HARARE – President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s government on Sunday came to the rescue of ailing MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai when it deployed armed police guards to stave off the former prime minister’s alleged relatives who had wanted to raid his Highlands home of household property. The visit to Tsvangirai’s residence by his relatives comes as they…
HARARE – Rights group, the Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum — has dragged President Emmerson Mnangagwa to court to force him to appoint a substantive chairperson of the National Peace and Reconciliation Commission (NPRC) — in a move which coincides with calls for the Zanu PF leader to address the Gukurahundi atrocities. This comes as…
HARARE – The wife of ailing MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai is being denied access to visit him in a Johannesburg hospital where the 65-year-old opposition leader is receiving medical treatment, his spokesperson has confirmed. The Daily News can exclusively reveal that Tsvangirai’s family members are refusing to allow Tsvangirai’s wife, Elizabeth, to see him at…
HARARE – The wife of ailing MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai is being denied access to visit him in a Johannesburg hospital where the 65-year-old opposition leader is receiving medical treatment, his spokesperson has confirmed. Read full story in today’s paper. [Adz]
HARARE – Zanu PF bigwigs spent the better part of yesterday cracking heads as they brainstormed over an election manifesto for the upcoming general election. The crafting of the manifesto headlined yesterday’s politburo meeting’s three agenda items, which also included discussions over the party’s new regalia and slogans to be adopted by the party as…
HARARE – United Family International Church (UFIC) leader Emmanuel Makandiwa and his wife Ruth have denied allegations of making false prophecies. In their court papers filed yesterday, the Makandiwas challenged Blessing and Upenyu Mashangwa’s claims that they ripped them off of a staggering $6,5 million. . “The defendants (Makandiwas and UFIC) plead generally that this…
HARARE – A Harare man Timothy Trombas has inexplicably withdrawn his adultery-damages appeal — in the Supreme Court — against cigarette tycoon Simon Rudland. The two have been tussling over a number of cases, including theft and abuse of property, which the latter had brought against the self-styled social counsellor. “Take notice that the appellant…
HARARE – The 2017 Ordinary Level English examination paper will be re-written on February 16, the Primary and Secondary Education ministry said yesterday. In the statement, minister Paul Mavima said the re-write was arrived at after much consideration as there had been widespread cheating in the paper which was exacerbated by social media reports. This…
HARARE – Former Local Government minister Saviour Kasukuwere’s brother, Stanley, is facing civil imprisonment after failing to pay $100 000 that he owes to Tian Ze Tobacco for tobacco inputs advanced to him by the company. “Applicant’s (Tian Ze Tobacco) business is the financing of tobacco production through sale of the tobacco inputs and purchase…
HARARE – Former Foreign Affairs minister Walter Mzembi has filed a $10 million defamation lawsuit against the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) commissioner Goodson Nguni, following a press report alleging the ex-politburo member was on the run. According to the summons filed at the High Court on Wednesday, Mzembi claimed the press statement was made on…
