HARARE – The national rate of pregnancy-related deaths remains worryingly high, a new government study finds. Researchers at the Health and Child Care ministry found that between January and October this year, the rate of pregnancy-related deaths was 235 per 100 000 live births. And while that rate is low, it is worrying for authorities….
HARARE – Tens of thousands of Zimbabweans danced all night to celebrate President Robert Mugabe’s resignation on Tuesday after a military intervention. Jubilant Zimbabweans celebrated in the streets until the early hours of Wednesday morning. When the resignation news was first announced to a special joint sitting of Parliament called to consider an impeachment motion,…
HARARE – World leaders yesterday welcomed the Zimbabwean army’s ouster of President Robert Mugabe on Wednesday following days of unrest in a country devastated by economic ruin. Mugabe tendered his resignation letter on Tuesday, halting an impeachment hearing by a joint sitting of Parliament that had begun against him. His surprise decision cleared the way…
HARARE – Fired Prosecutor-General (PG) Ray Goba yesterday received a huge boost in his bid to keep his job when the High Court stopped 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 only be…
HARARE – Incoming President Emmerson Mnangagwa is inheriting a deeply-divided nation which needs reconciliation and healing, analysts contend adding that the former vice president has a huge task establishing a new political and socio-economic dispensation. In wide ranging interviews with Daily News analysts are of the opinion that his first step is to form an…
HARARE – President-in-waiting Emmerson Mnangagwa returned home yesterday to lead a country that is so desperate for unity and fresh ideas after enduring 37 years of largely unfulfilled dreams under Robert Mugabe who was forced to resign on Tuesday. Mnangagwa, who had been in self-imposed exile following his sacking by Mugabe from both government and…
HARARE – A Chinhamora man who sexually abused his 10-year-old daughter was jailed for 20 years yesterday. The man, 35, (name withheld), started sexually molesting the girl when she was five. And after each sexual encounter, he would ask his daughter if it was pleasurable before molesting the minor again. Harare regional magistrate Noel Mupeiwa…
HARARE – Harare City Council has vowed to continue the clampdown against illegal vending in the Central Business District, city spokesperson Michael Chideme said yesterday. This comes as vendors have begun trickling back into the CBD following the fall of Robert Mugabe. In an interview with the Daily News, Chideme said the current relocation of…
HARARE – Human rights defenders yesterday called on Zimbabwe’s new Emmerson Mnangagwa-led government to release political prisoners, respect freedom of expression and freedom of assembly. This comes after Robert Mugabe, who had led Zimbabwe as president from 1987, stepped down on Tuesday under pressure from military generals who seized power as the ruling party turned…
HARARE – The Joice Mujuru-led National People’s Party (NPP) has called on the Emmerson Mnangagwa government to carry out a fresh land audit to weed out multiple farm owners across the country. This comes after Zimbabwe’s new leader Mnangagwa told a bumper crowd at the ruling Zanu PF headquarters in Harare on Wednesday night that…
