HARARE – Harare businessman Bigboy Pachirera has formally filed a lawsuit against embattled retired police commissioner-general Augustine Chihuri amid claims that the former police boss impounded five of his cars and later changed ownership into his name. Pachirera has listed Chihuri, his wife Isabel and their company Kidsdale Enterprises as respondents to his claim of…
HARARE – Old sages say, “out of sight, out of mind”. Following his forced resignation last November, memories of former president Robert Mugabe seem to be fading away — including in his own party, Zanu PF. This year, the despot’s 94th birthday will be without the pomp and fanfare that used to characterise it as…
HARARE – A Harare magistrate yesterday freed former NetOne chief executive officer Reward Kangai — charged with flouting tender procedures and prejudicing the State-owned Telecommunications giant of over $17, 5 million — on $800 bail. Kangai, 61, was ordered to be released on $800 bail, surrender his passport, desist from interfering with witnesses, continue residing…
HARARE – The Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) is making moves to probe the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) over widespread allegations of fraud, corruption and flouting of tender processes for election material dating back to the 2013 harmonised poll. The probe threatens to suck in senior officials and ultimately former Zec chairperson Rita Makarau, who was…
HARARE – An ailing Morgan Tsvangirai and his MDC Alliance can still defeat President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his “reformed” Zanu PF hands down in this year’s eagerly-anticipated harmonised elections, an MDC official has said. MDC national executive member Job Sikhala told the Daily News this week that if Mnangagwa was to allow a free and…
HARARE – Ailing opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai reportedly asked President Emmerson Mnangagwa to postpone general elections by three years ostensibly because lack of electoral reforms was likely to undermine the credibility of the 2018 general poll result. This comes as the veteran politician, picked to represent Zimbabwe’s opposition Alliance in the presidential election expected in…
HARARE – Our news editor Gift Phiri sits down for a wide-ranging interview with the presidential candidate for the Coalition of Democrats (CODE) — an alliance of six opposition political parties about the forthcoming 2018 general elections. Find below, excerpts of the interview. Q: You have been nominated to be the flag bearer or presidential…
HARARE – MDC President Morgan Tsvangirai’s Monday statement that he was considering exiting the political arena and pave way for a younger successor has been welcomed by social and political analysts, who actually assert he has left it too late, but counsel that congress must resolve the ongoing deadly power fights. The two major wings…
HARARE – A Harare man has made an urgent chamber application contesting Gateway High School’s decision to withdraw his daughter from the institution for non-payment of school fees arrears amounting to $14 000. In the application filed at the High Court on January 9, David Tapera Mabuwa cited Gateway and its head as the respondents….
HARARE – Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) yesterday arrested Harare City Council director of housing and social development Edmore Nhekairo, Mutare town clerk Joshua Maligwa and Rusape Town Council Housing director Lawrence Mushayabasa over allegations of corruption. Nhekairo is alleged to have defrauded Marondera Town Council of cash, residential and commercial stands amounting to thousands of…
