HARARE – A deal has been put on the table to end the bickering between President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his predecessor, Robert Mugabe, as the ruling Zanu PF party races against time to end internal discord before harmonised elections to be held by July 31. Read full story in today’s paper. [GoogleAd]
HARARE – Tension between Harare City councillors and the city Works Department has run almost as high as the unkempt grass raising their constituents’ ire. An extremely rainy season has made grass grow faster. Councillors fumed that staff have failed to mow the grass, which is resulting in muggings, rapings and road accidents. During a…
HARARE – Former president Robert Mugabe’s aides at his Borrowdale mansion in Harare were on Wednesday questioned by State security agents who are trying to unravel the despot’s political manoeuvres that have the effect of destabilising the ruling Zanu PF party ahead of key elections this year. Read full story in today’s paper. [Adz]
HARARE – Opposition United African National Council (UANC) leader Nesbert Mtengezanwa has petitioned President Emmerson Mnangagwa to make major reforms to allow for a fair vote. Mtengezanwa’s UANC was founded by the first black prime minister of the short-lived Zimbabwe-Rhodesia, Bishop Abel Muzorewa — now late. In a March 5 petition, Mtengezanwa reminded Mnangagwa “about…
GWERU – Gweru City Council has decided to engage private companies to assist in dealing with the issue of garbage collection and disposal in the city. In a notice, town clerk Elizabeth Gwatipedza said the truckers being requested should be local community based organisations. “The designated areas for collection of solid waste include Woodlands, Ascot,…
HARARE – Zimbabweans might be waking up to rain and yet more mud, but the good news is that the weather is still set to improve, with most areas mostly sunny and hot, the Meteorological Services Department (MSD) has said. Temperatures are expected to rise with the sun breaking through thick cloud for bright spells….
HARARE – The Harare Fire department is operating with 79 workers out of a required 158, which has compromised the division’s ability to respond timeously to emergencies. According to the local authority’s latest report, the emergency department is operating at a critical staff deficit. Council spokesperson Michael Chideme told the Daily News that indeed the…
HARARE – Former Cabinet minister Ignatius Chimbo, facing charges of criminal abuse of office, has been successful in having his bail conditions relaxed by the Harare Magistrates’ Courts. Chombo made the application through his lawyer Lovemore Madhuku to be allowed to report twice a week at Marlborough Police Station on Monday and Friday between 6am…
HARARE – The parliamentary portfolio committee on Energy and Mines yesterday said efforts to introduce reforms in the mining sector through the Mines and Minerals Amendment Bill were long overdue. The committee chairperson Temba Mliswa told the National Assembly during the second reading of the Bill that in order to optimise production, the mining industry…
HARARE – Ex-Zanu PF youth leader Kudzanai Chipanga will be allowed to tend to his farm business in Makoni in Manicaland as he waits trial for slandering Vice President Constantino Chiwenga at a press conference last year. Yesterday, Harare magistrate Tilda Mazhande altered bail conditions which his legal team said were “too stringent.” Chipanga, who…
