HARARE – In A move that is likely to put the MDC’s election preparations in disarray, the High Court has nullified the party’s councillorship primary election results for ward 21, Mabvuku, Harare. This comes after the losing candidate Blessing Nhende contested the results of the just-ended primary elections, which resulted in his rival Barnabas Ndira…
HARARE – Once Zimbabwe’s iconic departmental store, Greatermans Stores, is set to lose various electrical goods over a long standing debt to a local company. Greatermans Stores closed shop a few years ago to pave way for the establishment of a retail outlet owned by its parent company -— bringing to an end a rich…
HARARE – A recent survey by the Mass Public Opinion Institute (Mpoi) and Afrobarometer has revealed that most Zimbabweans trust religious leaders and place the military and police ahead of politicians although they say the two agencies must stay out of politics. The survey was conducted between April 28 and May 13 this year. According…
HARARE – Harare is under-performing, experiencing challenges in transport and water provision, acting town clerk Hosea Chisango has said. At the fifth wave of the Rapid Results Initiative (RRI) workshop held yesterday, Chisango said Harare City Council was now focussing more on the key enablers which include automation, streamlining procurement processes and resource mobilisation. “From…
HARARE – Harare City Council owed Zesa holdings more than $100 million for electricity as at August 2017. According to audit committee minutes, heavy users of electricity are Morton Jaffray, Warren Control, Prince Edward and Firle water treatment and sewer works. The huge bill comes as the city is failing to meet its statutory obligations…
HARARE – Former Zanu PF national political commissar, Saviour Kasukuwere, yesterday displayed 113 AK47 bullet shells that were recovered at his residence after he and his family survived what he says was an execution plot during last November’s military intervention in the country’s governance. The bullet shells were displayed during an inspection-in-loco that was conducted…
HARARE – The fledgling National Patriotic Front (NPF) — the new political outfit which is linked to former president Robert Mugabe and his wife Grace — reiterated yesterday that it was in advanced discussions with the MDC Alliance on the two parties working together. At the same time, analysts warned that the country’s main opposition…
HARARE – Talks to reunite the feuding MDC-T factions have virtually collapsed with the Thokozani Khupe-led formation saying it will not go to bed with a political outfit that is full of gangsters and is about to enter into an electoral pact with former president Robert Mugabe. The MDC was plunged into a bitter power…
HARARE – Former Zanu PF national political commissar Saviour Kasukuwere told the court yesterday that he skipped the country’s border and sought refuge in Mozambique after learning that the junta wanted to execute him during “Operation Restore Legacy”. This was revealed during the opening of Kasukuwere’s trial on charges of contravening section 24 (1) of…
HARARE – Former Zanu PF national political commissar Saviour Kasukuwere told the court yesterday that he skipped the country’s border and sought refuge in Mozambique after learning that the junta wanted to execute him during “Operation Restore Legacy”. See today’s paper for more details. [Adz]
