigning for the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) ahead of next year’s elections.