HARARE – Government has appointed a three-member commission to preside over the affairs of Harare City Council before the swearing in of a new council. The caretaker commission was appointed in terms of section 80 of the Urban Councils Act. The commission is chaired by Bella Manyakara. The other two members are Shingai Mutumbwa and…
HARARE – Pressure has eased on embattled businessman Wicknell Chivayo after High Court bail-judge Benjamin Chikowero observed that the state’s case “was weak”. This followed a $5 million fraud charge against the Intratrek Zimbabwe (Intratrek) founder and related to his 100 megawatt Gwanda solar power project with the Zimbabwe Power Company (ZPC). In granting Chivayo…
HARARE – Harare City Council (HCC) has been accused of delaying the completion of a probe into the conduct of its four executives who are currently on suspension over a raft of allegations. This comes as a tribunal appointed to probe the executives is yet to complete its investigations which it said have been delayed…
HARARE – A Chinese businessman reportedly fired shots before setting vicious dogs on three employees that had approached him demanding payment. Xu Lei, 36, appeared before Harare magistrate Milton Serima charged with contravening the Firearms Act and assault charges. He was released on bail. The complainants are Farai Kondo, 29, Simon Chikwanda, 29, and Tatenda…
HARARE – The decision by President Donald Trump to extend sanctions on President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s administration came after Zimbabwe’s new government failed to meet international obligations, and spurned an offer for a willing partner in the United States, analysts have said. This means Zimbabwe must brace for further economic turmoil with the renewal of US…
HARARE – MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa has to swiftly turn the Alliance into a fully-fledged political party and unite parliamentarians who won seats under the coalition banner, analysts contend. And with the ruling Zanu PF having a parliamentary supermajority and in the event that the Constitutional Court rules in favour of President-elect Emmerson Mnangagwa,…
HARARE – Tendai Biti has accused Zimbabwean soldiers of sexually abusing MDC Alliance election agents during the July 30 harmonised elections, with some agents in Mutoko telling him such abuse was “rampant” there. Biti appeared emotional while announcing the cases during a court hearing on Friday. Zambian immigration authorities rejected a request for asylum by…
HARARE – Harare City Council is pushing for the dualisation of Simon Mazorodze Road to ease traffic congestion from the southern suburbs. According to the director of works, Zvenyika Chawatama, the dualisation would de-congest the busy road. The idea to dualise the road comes after government advised the city to construct ring roads as a…
HARARE – Opposition leader Nelson Chamisa claims in his petition challenging the outcome of the July 30 presidential elections that he won the polls with 60 percent, citing several mathematical inconsistencies he says if corrected would reduce President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s tally to below 50 percent. The MDC Alliance filed a legal challenge to results of…
HARARE – The country’s blood supplier, National Blood Service Zimbabwe (NBSZ), has made an urgent appeal for blood donations after its stocks dwindled perilously following the recent ugly clashes in Harare between opposition supporters and security agents, which left at least six people dead and dozens seriously injured. In a distress call made on micro-blogging…
