HARARE – President Emmerson Mnangagwa dashed hopes of change in the country by unveiling an uninspiring Cabinet on Thursday night described by analysts as the mother of all anti-climaxes. Mnangagwa, who had lifted the nation’s hopes after giving an impressive acceptance speech on November 24 before making the first steps towards tackling rampant corruption, left…
HARARE – Former State Security minister Didymus Mutasa says President Emmerson Mnangagwa is unfortunate to be singled out and blamed for the Gukurahundi atrocities in the Midlands and Matabeleland regions as it was a collective decision taken by Cabinet as well as the Joint Operations Command (Joc) of that era. In an interview with the…
HARARE – Former Finance minister Ignatius Chombo yesterday remained behind bars after High Court judge Clement Phiri deferred the hearing to next Wednesday to enable the State to file its response. Prosecutor Tapiwa Kasema applied to have the matter postponed, claiming that the record from the Harare Magistrates’ Courts was illegible and needed to be…
HARARE – Former Higher and Tertiary Education minister Jonathan Moyo has lashed out at President Emmerson Mnangagwa, claiming the incumbent was under a false sense of victory that would soon come to an end. Currently in the sanctuary of self-imposed exile, Moyo warned Mnangagwa that if he thought he has succeeded in taking over power,…
HARARE – President Emmerson Mnangagwa dashed hopes of change in the country by unveiling an uninspiring Cabinet on Thursday night described by analysts as the mother of all anti-climaxes. Mnangagwa, who had lifted the nation’s hopes after giving an impressive acceptance speech on November 24 before making the first steps towards tackling rampant corruption, left…
HARARE – Scores of Chitungwiza Central Hospital nurses yesterday downed tools to demonstrate over the plight of patients who they said are paying the ultimate price for the hospital’s “outrageous want of money”. The nurses, temporarily brought business to a halt at one of the country’s revered health institutions, bemoaning that patients who had no…
HARARE – President Emmerson Mnangagwa has moved to gazette the reinstatement of fired Prosecutor-General (PG) Ray Goba. This follows a decision by the High Court stopping the Judicial Services Commission (JSC) from removing or interfering with his appointment without following procedures outlined in the Constitution. Section (259) (7) of the Constitution says the PG can…
HARARE – Zimbabwe’s Transport ministry is in the eye of a storm over the continued use of “informal tenders” to procure key road rehabilitation materials, which are above the $500 000 threshold for uncapped expenditures. A local company, Pushduck Enterprises (Private) Limited (Pushduck), has raised complaints about departmental practices, which might be prejudicial to the…
HARARE – Former Higher and Tertiary Education minister Olivia Muchena has demanded the High Court to dismiss an application filed by Parliament in which the National Assembly is seeking to recover $32 000 advanced to the former parliamentarian as a motor vehicle loan. Muchena is part of over 15 other legislators who were dragged to…
HARARE – Two Harare men appeared in court on Wednesday, facing charges of raping their respective daughters. They were denied bail when they appeared before Harare magistrate Josephine Sande. The fathers, whose identities cannot be revealed to protect the daughters, were both represented by Bothwell Ndlovu. [GoogleAd] They were remanded in custody to December 12…
