HARARE – Disgruntled nurses have withdrawn an urgent chamber application filed before the High Court seeking to bar government from terminating their contracts of employment. Through their lawyers from Kantor and Immerman law firm, the nurses withdrew the application after the matter had been set down for hearing before High Court judge Emy Tsanga yesterday….
HARARE – Lawyers for former first lady Grace Mugabe will ask the High Court to dismiss a $100 000 defamation lawsuit against her after she was sued by small-scale miners she accused of invading her Mazowe family farm, branding them thieves stealing her property. The miners, Shepherd Nyazvigo and Phillip Makanya, filed summons against Grace…
HARARE – Women in Nelson Chamisa’s MDC have failed to take up 50 percent of the parliamentary and council seats reserved for them. This was revealed by the women assembly chairperson Lynett Karenyi-Kore who said besides failing to submit CVs, most women fear contesting against their male counterparts. “We are far below 50 percent. Women…
HARARE – First Lady Auxillia Mnangagwa is exhibiting at the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF) under the banner “Office of the First Lady”, where the ruling party has taken up a whole Hall. Zanu PF’s units, the youth league and women’s league, are housed in the hall. Inside the exquisitely designed Zanu PF stand is…
HARARE – Former Cabinet minister Flora Buka’s comeback bid into frontline political participation in Zanu PF has suffered a big blow after the politburo rejected her participation in Sunday’s hugely-anticipated party primary elections. However, and although Buka had by late yesterday not officially heard from President Emmerson Mnangagwa whether her appeal to him had succeeded…
HARARE – Controversial new airline Zimbabwe Airways’ recently received Boeing 777 has already cost hard-pressed taxpayers tens of thousands of dollars even as the wide-bodied aeroplane remains grounded at Robert Mugabe International Airport, the Daily News can report. Read full story in today’s paper. [Adz]
HARARE – The University of Zimbabwe (UZ) has summoned a student to appear before its disciplinary committee to answer to charges of misconduct in connection with a demonstration held at the institution last year. Kudakwashe Guta, who is represented by Denford Halimani and Kuzivakwashe Ngodza of Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights, will appear before the…
HARARE – A cashier and supervisor at Quest Financial Services (Pvt) Ltd reportedly embezzled $150 000 meant for clients’ loans. Angeline Muchaneta Iron, 29, and Chipo Blessing Chiweshe, 42, are being charged with theft of trust property before Harare magistrate Tilda Mazhande. They are currently out on $300 bail with conditions to continue residing at…
HARARE – Malaria is spreading rapidly in Zimbabwe, with more than an estimated 518 deaths in 2017, up from 231 a year before, the largest increase, the Health and Child Care ministry said. Government officials reported a total of 5 997 malaria cases and five deaths for the week ending March 25. The deaths were…
HARARE – A prostitute residing in the Avenues area of Harare reportedly threw an elderly man through her third floor window following a dispute over payment for sexual services rendered, a court heard yesterday. Abigail Chingwaru, 28, who resides at Hamilton Heights corner Mazowe Street and Hebert Chitepo, was advised to apply for bail at…
