HARARE – Parliament has joined Zimbabweans and the rest of the world in mourning the late opposition MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai, pictured, who died in South Africa last Wednesday after a long battle with colon cancer. Before the commencement of parliamentary business in the house on Thursday last week National Assembly Speaker Jacob Mudenda announced…
HARARE – Harare regional magistrate Elijah Makomo has acquitted two Minerals Marketing Corporation of Zimbabwe (MMCZ) executives, after ruling they were being maliciously targeted by former Mines ministry permanent secretary Francis Gudyanga, who sought to cover up on his acts of bad governance and criminal abuse of office. The duo — deputy general manager finance…
HARARE – Parliament’s Finance and Economic Development portfolio committee chairperson David Chapfika has blasted his counterpart, Justice Mayor Wadyajena — who chairs the Lands, Agriculture and Rural Resettlements committee — arguing he has no mandate to probe issues that fall under his purview. Wadyajena had summoned fuel company Sakunda Holdings (Sakunda) to appear before his…
HARARE – President Emmerson Mnangagwa came to the rescue of the Tsvangirais yesterday, who were swamped by bills relating to health costs incurred by the late MDC leader, Morgan Tsvangirai, amounting to R2 million. Mnangagwa committed his government to cover all the expenses to do with Tsvangirai’s funeral, including a R2 million hospital bill. This…
HARARE – Morgan Tsvangirai’s widow Elizabeth faces the spectre of being deprived of her inheritance following the death of her husband on Wednesday last week. The Daily News can report that the Tsvangirai family has severed ties with the former prime minister’s widow as it girds its loins, ready to strip her of property and…
HARARE – A bitter family feud over Morgan Tsvangirai’s widow – Elizabeth – accompanying her husband’s body into the One Commando Barracks yesterday forced government to step in and take charge of the situation, triggering protests from the late opposition MDC leader’s supporters. Read full story in today’s paper. [GoogleAd]
HARARE – Mabvuku-Tafara legislator James Maridadi has called for the demolition of Long Cheng Plaza — a shopping mall situated in Belvedere, Harare — saying its existence disturbs the natural ecosystem of the capital city’s water supply. The mall was built by a Chinese company at an estimated cost of over $200 million on a…
HARARE – University of Zimbabwe (UZ) vice chancellor (VC) Levi Nyagura was yesterday freed on $200 bail following his arrest on Friday night. He is being charged with criminal abuse of office after he allegedly unprocedurally conferred a doctorate degree to former first lady Grace Mugabe. On Friday, Nyagura — who will be back in…
HARARE – Battle lines have been drawn in the fractured MDC with factions lining up thugs to settle the leadership contest even as opposition party leader Morgan Tsvangirai is still to be buried, the Daily News on Sunday can report. The MDC, thrown into mourning following Tsvangirai’s death on Wednesday last week, is sharply divided…
HARARE – A bitter family feud over Morgan Tsvangirai’s widow — Elizabeth — accompanying her husband’s body into the One Commando Barracks forced government to step in yesterday and take charge of the proceedings, triggering protests from the late opposition MDC leader’s supporters. At the last minute yesterday, President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s government — which refused…
