HARARE – Health and Child Care minister David Parirenyatwa has said government is in the process of studying proposals to reduce the high costs of treating cancer patients as his ministry launches a full assault on the disease which is emerging as one of the top killers in a country ravaged by poverty. This comes…
HARARE – ZANU PF bigwigs are set for another bruising battle in the ruling party’s primary elections rerun set for next Monday. The spotlight would be on Mashonaland West where poll reruns will be held in six constituencies out of the province’s 22 seats. All in all, repeat polls will be held in 14 constituencies…
HARARE – Zimbabwe’s colonial-era public health laws must be revised to guarantee the human rights, and the dignity and equality of everyone, including adolescent girls who bear the brunt of existing discrimination, Amnesty International said, ahead of the parliamentary debate on the Public Health Act Amendment Bill. The organisation warned that Article 35 of the…
HARARE – President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s advisor Chris Mutsvangwa is fighting attempts to unseat him as leader of the Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Association (ZNLWVA by opponents emboldened by ructions within the ruling Zanu PF party. Mutsvangwa, who is battling to regain his Norton seat in a primary poll re-run after being hammered by Langton…
HARARE – Former first lady Grace Mugabe must be on tenterhooks after lawyers representing South African model Gabriella Engels presented their arguments in the Pretoria High Court yesterday seeking the lifting of a diplomatic immunity granted to the wife of ex-president, Robert Mugabe. The first in a series of steps to have Grace face assault…
HARARE – President Emmerson Mnangagwa is not delivering change in the country after the years of Robert Mugabe, a Zimbabwean opposition leader, Nelson Chamisa, has said. He told HARDtalk’s Stephen Sackur: “He has refused to be the face of the new order. In fact, he has chosen to be the new face of the old…
HARARE – Former first lady Grace Mugabe must be on tenterhooks after lawyers representing South African model Gabriella Engels presented their arguments in the Pretoria High Court yesterday seeking the lifting of a diplomatic immunity granted to the wife of ex-president, Robert Mugabe. See today’s paper for full details. [Adz]
HARARE – President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s Zanu PF has sparked outrage after rejecting opposition demands for an open tender for the procurement of ballot papers to be used in this years’ harmonised election. Amid fears of vote manipulation, opposition parties had proposed amendments to the Electoral Act that ensures all stakeholders are up to speed with…
HARARE – Parliament has embarked on an audit into the usage of the Constituency Development Fund (CDF) accessed by Member of Parliament to develop their respective constituencies. Acting Speaker of the National Assembly Reuben Marumahoko said no new applications for fresh disbursements would be considered until the exercise has been completed before the end of…
HARARE – The Harare City Council (HCC) is mulling introducing closed circuit televisions (CCTVs) at all traffic light-controlled road intersections to curb vandalism. Council spokesperson Michael Chideme said the installation of the CCTVs would be in response to the destruction of most traffic lights across the city, which is leading to an increase in road…
