HARARE – A group of prominent Elders yesterday met President Emmerson Mnangagwa, MDC Alliance presidential candidate Nelson Chamisa and Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) to iron out serious disagreements over a raft of electoral reform issues. The Elders who arrived in the country on Thursday and will be in Zimbabwe until today include former US President…
HARARE – Harare City Council has begun installing high mast lighting or tower lights in 11 high and medium density suburbs. Council spokesperson Michael Chideme said the idea is to have a safe and well-lit city for the residents to enjoy. The tower lights come as the city was blasted during a 100-day review for…
HARARE – After spending more than 10 years without receiving municipal water, residents of Mabvuku and Tafara heaved a sigh of relief last weekend when the Harare City Council (HCC) resumed pumping the resource to their homes. The two high density suburbs had, for more than a decade, been hard hit by a water crisis,…
HARARE – The ruling Zanu PF party is being accused of hijacking the distribution of food aid and farming inputs —to make sure opposition members in Mashonaland East’s Uzumba constituency do not access them. Supporters of the MDC Alliance claimed that having hijacked the programme, Zanu PF officials were withholding food handouts and farming inputs…
HARARE – The Zimbabwe National Road Administration (Zinara) is in the process of upgrading its payment system, which may result in queues forming at its tollgates countrywide. In a statement, Zinara advised the motoring public of the upgrade of its payment solution systems at all tollgates nationwide to improve tolling operational efficiency. “In view of…
HARARE – Another Harare man has been hauled before the courts for allegedly destroying President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s election campaign posters. Farai Kuzivamunhu, 44, was released on $50 bail when he appeared before Harare magistrate Milton Serima on Wednesday for contravening section 152 of the Electoral Act, which prohibits the destruction of political campaign posters. Prosecutor…
HARARE – A soldier appeared before a Harare magistrate on Wednesday for reportedly using a service pistol to threaten his wife during a domestic dispute. Conrad Magaiza, 37, who is attached to Josiah MagamaTongogara Army Headquarters, appeared before Harare magistrate, Milton Serima, charged with threats to commit murder. According to State papers, on July 15…
HARARE – The tenure of office for the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) has been extended by six months following its expiry in June 2018. This was revealed by the Zimra board chair, Willia Bonyongwe, in a revenue performance report for the first half of the year ended June 30, 2018. “…The positive 2018 first half…
HARARE – The chairperson of the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) Luke Malaba was yesterday asked to investigate Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) judge Priscilla Chigumba for allegedly behaving “most dishonourably and in an unworthy manner” over her “appalling” handling of the electoral process. A concerned citizen Nkosilathi Emmanuel Moyo has lodged a complaint with the commission,…
HARARE – President Emmerson Mnangagwa and MDC Alliance presidential candidate Nelson Chamisa snubbed an interface meeting of all presidential candidates convened by the civic society in Harare yesterday to foster peace ahead of the crunch July 30 elections. Both were conspicuous by their absence at the Jesuit-run, Arrupe College indaba, in Mt Pleasant. Chamisa ignored…
