MDC Harare West legislator Joana Mamombe, pictured, has notified the State that she will apply for further remand refusal if the courts does not provide her with a trial date on the next court date. Mamombe is charged with treason after she held a press conference where she allegedly invited members of her constituency to…
MATABELELAND North provincial education director (Ped) Jabulani Mpofu said the Education ministry has shelved the compulsory order for schools in the area to hold vacation lessons for Grade 5 to 7 and for Form Five classes this coming school holiday. [GoogleAd] This comes after the Ped had given a directive to heads of schools in…
OPPOSITION leader Nelson Chamisa has received an early boost ahead of what could turn out to be a bruising contest when the MDC congress gets underway next month after bagging two nominations from two provinces so far. While many have predicted a tussle of Titanic proportions between Chamisa, his deputy Elias Mudzuri and secretary general…
ZIMBABWE Republic Police (ZRP) says it has started to implement recommendations by the former South African president Kgalema Motlanthe-led Commission of Inquiry citing that police officers will be going under re-training stemming from their 2019 rebranding strategy. [GoogleAd] Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) Commissioner-General Godwin Matanga says his force is working towards re-branding itself to restore…
INDEPENDENT Norton legislator Temba Mliswa has petitioned MDC Alliance president Nelson Chamisa over “rampant corruption” at the opposition-run Norton Town Council (NTC) after Zimplats Holdings Limited (Zimplats) was frustrated from setting up a Share Ownership Trust chicken abattoir due to “exorbitant rates”. [GoogleAd] He said upon further inquiry, it was made known to him “that…
TOP MDC officials, including party president Nelson Chamisa and his potential challenger Douglas Mwonzora are not leaving anything to chance as they traverse the country coaxing through proxies for nominations ahead of the opposition movement’s elective congress next month. [GoogleAd] So far Chamisa has been nominated by three provinces with his rival Mwonzora on the…
FUEL prices yesterday marginally increased following a directive by the Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (Zera) last week, amid a serious shortage of both petrol and diesel that has left motorists stranded. In a statement issued last week, Zera said the petrol pump price will increase marginally to RTGS$3,41 per litre with effect from yesterday due…
AMALGAMATED Rural Teachers’ Union of Zimbabwe (Artuz) has called upon the nation to wear red today in commemoration of unionists who have been standing up for people’s rights by demanding for better living wages in the country. The commemorations are in honour of ‘heroes’, alleged to have suffered abductions, arrests, torture and unjustified detentions during…
ZIMBABWE Coalition on Debt and Development (Zimcodd) has urged government to introduce more investment reforms that will help the country clear its debts as the country is drowning in domestic and external arrears currently standing between $17 and $18 billion, according to official statistics. [GoogleAd] In a statement, Zimcodd has attributed the country’s problem to…
CHILDREN’s organisations have slammed the draft Education Amendment Bill saying it’s not inclusive of all children in the country. Parliament has commenced countrywide consultations on the bill aimed at abolishing corporal punishment and ensuring that government offers free compulsory basic education for children in line with the Constitution. [GoogleAd] In a statement, Tag a life…
