HARARE – A bogus State security agent Guthry Chirodzero, aka Madzibaba Guthry, who allegedly breached President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s close security in December last year, will remain on remand. This is after Harare magistrate Victoria Mashambe yesterday dismissed his application seeking his removal from remand. Mashambe gave the State a last chance to furnish Chirodzero with…
HARARE – The Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO) engaged secretive Chinese businessman Sam Pa in its diamond mining venture with Sino-Zim, Parliament heard yesterday. The parliamentary committee portfolio committee on Energy and Mines heard from CIO director responsible for Economics, Jimias Madzingira, that Sam Pa’s company China International Fund donated mining equipment worth $10 million to…
HARARE – Little-known 2018 presidential hopeful Gastaff Kativu has been removed from remand in a case where he faces charges of calling President Emmerson Mnangagwa a “murderer”. Kativu is being charged with undermining the authority of the president. Kativu, 46, allegedly entered the venue of the Zanu PF extraordinary congress in Harare in December and…
HARARE – ZANU PF national political commissar (NPC) Engelbert Rugeje is being accused of demanding a bribe from one of the contestants in last week’s hotly disputed party primary elections. Losing candidate for Hurungwe West constituency Keith Guzah yesterday wrote to the ruling party’s national chairperson, Oppah Muchinguri-Kashiri asking her to initiate a probe against…
HARARE – INTRATREK Zimbabwe’s plans to establish a 100-megawatt (MW) solar plant in Gwanda is in jeopardy after its technical partner, Shanghai-listed CHINT Electric (CHINT), was barred from accessing funds in Africa due to fraudulent practices. This comes as CHINT’s executives were due to visit the country this week to renegotiate time extensions for raising…
HARARE – Former Zanu PF national political commissar Saviour Kasukuwere is expected in the country any time soon amid speculation that he may take-over leadership of the National Patriotic Front (NPF), currently headed in the interim by retired brigadier-general Ambrose Mutinhiri. Impeccable sources told the Daily News yesterday that the former Local Government minister will…
HARARE – Vice presidents Constantino Chiwenga and Kembo Mohadi could have done themselves a disservice by not participating in Zanu PF primary polls held last week as their political careers are now solely at the mercy of President Emmerson Mnangagwa, analysts said yesterday. Chiwenga and Mohadi did not participate in the just-ended primary elections held…
HARARE – Teachers’ unions have given their employer up to end of day today to hike their salaries and allowances as well as resolving other pending welfare issues or risk a crippling strike action tomorrow, the Daily News can report. The ultimatum comes after Primary and Secondary Education minister Paul Mavima pleaded with teachers to…
HARARE – Teachers’ unions have given their employer up to end of day today to hike their salaries and allowances as well as resolving other pending welfare issues or risk a crippling strike action tomorrow, the Daily News can report. [Adz]
HARARE – Transform Zimbabwe president Jacob Ngarivhume says his party believes there is power in unity as the crunch 2018 elections approach. Speaking at a rally at Gandanzara in Rusape on Friday, Ngarivhume said; “TZ believes there is power in unity and the party therefore is a member of the MDC Alliance led by Nelson…
