HARARE – High Court judge Owen Tagu has ordered the government to open Internet access to millions of Zimbabweans who were cut off last week during a three-day stay-away. In his ruling, Tagu ruled that the State Security minister had no authority to order mobile operators to shut down Internet access to customers. The ruling…
HARARE – Bakers are struggling to meet demand for bread after the national shutdown brought supplies to a halt, this publication can report. The supply has declined in most retail shops causing hundreds of people to queue for bread in most parts of the country. While bread price went up last month to $1,45 from…
HARARE – As the situation in the country continues to deteriorate with threats of another complete shutdown, some parents have recalled their children from boarding schools while those with children that attend day schools kept their children at home. This comes amid the uncertainty in the country with most parents fearing for their children’s safety…
HARARE – Education minister Paul Mavhima has implored teachers to give the on-going national joint negotiations a chance, cautioning that industrial action will disadvantage the students. This came after Zimbabwe Teachers Association (Zimta) over the weekend had indicated that they had downed tools although yesterday they were singing a different song, saying the non-attendance by…
HARARE – Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC) has condemned security forces’ brutality saying heavy-handedness on protesters does not fix the economy. This comes after Zimbabwe witnessed one of its first ever deadly anti-government protests against President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s administration, which has allegedly claimed more than 12 lives after security forces launched a crackdown on protesters…
HARARE – Victory World International Ministries church leader Paul Sanyangore is facing jail after a satellite transmission company Viewsat Limited (Viewsat) filed an application for civil imprisonment in a bid to push the pastor to pay a $12 000 debt. According to the summons filed in December last year, Sanyangore is owing a total of…
HARARE – President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s re-engagement efforts will suffer a huge blow as calls for the United Kingdom (UK) government to withdraw its foreign aid and support to Zimbabwe’s mount. This comes as UK has been aiding Zimbabwe for years now with 3 000 bicycles being donated last week to girls who walk between five…
HARARE – South Africa’s main opposition party, the Democratic Alliance (DA), has challenged President Cyril Ramaphosa to take urgent steps to stop the on-going crackdown against dissenting voices by Zimbabwe’s security forces. The party also warned ominously that should Ramaphosa fail to intervene in the matter decisively, the DA would soon call upon the International…
HARARE – Serious fresh ructions have emerged in Zanu PF, resulting in two prominent members of the former liberation movement revealing explosive details over the past few days of an apparent plot to topple President Emmerson Mnangagwa from power, the Daily News can report. So serious is the plan to remove Mnangagwa from power, that…
HARARE – Questions have been raised over government’s claims that police and army deserters were responsible for the riots and mayhem that characterised a three-day stay-away, which reportedly led to the death of at least 12 people. Addressing a press conference on Saturday, police spokesperson Charity Charamba told journalists deserters were behind the riots. This…
