HARARE – Three Presidential Guard soldiers reportedly connived with a Harare woman before pouncing on a businessman, subduing him to surrender $21 000. Ekem Zvomuuya, 34, Nabal Prosper Moyo, 24, and Innocent Mutimutema, 25, were charged with robbery when they appeared before Harare magistrate Tilda Mazhande yesterday. They are all employed at One Presidential Guard…
HARARE – In a move that is likely to send shivers down the spines of corrupt school authorities, the headmaster of Nyarumvurwe Primary School here has been suspended over suspected mismanagement and abuse of funds. The suspension is meant to allow for investigations by the Paul Mavima-led ministry of Primary and Secondary Education. His suspension…
HARARE – The manner in which Nelson Chamisa secured the MDC presidency is likely to cause considerable damage to the opposition just months before the next general elections, the Institute of Security Studies (ISS) has said. Chamisa, 40, emerged as the new leader of the MDC following Morgan Tsvangirai’s death on February 14 aged 65…
HARARE – A State rights body has uncharacteristically slammed local leaders for seeking emergency medical treatment in foreign hospitals in a damning statement expressing concern over the impasse between the government and doctors who have been on strike since March 1. This comes after government dismally failed in its attempts to coerce striking doctors to…
HARARE – Two rival camps of the MDC led by Nelson Chamisa and Thokozani Khupe have clashed over ownership of the party name and symbols. MDC acting chairperson Morgen Komichi, told the Daily News yesterday that they will drag Khupe to court if she continues using the name MDC-T. “MDC-T is our name and is…
HARARE – President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his predecessor, Robert Mugabe, are laying the ground for talks to thaw frosty relations between them, the Daily News can exclusively reveal. The first face-to-face meeting between the erstwhile comrades since the soft coup that ousted Mugabe last November is likely to be held mid next month. Relations between…
HARARE – Stung by stringent conditions set by the United States government before it could lift sanctions on Zimbabwe, President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s administration has buckled to pressure by taking steps towards ending isolation by the world’s most powerful nation. Read full story in today’s paper. [Adz]
HARARE – Parliament’s Transport and Infrastructural Development portfolio committee has slammed the Civil Aviation Authority of Zimbabwe (Caaz) board, saying it comprises people without aviation knowledge and experience. In a report on the Civil Aviation Amendment Bill, the committee’s chairperson, Christopher Chitindi, said “stakeholders suggested that the Caaz board should be appointed in accordance with…
HARARE – Parliament’s Mines and Energy portfolio committee has slammed the Attorney-General(AG)’s Office, accusing it of delaying the Mines and Minerals Amendment Bill submitted to them. The committee’s chairperson, Temba Mliswa, told the National Assembly last week that staff at the AG’s offices were sleeping on the job because they were failing to timeously make…
HARARE – Government has freed 173 inmates from Harare Central Prison (HCP) under the amnesty by President Emmerson Mnangagwa. Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Service public relations officer Priscilla Mthembo said they are targeting to release more than 500 prisoners at HCP. “We released 173 …but all in all we are expecting to release a total…
