Nigel Nyamutumbu

2 weeks ago | thestandard.co.zw | Mpumelelo Moyo |Nqobani Ndlovu |Lawrence Raven Maphosa |Nigel Nyamutumbu

President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Friday launched yet another empowerment scheme targeting former liberation war fighters whose source of funding is shrouded in secrecy amid concerns around lack of transparency. Mnangagwa launched the Presidential War Veterans Empowerment scheme led by his special advisor Paul Tungwarara whose office is not subject to scrutiny by the Auditor General’s Office or Parliament for check and balances.

2 weeks ago | thestandard.co.zw | Mpumelelo Moyo |Nqobani Ndlovu |Lawrence Raven Maphosa |Nigel Nyamutumbu

My Dear People THE country is abuzz with the expected return of former Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) leader, Nero to the political battlefront. It would surely be a welcome development after the pandemonium and turmoil that has ensued in the opposition circles since Nero quit the CCC after it was hijacked by self-imposed secretary general of the party and buffoon Sengezo Tshabangu aided by the dispensation of poverty, darkness and confusion.

Mar 25, 2025 | thestandard.co.zw | Nigel Nyamutumbu |Nqobani Ndlovu |Miriam Mangwaya |Everson Mushava

T he reincarnated law introducing restrictive regulatory measures for non-governmental organisations (NGOs) as part of amendments to the Private Voluntary Organisations (PVOs) Amendment Bill is for the second time on its way or now before President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s (pictured) table awaiting his assent to make it law. In his first term, Mnangagwa expressed reservations with what had been put before him and within his powers referred the law back to the legislature for reconsideration.