Blessing Masakadza STAFF WRITER masakadzab@dailynews.co.zw A 35-YEAR-OLD man from Hatcliffe has blamed evil spirits for leading him into his 12-year-old daughter’s bedroom and raping her in her sleep. He threatened her with death if she revealed the incident. The incident which occurred two years ago only came out this year after the parents engaged in…
Mugove Tafirenyika SENIOR STAFF WRITER tafirenyikam@dailynews.co.zw SOUTH African envoys recently seconded to Zimbabwe by President Cyril Ramaphosa should only pre-occupy themselves with allegations of human rights abuses and not President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s legitimacy question, the MDC-T led by Thokozani Khupe has said. This comes as this week Ramaphosa dispatched three envoys; ex-ministers Sydney Mufamadi and…
Tarisai Machakaire STAFF WRITER machakairet@dailynews.co.zw THE Zimbabwe Human Rights Association (Zimrights) has filed an urgent chamber application with the High Court for police and soldiers to be barred from harassing commuters after daily curfew commences at 6pm. This comes after President Emmerson Mnangagwa imposed a 12-hour curfew that starts at 6pm daily against increased demand…
Blessings Mashaya SENIOR STAFF WRITER mashayab@dailynews.co.zw ZANU PF says it will soon flush out party members, including bigwigs, allegedly working with the vanquished Generation 40 (G40), a faction that was associated with the late former President Robert Mugabe. The G40 faction fought tenaciously to block current President Emmerson Mnangagwa from succeeding Mugabe until his ouster…
Jeffrey Muvundusi In BULAWAYO FORMER Speaker of Parliament and now president of opposition United Movement for Devolution (UMD) Lovemore Moyo says it is unfortunate that despite having been in power for 40 years, Zanu PF has failed to reform, resulting in instability in the country. This comes as Zimbabwe is once again under international spotlight…
UNITED Nations (UN) country representative Maria do Valle Ribeiro, pictured, has challenged youths in Zimbabwe to be agents of change within their communities and promote human rights. This emerged during the online celebrations of the International Youth Day yesterday under the theme Youth Engagement for Global Action, which sought to highlight ways in which the…
Mugove Tafirenyika SENIOR STAFF WRITER tafirenyikam@dailynews.co.zw THE Women’s Coalition of Zimbabwe (WCoZ) has called on government to give a detailed report on contact tracing efforts regarding the country’s coronavirus (Covid-19) local transmissions, the Daily News reports. This comes as the country recorded 4 818 confirmed cases, including 1 544 recoveries and 104 deaths as at August 11. There has…
THE United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in partnership with CARE International Zimbabwe have launched a US$150 000 project to rehabilitate markets in Mutare City, the Daily News reports. This comes at a time when vendors and informal traders have said that they are being harassed by security forces who are demanding bribes to allow them to operate….
Blessings Mashaya SENIOR STAFF WRITER mashayab@dailynews.co.zw SOME MDC Alliance bigwigs are said to be making a determined push to have the coalition’s firebrand deputy national chairperson, Job “Wiwa” Sikhala, expelled for his radical political activities and dogged opposition to Zanu PF and its government. So bad is the situation said to have become for…
Sindiso Mhlophe SENIOR STAFF WRITER mhlophes@dailynews.co.zw THE United Nations (UN) says it’s time that the government addresses the country’s health crisis, beginning with the on-going doctors and nurses’ strike, the Daily News reports. This comes as Zimbabwe’s confirmed cases of coronavirus are nearing 5 000, including 104 deaths. At the same time, more than 300…
