MDC president Thokozani Khupe, pictured, yesterday shifted her focus to Bulawayo where she recalled eight councillors. This comes as Khupe has also recalled Gwanda mayor Justine Mazhale. Khupe, who has been on a recalling campaign against the Nelson Chamisa-led MDC Alliance, has continued to decimate her opponent. Khupe has been recalling MDC Alliance legislators and…
HARARE City Council (HCC) health director Prosper Chonzi has been appointed acting town clerk for the next two weeks following the arrest of Hosea Chisango in Gweru last week over land issues. Chisango has since applied for bail at the Harare Magistrates’ Courts in a case of fraud, criminal abuse of office and bribery…
THE High Court yesterday questioned the State if there was a legal obligation for incarcerated MDC Alliance vice chairperson Job Sikhala to surrender himself to the police after they issued a press statement that did not disclose any offence against him. In a bail appeal hearing, High Court judge, Justice Erica Ndewere, questioned claims by…
SEVERAL students were yesterday rounded up at the Harare Magistrates’ Courts while protesting against the arrest and incarceration of Zimbabwe National Students Union president Takudzwa Ngadziore. Ngadziore was arrested last week for participating in a demonstration at Impala Car Rental in Harare over the company’s alleged involvement in the recent alleged abduction of activist Tawanda…
SENIOR doctors say lifting of coronavirus (Covid-19) lockdown restrictions — owing to economic challenges the country is grappling with — will avert starvation, the Daily News reports. This comes as Zimbabwe has claimed it has come out of the woods regarding the containment of the Covid-19 pandemic, with the country’s confirmed cases standing above 7…
THE Public Accounts Committee (Pac) has recommended that Parliament introduces a raft of changes to the way it operates, including allowing the committee to sit continuously to complete analysis of reports and receiving of evidence. This comes as the Pac tabled a report in the National Assembly after nine of its members went on…
THE Human Rights NGO Forum has bemoaned the government’s lack of responsiveness to incidents where the public’s constitutional entitlements were being infringed by suspected law enforcement agents. This comes as the Forum claimed that human rights violation cases have reached 909 since the lockdown commenced in March. The Forum said between March 10 and September…
OPPOSITION party Zapu has pleaded with South Africa’s ruling party, the African National Congress (ANC), to do more to ensure that the ruling Zanu PF is brought to order. Zapu spokesperson Iphithule Maphosa said the ANC should muster its courage when dealing with Zanu PF. “We pray the ANC and the South African government find…
THE increase in negative partenity Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA) tests results has become a major cause of concern amid a spike in divorce cases, analysts contend. DNA testing, which was made widely accessible in Zimbabwe by Global DNA Zimbabwe, has brought relief to many through enabling the solving of complex partenity and inheritance issues. The Legal…
THE ruling Zanu PF says contrary to claims by its opponents, it is happy to engage with the opposition in a bid to find solutions for Zimbabwe’s decades-old political and economic crises, the Daily News On Sunday reports. In addition, it says, it welcomes the role that South Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa and his African…
