HARARE – The US remains the world’s most competitive economy, whilst Zimbabwe has fallen from 124th to the 128th, according to the World Economic Forum (Wef)’s annual rankings issued this week. The Wef said Zimbabwe slipped in the ranking due to worsening infrastructure, a weakening of the country’s public institutions especially health and concerns about…
HARARE – The late MDC president Morgan Tsvangirai’s estate has been hauled before the High Court over the late founding leader’s alleged failure to pay a man who claims to have helped the opposition leader stitch a coalition deal for the 2013 general elections. Initially, Moreprecision Muzadzi, had cited the late Tsvangirai, as one of…
HARARE – Lawyers representing Village Inn, a hotel in Nyanga, and judicial manager Shepherd Chimutanda have denied allegations of a forceful take-over of the hotel by Tatipano Properties, a firm linked to Nyanga South member of the National Assembly Supa Mandiwanzira. The lawyers say the acquisition was done above board. In papers filed with the…
HARARE – A Harare magistrate has ordered the retrial of a former Midlands State University student accused of retweeting a message denigrating Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) chairperson Priscilla Chigumba. Night Tawona Shadaya, 25, initially pleaded guilty after he was charged with criminal insult charge for retweeting a message besmirching Chigumba in the aftermath of the…
HARARE – Former Health and Child Care minister David Parirenyatwa — who is facing charges of criminal abuse of office — has petitioned the High Court seeking an order to stop his prosecution, arguing the charges levelled against him were fabricated. Parirenyatwa — who was arrested last month before being freed on $500 bail —…
HARARE – MDC Alliance deputy chairperson Tendai Biti wants proceedings in a case he is charged on “trumped-up charges” of allegedly declaring opposition leader Nelson Chamisa the winner of the presidential election in alleged contravention of electoral laws stayed until the High Court hears his appeal. He has challenged the ruling by Harare magistrate Francis…
HARARE – Nelson Chamisa’s MDC is set to lose property worth $25 000 to a former employee who successfully sued the opposition party over unfair dismissal. Alec Tabe petitioned the High Court demanding that his former employer pays him his money as well as damages for the loss of employment. In 2015, Tabe made an…
MUTARE – Media advocacy group Media Institute of Southern Africa (Misa) has urged public participation in the strengthening of the country’s fledgling democracy as well as supporting journalists with relevant and credible information to improve their watchdog role. Misa Manicaland advocacy committee chairperson Kenneth Matimaire told a Mass Public Opinion Institute meeting recently that unless…
MUTARE – Imprisoned gender-based violence offenders will soon be targeted for specialised rehabilitation in new interventions meant to rid the country of the vice, a UN agency has revealed. UNFPA gender coordinator Verena Bruno told a media advocacy workshop in Mutare this week that while interventions have been largely focused on psychosocial support for survivors…
MUTARE – City Council must audit its accounts, organise residents and create community feedback platforms in order to improve its accountability to residents which will mend the obtaining frosty relations with ratepayers. United Mutare Residents and Rate Payers official Eddie Dube told a Transparency International social accountability meeting in the city recently that the local…
