HARARE – President Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday effectively ended police Commissioner-General Augustine Chihuri’s 24-year tenure as boss of the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) by sending the top cop on leave pending retirement as he rang several changes to the security sector in a major shake-up. Read full story in today’s paper. [Adz]
HARARE – The Justice ministry yesterday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Zimbabwe Catholic Bishops Conference (ZCBC) to translate the national Constitution into all 16 official languages. The country’s new Constitution — which came into force in 2013 — is currently in English, and only provides abridged versions in only eight vernacular languages….
HARARE – Former Zanu PF and government officials linked to former president Robert Mugabe have claimed that they are being persecuted for their past political association with the ousted despot by President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s regime. The November 19 central committee meeting resolved to expel G40 members Phelekezela Mphoko, Innocent Hamandishe, Kudzanai Chipanga, Letina Undenge, Samuel…
HARARE – The Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) has withdrawn soldiers from the streets, bringing to an end a five-week operation which led to the resignation of former long time ruler Robert Mugabe, who was replaced by his long time aide, Emmerson Mnangagwa, during the historic political events of last month. Yesterday’s announcement of the withdrawal…
HARARE – The net is fast closing in on former Higher and Tertiary Education minister Jonathan Moyo who is accused of siphoning more than $400 000 from a State-owned enterprise — the Zimbabwe Manpower Development Fund (Zimdef), the Daily News can report. A week ago, government sent on forced leave Zimdef’s top executives to pave way…
HARARE – Renowned civil society leader, Rashid Mahiya was recently elected as the new chairperson of the Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition (CiZC) at the just-ended Annual General Meeting held at the Bulawayo Rainbow in Bulawayo. Mahiya, who is the current director of Heal Zimbabwe takes over from Sally Dura. The new executive of CiZC, a…
HARARE – People’s Democratic Party says the current government has benefited from lies peddled over MDC Alliance’s US trip which it says is an attempt to run away from a commitment to the democratic obligations provided in our Constitution. Contrary to reports, Tendai Biti and the team from the MDC Alliance are on a round…
HARARE – While the MDC Alliance has the right to voice concern over the non-implementation of reforms in Zimbabwe, and that they have every democratic right to meet with the international community to raise issues on developments in the country, there are others who think their latest overseas trip was hurried before they had engaged,…
HARARE – Police boss Augustine Chihuri has been accused of discriminately firing three Indian police officers without conducting any disciplinary action — a move which has been slammed by the High Court. In an application seeking reversal of their job terminations Yakub, Imraan and Zunad Musa claimed their employer had embroiled himself in a family…
HARARE – Breaking through barriers created by society and circumstances, the Tamuka Children’s Home in Kuwadzana, Harare is giving 150 children housed there an opportunity to rise, stand strong and fly high. When the worst of life’s disasters came upon the indigent children, the children’s home came to their aid. Some of the children were…
