UNIVERSITY of Zimbabwe (UZ) students have approached the High Court in a bid to get an order to reverse the recent steep fees hikes by the institution. This comes after the university raised its fees by an average of more than 600 percent. The hikes resulted in students embarking on demonstrations last week, which saw…
By Dionne Kanyowa THE HIGH court has overturned a decision made by a magistrate court, which ordered that a couple that was cohabiting in an “universal unregistered customary union” share their property on a fifty-fifty basis following their separation. Tofara Parirai, who was represented by Walter Kamusasa, appeared before Justice Fatima Maxwell challenging the lower…
By Brandon Josphat THE OPPOSITION says it will not stand in the way of plans to register political parties as long as the process is transparent and is a result of wider consultations. This comes after the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) announced last month that it was pushing for amendments to the law, which will…
ZIMBABWE’S volatile currency is showing signs of stabilising, with the gap between the official and parallel-market exchange rates narrowing and raising hopes…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa is more concerned about uplifting the lives of all Zimbabweans rather than obsessing about Western sanctions, presidential spokesperson George Charamba has said. Speaking to the Daily News On Sunday yesterday, the plain spoken Charamba added that the government had taken a deliberate decision to concentrate on growing the country’s economy in spite…
GOVERNMENT has cancelled a tender in which Parliament was supposed to buy laptops and desktops at a cost of US$9 264 and US$3 076 per item respectively. In a letter to clerk of Parliament Kennedy Chikuda, permanent secretary in the Finance ministry George Guvamatanga, said the prices were exorbitant hence the cancellation of the tender….
By Brighton Muronzereyi HARARE City Council (HCC) has reviewed traffic fines following an outcry by motorists over high charges on tow away and storage fees. In a recent circular, HCC acting chamber secretary Warren Chiwawa said the mayor, Jacob Mafume, noted the motorists’ sentiments on penalties, mainly charges on tow away and storage fees. “Council…
BUSINESSMAN and politician Philip Chiyangwa has won the bid to reclaim his land at Old Citrus Farm in Chinhoyi after the High Court said over 59 settlers should vacate the place as they do not have papers authorising their stay. The invaders had approached the High Court seeking to stop their eviction from the farm…
By BRIGHTON MURONZEREYI PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has appealed to the country’s political parties to tolerate each other and shun violence ahead of the 2023 harmonised election. Speaking during the burial of the late national hero Charles Kaneta at the Heroes Acre yesterday, Mnangagwa said the country’s economy can only develop if people are united. “Across…
THE crunch 2023 national elections are further fraying the perfunctory ties between Harare and Washington, amid suggestions that their lukewarm relationship will get worse in the short to medium term. This comes after the United States of America (USA) criticised the government’s unwillingness this week to give opposition parties unfettered liberty to campaign ahead of…
