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HARARE – The MDC has been irked by statements made by presidential spokesperson George Charamba, calling on party leader Nelson Chamisa to appear before the commission of inquiry investigating the politically-motivated violence of August 1. Jacob Mafume, the party’s national spokesperson described Charamba’s statements as “reckless” and “a revelation pre-empting Zanu PF’s agenda in setting…

HARARE – DNA analysis techniques at the National University of Science and Technology (NUST) are being used to identify victims of the Gwanda bus disaster. According to Local Government minister July Moyo, the analysis will last for two weeks. The deceased victims of last Thursday night’s horror road accident in Gwanda were burnt beyond recognition….

HARARE – Some of the witnesses who testified before the Commission of Inquiry into the politically-motivated violence which rocked central Harare on August 1 threw the military under the proverbial bus yesterday by linking it to the deaths of at least six unarmed civilians on the fateful day. First to take to the witness stand…

HARARE – Some of the witnesses who testified before the Commission of Inquiry into the politically-motivated violence which rocked central Harare on August 1 threw the military under the proverbial bus yesterday by linking it to the deaths of at least six unarmed civilians on the fateful day. [Adz]

HARARE – Former Cabinet minister Saviour Kasukuwere — facing charges of criminal abuse of office and violation of the Procurement Act — has filed an application for exception arguing that the allegations put against him did not disclose an offence. The charge relates to the case of Shuvai Gumbochuma, sister to former first lady Grace…

HARARE – Former NetOne chief executive officer Reward Kangai was yesterday removed from remand in a case he is facing charges of criminal abuse of office. Kangai is being accused of allegedly flouting tender procedures and prejudicing the State-owned telecommunications giant of over $17,5 million. He faces twin charges of criminal abuse of duty as…

HARARE – A Chivi man allegedly broke into the Harare Magistrates’ Courts and stole seven complete dockets which were locked up in a public prosecutor’s office, a magistrate heard yesterday. Shakemore Mandanda allegedly gained entry using duplicate keys. Mandanda was arrested after he contacted one of the accused persons and demanded a $200 bribe for…

HARARE – Government assured motorists yesterday that there were no shortages of fuel and urged them not to engage in panic buying after long queues built up at filling stations. Lengthy fuel queues were reported by motorists across Zimbabwe, including in the second capital Bulawayo, the eastern city of Mutare and the capital, Harare. A…

MUTARE – Chiadzwa villagers remain disillusioned and without hope that proposed reforms in militarised diamond fields will come to fruition. Villagers drawn from wards 29 and 30, at the epicentre of Marange diamond fields, who gathered at Mukwada Clinic last Saturday for a Zimbabwe Consolidated Diamond Company (ZCDC) all-stakeholder security diamond conference feedback meeting organised…