President Emmerson Mnangagwa is expected to lead a re-election bid during the elective congress amid speculative reports that he might be challenged by his deputy, Constantino Chiwenga.

The exercise, which should be completed less than six months before a general election, according to the Constitution, was last done in 2008.

“We liken President Mnangagwa to Moses because he has taken people from a certain point to another level. We are coming out of a lot of challenges.”

Obert Masaraure said they had received calls from across the country where teachers are claiming that they are receiving threats from suspected State agents

A big achievement for Zimbabwe, with assistance from Unicef, has seen maternal mortality rates more than halving in under 10 years,

Mnangagwa said the ZimPhos plant in Msasa would save the country over US$250 million per annum on the fertiliser import bill.

Some retailers in Harare yesterday hiked the price of bread in local currency from around $790 to about $900.

‘Regulate political parties’

Ipec has, through the proposed section 4.2c of the Fitness and Probity Standard for Trustees, classified trade union representatives as conflicted parties.

Acting finance director Robert Nyikadzino implored ratepayers to pay their bills on time to avoid the funds being eroded by inflation.

Students will now have to pay nearly US$1 000 or equivalent in local currency per semester.

The late actress’s grandchild and comedian Admire “Bhutisi” Kuzhangaira confirmed the death saying Mai Sorobhi succumbed to stroke Monday morning.

Mai Sorobhi succumbed to a stroke yesterday morning at Harare Central Hospital.