PARENTS with children studying in China have agreed that they remain in the world’s most populous nation until the deadly coronavirus is contained after getting assurances about their safety from the Chinese government. This is despite the fact that other countries, including neighbouring South Africa, have evacuated their nationals from China in a bid to…
ZIMBABWE’S economy will likely continue on a downward spiral due to poor policies which are causing instability in the country, a respected South Africa-based think tank has said. The Oxford University-linked NKC African Economics (NKC) in its latest research instalment on Zimbabwe has ruled out any economic improvement in Zimbabwe in the short term. “From…
FORMER Zanu PF kingpins — who for years determinedly worked to obliterate the MDC, but now claim undying love and loyalty to the party and its leader Nelson Chamisa — are causing great discord in the country’s main opposition, the Daily News reports. So bad has the situation become that the MDC’s respected former secretary-general,…
A HUMAN rights activist has written to the Judicial Services Commission (JSC) secretary Walter Chikwana appealing for action to be taken against High Court judge Thompson Mabhikwa, who upon appointment in 2017 reportedly failed to disclose that a judgment was obtained against him for failing to pay US$23 306 in rentals to a pension fund….
HIGH Court judge Jacob Manzunzu has removed from the roll an application filed by the widow of the late chief justice and national hero Godfrey Chidyausiku. The widow is seeking an order compelling the pension master to process and transfer into her bank account, all the pension and terminal benefits from the Judiciary. Manzunzu ruled…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa’s former aide Douglas Tapfuma’s bid for acquittal at the close of the State Case was thrown out yesterday after Harare regional magistrate Esthere Chivasa ruled he has a case to answer. Tapfuma, who is accused of abusing the name of the State Residencies Department to evade paying import duty on several cars,…
THE State was yesterday given the green light to arrange their travel to Twitter headquarters in Northern Ireland for extra-territorial investigations into MDC secretary-general Chalton Hwende’s case. Harare magistrate Rumbidzai Mugwagwa made the ruling granting an application for postponement by prosecutor Lancelot Mutsokoti, who had indicated that the State wanted to ascertain if Hwende owns…
THE Southern African Development Community (Sadc) executive secretary, Stergomena Lawrence Tax, pictured, has expressed concern over the region’s growing levels of unemployment and climate change-induced effects, saying that they pose a threat to the peace and security of the region. Tax revealed this following a courtesy call on President Emmerson Mnangagwa at the State House…
MANICALAND Anglican Church Diocese has embarked on a programme aimed at reducing trauma in students and survivors of Cyclone Idai which hit the province last year. Most communities ravaged by Cyclone Idai recently received large amounts of rainfall, evoking bad memories for survivors some of whom are still living in tents. This prompted the Anglican…
A RESIDENT’S association has told Parliament that there is rampant corruption at Chitungwiza council that has seen 27 housing files go missing, while some houses belonging to the elderly were sold. Appearing before the Local Government parliamentary portfolio committee recently, the Zimbabwe Old People’s Association (Zopa) requested Parliament to institute investigations into the cases of…
