HARARE – In a dramatic twist to the saga involving Elliot Piki — who was allegedly abducted from his home on Sunday afternoon — the retired army colonel suddenly pitched up at the official probe looking into the August 1 killings on Tuesday, where he was barred from testifying. This came after Piki’s wife, Sibongile…
HARARE – In a significant development which could signal the beginning of fresh dialogue to normalise politics in Zimbabwe, President Emmerson Mnangagwa says he is open to talks with opposition leader Nelson Chamisa, the Daily News can exclusively report. However, Mnangagwa added yesterday, any such dialogue would be on the strict understanding that Chamisa and…
HARARE – In a significant development which could signal the beginning of fresh dialogue to normalise politics in Zimbabwe, President Emmerson Mnangagwa says he is open to talks with opposition leader Nelson Chamisa, the Daily News can exclusively report. Sign up to receive BREAKING NEWS mobile phone text alerts from the Daily News for…
HARARE – A Harare man who killed businessman and socialite Shingi Mukandi in a hit-and-run accident last year was yesterday convicted of the offence. Alfred Machipisa was convicted of culpable homicide, failure to stop after a fatal accident, failure to render assistance and failure to report an accident to the police within 24 hours. Machipisa,…
HARARE – Opposition leader Nelson Chamisa and one of his key lieutenants, MDC national vice chairperson Tendai Biti, have called for political dialogue with President Emmerson Mnangagwa to end the country’s economic turmoil, which they say is impoverishing Zimbabweans. Sign up to receive BREAKING NEWS mobile phone text alerts from the Daily News for…
HARARE – A former Midlands State University student who is accused of re-tweeting a derogatory message against Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) chairperson Priscilla Chigumba was yesterday removed from remand after the latter did not appear in court. Night Tawona Shadaya was charged with criminal insult relating to the tweet. The tweet which was circulated by…
HARARE – Child-based voluntary organisation, Our Children Our Future Trust (OCOFT), will host its annual fundraising dinner on December 8, 2018 to raise funds towards the empowering of female prisoners through training with skills that will enable them to sustain both themselves and their families after being released from prison. OCOFT chairperson, Williet Mabeza said…
MUTARE – Mutare City Council (MCC) has proposed to hike tariffs across the board in 2019, according to a schedule seen by the Daily News. In the draft tariff increases accommodation in areas such as Greenside Palmerstone, Avenues and Murambi will rise from $12 monthly to between $20 and $30 respectively. The hike in tariffs…
HARARE – MDC women’s assembly chairperson Lynnet Karenyi-Kore has threatened to approach the courts to report sexual harassment cases on her and another female Member of Parliament by two Zanu PF male lawmakers. MDC’s Manicaland proportional representation MP, Karenyi–Kore made stunning allegations in Parliament against Zanu PF’s Tafanana Zhou and John Paradza forcing the Speaker…
BULAWAYO – Outspoken Fibalusi Chief Vezi Maduna Mafu has raised the stakes against President Emmerson Mnangagwa after it emerged he recently wrote a letter to the United Nations (UN) appealing for its intervention on the highly-contested Gukurahundi matter. The new development comes after the traditional leader recently broke ranks with the Zanu PF tradition where…
