© RIGHTS groups have warned that the country’s worsening economic rot and rising incidence of repression by security forces in response to dissent by long-suffering citizens could lead to civil unrest. This comes as the jury is still out on President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s government, following recent human rights violations including deaths of innocent civilians during…
© PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa and opposi- tion leader Nelson Chamisa are feeling the heat as local and international calls for an end to Zimbabwe’s long-running political crisis reach a crescendo, the Daily News reports. This was underlined by political analysts yesterday who said the ball was now firmly in their court to put their differences aside…
© BUSINESSMAN Genius Kadungure yesterday had his bail conditions temporarily varied to enable his travel to South Africa and Botswana during the festive season for business. Kadungure appeared before the deputy chief magistrate Crispen Mberewere represented by Brighton Pabwe. Mberewere scrapped Kadungure’s reporting conditions and released his passport up to February 11 next year. [GoogleAd]…
© HIGH Court judge Webster Chinamora has handed down an order blocking the construction of a church in one of Harare’s wetlands area, after ruling that the institution had failed to comply with the required statutes. This comes after an application by Harare Wetlands Trust and Newlands Residents Association challenging the construction works by Life…
© CASES of diarrhoea have been recorded in Glen View, raising fears of an outbreak of the disease in the area, Harare City Council’s health director Prosper Chonzi has said. The diarrhoea has reportedly been caused by uncollected garbage and contaminated water and food consumed by the residents. [GoogleAd] Chonzi yesterday told the Daily News…
© TREASURY is contemplating reducing budget allocations for ministries that fail to either account for the resources given to them by the government or underperform, Finance minister Mthuli Ncube has said. Responding to Norton legislator Temba Mliswa’s question in the National Assembly on Wednesday on the wisdom of continuously giving money to underperforming ministries, Ncube…
© CHITUNGWIZA Town Council has resolved to send acting town clerk David Duma and housing director Hazel Sithole on forced leave following a directive from Local Government minister July Moyo indicating that the two should be removed from office pending investigations. [GoogleAd] This comes as the two were arrested for criminal abuse of office for…
© HARARE regional magistrate Francis Mapfumo yesterday ordered the continuation of rapist Robert Martin Gumbura’s prison break trial, dismissing an application the cleric had made for postponement to enable the case to be referred to the Constitu- tional Court (Con-Court). Gumbura is jointly charged with Blessing Chiduke, Luckmore Matambanadzo, Lucky Mhungu, Taurai Dodzo, Thomas Chacha…
© TWO armed robbers arrested following a shoot-out with police have each been slapped with an 18-year prison term. Cephas Ndoorwi, 35, and Rodin Gutsa, 34, were found guilty of armed robbery by Ha- rare regional magistrate Morgan Nemadire. Their accomplices, Kelvin Chasakara, 26, and George Manyanga, 38, were cleared by the court. Nemadire suspended…
© FOUR suspected land barons who illegally sold land to over 120 people appeared in court yesterday. Ambrose Musarurwa, 50, Edward Maendani, 48, Richard Marambwa, 38, and Kelvin Chikombo, 34, were charged with fraud when they appeared before Harare magistrate Victoria Mashamba. [GoogleAd] They were remanded in custody to December 20 pending their bail application,…
