HARARE – In a move that has been widely interpreted as aimed at consolidating his grip on power, President Emmerson Mnangagwa has appointed his deputy retired general Constantino Chiwenga to also head the Defence ministry — barely a week after the latter left his position as commander of the Zimbabwe Defence Forces. This is the…
HARARE – The eighth Parliament of Zimbabwe has come to a close with the advent of harmonised elections next year yet, more than half of the 292 legislators’ only contribution to the National Assembly debates has been a deafening silence. Our reporter, Blessings Mashaya, carried out a snap survey and revealed that a good number…
HARARE – It is just over a month since President Emmerson Mnangagwa took office. In the 30-plus days, the 75-year-old politician — who took power from long-ruling former president Robert Mugabe in a dramatic way — has embarked on an aggressive move aimed at changing the country’s economic and political atmosphere ahead of the make-or-break…
HARARE – Former Sport, Arts and Recreation minister and MP for Mberengwa East Makhosini Hlongwane has questioned his arrest, following claims that he was found with 10 — 50kg bags of beans. According to his lawyer Nqobani Sithole, no charges were preferred against his client, who was picked up by police at his farm on…
HARARE – The new Local Government minister, July Moyo, has promised to recognise the full autonomy of Harare City Council (HCC) and will not interfere with the process of selecting the new town clerk. This was disclosed by Harare mayor Bernard Manyenyeni while he addressed a press conference at Town House yesterday. Manyenyeni bemoaned the…
HARARE – Government is considering revising the controversial national pledge to make it apply to every Zimbabwean citizen, and not only schools, newly-appointed Primary and Secondary Education minister Paul Mavima said. This comes amid raging debate over relevance of the pledge, which Mavhima’s predecessor — Lazarus Dokora — has fiercely defended arguing its wording was…
HARARE – Deposed former president Robert Mugabe’s eye-watering exit package has triggered widespread anger among ordinary Zimbabweans and opposition groups alike — who say it is outrageous that a man who presided over the country’s political and economic collapse should “cream it” like this. Mugabe, who ruled Zimbabwe with an iron fist for close to…
HARARE – Civil Society Organisations and rights groups have piled pressure on the Primary and Secondary Education ministry to ensure that every child attends primary school in 2018. This comes as only 415 900 children are supported by Basic Education Assistance Module (Beam) against a demand of more than 1 million children. “We highlight the…
HARARE – The Harare City Council (HCC) is exploring the use of other water treatment chemicals as it seeks to improve the quality of water while reducing the monthly astronomical costs incurred during purification. HCC is stumping out more money in the purchase of water treatment chemicals. According to ordinary minutes circulated during a full…
HARARE – A group of Zimbabwe Consolidated Diamond Company (ZCDC) employees allegedly connived and manipulated Closed-Circuit Television (CCTV) and exchanged fake gems for original ones without detection. In the process, the ZCDC lost diamonds worth more than $500 000, the court was told yesterday. One of the employees Anesu Dhliwayo, 34, who was employed in…
