BULAWAYO – A police officer deployed to guard Zimbabwe Electoral Commission commissioner Qhubani Moyo’s Selborne Park house here is battling for life at a local hospital after he allegedly shot himself in what is believed to be a suicide attempt. The incident which took place of Friday evening happened a few hours after the Constitutional…
HARARE – Suspense enveloped Zimbabwe on Friday so thick that it could be cut with a knife as the nation collectively held its breath in anticipation of the Constitutional Court (Con-Court) judgment that declared Emmerson Mnangagwa the president and threw supporters of his challenger Nelson Chamisa into mourning. Throughout the day, police combed the streets…
HARARE – MDC Alliance leader and losing presidential candidate Nelson Chamisa should accept the Constitutional Court (Con-Court) ruling as he has a lot of work ahead of him which includes his party running urban councils, social and political analysts contend. They said the youthful leader has to keep his momentum going and quickly turn the…
HARARE – The Zimbabwe Amalgamated Churches Council (Zacc) yesterday exhorted Zimbabweans to unite and bury differences that emerged from last month’s tightly-contested presidential election. Zacc chairperson Jimayi Muduvuri yesterday told the Daily News On Sunday that the country would not achieve development and peace if ordinary people allowed politics to separate them. “As the Church…
HARARE – The United States of America has urged President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his political rivals to respect the rule of law, and to work together to enact necessary reforms that will prevent future poll disputes as was witnessed in the July 30 harmonised elections. This comes as opposition leader Nelson Chamisa did not rule…
HARARE – Opposition leader Nelson Chamisa was yesterday weighing up all his options — including mounting demos — in the wake of Friday’s decision by the Constitutional Court (Con-Court) to uphold President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s hotly-disputed victory in last month’s polls. At the same time, Chamisa also made it clear yesterday that he would not be…
HARARE – President Emmerson Mnangagwa, will finally be sworn in tomorrow after the Constitutional Court (Con-Court) unanimously upheld his July 30 election victory yesterday and threw out opposition leader Nelson Chamisa’s petition that had sought to overturn the result. [Adz] [GoogleAd]
HARARE – Greatermans Stores is set to have its property auctioned over a debt it owes Corousel (Private) Limited. The auction, to be conducted at Ruby Auctions next Thursday, will see items such as office desks, fridges, water coolers and sofas going under the hammer. Greatermans was shut down in 2014. Its premises were taken…
HARARE – Consumers of electricity have been failing to access tokens from third-party vendors for nearly three days due to technical glitches at the Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC) — a subsidiary of power utility Zesa Holdings. A spokesperson for the power utility, Fullard Gwasira, told the Daily News yesterday that ZETDC was…
NAIROBI – The late United Nations secretary-general Kofi Annan will be laid to rest in his native home, the family has stated. The family of the former diplomat said he will be buried in Ghana, putting rest to the argument where the Nobel Peace Prize winner should be buried. A statement issued by the family…
