HARARE – The Electoral Court is set to hand down its verdict today in the case in which MDC Alliance candidate Gift Konjana is challenging newly-sworn-in Zanu PF legislator Dexter Nduna’s victory in the Chegutu West National Assembly elections. This comes after magistrate Mary Zimba-Dube — who presided over the matter — postponed the ruling…
HARARE – Leader of pressure group #Tajamuka has been freed on bail after his arrest at a news conference just after castigating government for using disproportionate force to drive vendors from the streets of Harare. The pressure group leader, Promise Mkwananzi vowed to escalate his battle against authorities until the police cease and desist from…
HARARE – Several churches in Harare yesterday defied a government ban on public gatherings and continued worshiping in the face of a stepped-up campaign to prevent the spread of cholera. This comes after police issued a ban on all public gatherings and illegal food vending to control the spread of cholera, which has killed over…
BULAWAYO – A practising lawyer from Manicaland has won the Miss Tourism Zimbabwe held in Bulawayo on Saturday night, walking away with $10 000 and a Mercedes Benz C Class. Tafadzwa Jaricha beat 20 other contestants in the competition to bag the top crown. Each of the two princesses received $5 000. Natalie Mangondo from…
HARARE – Government is not yet ready to set up provincial and metropolitan councils, the Local Government ministry has said. Chapter 14 of the national charter deals with devolution of governmental powers. It provides for the creation of eight provincial councils with 10 councillors each envisaged to be elected through proportional representation. It further creates…
HARARE – There has been a spike in the number of jail escapes, with some fleeing from cells during court appearances. More inmates have gone over the wire now more than the previous years. It’s not clear whether budgetary cuts have impacted on the number or if correctional staff, was responsible. There were concerns about…
HARARE – Zimbabwe can only reap benefits of an economic bailout package after comprehensive reform sacrifices, economists have said. This comes after the IMF has said it wants Zimbabwe to clear its arrears to the World Bank, the African Development Bank (AfDB) and European Investment Bank (EIB) and the $4 billion it owes the Paris…
HARARE – President Emmerson Mnangagwa has once again revisited his nearly fatal poisoning at the height of the ruling Zanu PF’s deadly tribal, factional and succession wars last year — revealing how he had later spent two days lying unconscious at a South African hospital as doctors battled to save his life. [Adz] [GoogleAd]
HARARE – The Daily News published articles on December 17, 2013, January 7, 2014, January 8, 2014 and January 29, 2014 about the Honorary Consul of the Sultanate of Oman and businessman H.E Kamal Khalfan, alleging his involvement in dodgy business deals and claiming he acted as a middleman in questionable transactions. The articles included…
HARARE – A High Court judge has set a November 5 trial date for the United Family International Church (UFIC) leader Emmanuel Makandiwa and his wife Ruth who stand accused by a Harare couple of “fake prophecies, fraud and defamation.” The High Court has rejected a request by Makandiwa’s lawyers to throw out a suit…
