HARARE – Independent election watchdogs have welcomed the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) announcement to extend the national biometric voter registration (BVR) blitz exercise from January 10 to February 8. A total of 4, 897, 482 out of a targeted 7 million people have so far successfully registered as voters for the harmonised elections scheduled for…
HARARE – Former NetOne chief executive officer Reward Kangai was yesterday arrested by the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) on corruption charges. Kangai was last night detained at Avondale Police Station in Harare and is expected to appear in court today. [Adz] Zacc spokesperson Phyllis Chikundura confirmed the arrest and said the charges relate to flouting…
HARARE – MDC MP Priscilla Misihairabwi-Mushonga has tabled a motion in Parliament seeking to compel the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) governor John Mangudya to urgently capitalise Onsdale Enterprises, one of the country’s major sanitary wear manufacturers that is on the verge of shutting down. She said she was alarmed by the high cost of…
HARARE – A Harare magistrate yesterday relaxed former Cabinet minister Ignatius Chombo’s bail conditions to allow him to tend to his farm in Mashonaland West. Chombo, detained by the military before Robert Mugabe resigned as president, was granted bail by the High Court last month on a slew of corruption charges, including trying to defraud…
HARARE – The country’s main opposition parties have reacted angrily to plans by the ruling Zanu PF to use its majority in Parliament to scrap a constitutional provision that devolves powers to provinces. Speaker of Parliament Jacob Mudenda, let the cat out of the bag when he beseeched lawmakers recently to urgently amend Chapter 14…
MUTARE – Two separate exhibitions which were showcased at Mutare Art Gallery turned out to be an eyesore for visiting tourists as they portrayed the country in bad taste. Titled ‘‘Dandemutande’’, the exhibition by Obey Mushonga and Christwish Mulunga comprising paintings and pictures had images of dead people, something that put off visitors as it…
MUTARE – Mutare city has been hit by a craze to own expensive thoroughbred dogs, with the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) attributing the trend to the rise in abuse of the animals. In an exclusive interview with Eastern News, SPCA Manicaland chairperson Lynne James said the breed commonly targeted by…
HARARE – Government has secured funds from ethanol maker Green Fuel to repair the badly-damaged Tanganda-Chiredzi highway, Transport and Infrastructural Development minister Joram Gumbo said. He told authorities in Manicaland last week not to “raise issues” anymore for the maintenance of the 80km stretch. “Funding of the Tanganda-Chiredzi road has been secured. It’s now water…
HARARE – Government is going to issue a directive to all schools not to expel students over fees, Primary and Secondary Education minister Paul Mavima told the National Assembly yesterday after being grilled by MPs who were concerned that some schools were expelling students over fees. Mavhima said his permanent secretary will be communicating with…
HARARE – The ruling Zanu PF party has set up an ad-hoc committee led by Vice President General Constantino Chiwenga (retired) to deal with the thorny issue of skyrocketing prices. The party’s spokesperson Simon Khaya Moyo said the committee, whose other members were not revealed to the media, will find ways on how to deal…
