HARARE – A gang of armed robbers comprising four teenagers that terrorised people in Epworth, stripping them naked and stealing their valuables have appeared in court. Lincoln Pelekamoyo, 19, Tinashe Samanyanga, 19, Robert Pelekamoyo, 18, and Blessing Nyakumbi, 18, also have a pending armed robbery case at the Harare Magistrates’ [Courts before the same magistrate…
HARARE – The Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) has dragged a company that it contracted to repair its radio test equipment and failed to deliver after being paid $103 000. According to court papers, the applicants are Defence and War Veterans minister Constantino Chiwenga and commander of the ZNA Edzai Chimonyo, while the respondent is Pinepam…
HARARE – Transform Zimbabwe (TZ) will today review their participation in the MDC Alliance electoral pact. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, TZ president Jacob Ngarivhume said the party which kick-started their congress last night will decide whether to continue in the MDC or not. “We are going to review our participation in the MDC…
BULAWAYO – Former Simba Makoni top ally Harry Peter Wilson who recently formed his own party, the Democratic Opposition Party (DOP) has challenged President Emmerson Mnangagwa to solve the on-going cash crisis if he was sincere about stabilising the economy. This comes after long queues in the second largest city have been growing in the…
HARARE – Respected constitutional law expert and University of Zimbabwe lecturer Lovemore Madhuku has said the intervention by the army which culminated in former president Robert Mugabe’s resignation last November was illegal in terms of the country’s Constitution. Mugabe resigned in November following an army intervention, which saw the rise of Emmerson Mnangagwa to the…
HARARE – University of Zimbabwe vice chancellor Levi Nyagura has approached the High Court, seeking to quash Harare magistrate Tilda Mazhande’s ruling in which she said the educator must be prosecuted for corruptly awarding a PhD to former first lady Grace Mugabe. Nearly a fortnight ago, Mazhande ruled that Nyagura — who is being charged…
HARARE – Zimbabwe should adhere to democratic principles outlined in the Southern Africa Development Community (Sadc) guidelines in the conduct of elections as that will be a key credibility test for observers, a top Sadc Parliamentary Forum (PF) official, Sheuneni Kurasha has said. Kurasha, who is the Sadc PF’s programmes manager for democracy and governance…
HARARE – Legal and Parliamentary Affairs minister Ziyambi Ziyambi has defended Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act (Aippa) and the Public Order and Security Act (Posa) saying the two laws will not impede the holding of free and fair elections. Ziyambi told the National Assembly this week during debate on the Electoral Amendment…
HARARE – Striking doctors have refused to return to work despite the intervention by Vice President Constantino Chiwenga, insisting government must first put its promises in writing. Mxolisi Ngwenya, spokesperson for the Zimbabwe Hospitals Doctors’ Association (ZHDA), yesterday said while they welcomed Chiwenga’s pledge, the promises lacked sincerity as they were yet to be put…
HARARE – The MDC yesterday expelled its deputy president Thokozani Khupe and organising secretary Abdinico Bhebhe and will recall the duo from Parliament with communication set to be sent to government and Parliament over the move. Party spokesperson Obert Gutu was also booted out of the opposition movement. Since the long illness and subsequent death…
