HARARE – An armed robber who was part of a gang that stole from PHI Commodities and went away with nearly $2 million in cash was yesterday hauled before the courts. Edison Nyamuchengwa, 38 who was remanded to September 13 for trial was advised to apply for bail at the High Court. Prosecutor Sebastian Mutizirwa…
HARARE – Election Resource Centre (ERC) says the judicial process in the recent Constitutional Court hearing — which dismissed MDC Alliance presidential candidate Nelson Chamisa’s election petition, who was challenging the results of the 30 July presidential election — fell short of addressing the issues at the core of Zimbabwe’s perennial electoral disputes. “Glaring gaps…
HARARE – Zimbabwe National Women’s Awards will take place on August 30 at a Harare hotel as the country joins South Africa and the rest of the world to commemorate Women’s Month. Every August the world pays tribute to thousands of South African women who marched to Union Buildings in Pretoria on August 9, 1956…
HARARE – MDC Alliance president Nelson Chamisa will this Sunday embark on nationwide rallies to thank his supporters for voting overwhelming for him and advise them on the way forward. Ironically, Chamisa’s rallies come at a time when president Emmerson Mnangagwa is also lining up countrywide tours to thank the people for voting for him…
HARARE – Zimbabwe faces another climate change-induced drought since the 2015-2016 season amid revelations by government that the 2018-19 rainfall season points to an El Nino effect. El Nino is the warming of ocean currents off the South American coast around December and causes below normal rain patterns and above normal temperatures in specific areas…
HARARE – MDC “rebels” who left the 18-year-old party now under Nelson Chamisa’s leadership seem to be warming up to Zanu PF leader President Emmerson Mnangagwa after several of them graced his inauguration where they heaped praises on him while calling for unity of all Zimbabweans. Among the notables who attended the inauguration are former…
HARARE – The country’s boisterous liberation war fighters have called on MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa (pictured) to close ranks with his nemesis, President Emmerson Mnangagwa, saying a divided house will not stand. Mnangagwa was confirmed winner of the tightly contested election by the Constitutional Court (Con-Court) last week, with 2,4 million votes, representing 50,6…
HARARE – Zimbabwe has been ranked as one of the most corrupt countries in the world. A survey by global watchdog Transparency International ranked Zimbabwe number 157 out of the 180 countries surveyed, with Somalia anchoring the bottom of the pack. According to the watchdog’s 2017 Corruption Perception Index, Zimbabwe scored an average 121,65 between…
HARARE – Across Zimbabwe’s municipalities, the mayoral race is getting intense, with twists and turns anticipated as the voting day draws nearer. Despite the appalling service delivery in Zimbabwe’s major cities and towns, the office of mayor continues to generate a lot of interest due to the featherbeddings that comes with it. In terms of…
HARARE – The national council of the MDC party led by Nelson Chamisa is meeting in Harare tomorrow to map the way forward, amid indications that it may roll out crippling demonstrations against President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s government. Party secretary-general Douglas Mwonzora confirmed to the Daily News that the MDC’s highest decision-making organ outside congress will…
