HARARE – First Lady Grace Mugabe’s interface rally for the various apostolic sects in Zimbabwe has divided the clergy with the various church groups frantically trying to take charge of tomorrow’s function set for Rufaro Stadium in Mbare. The event has widened the rift between the Apostolic Churches Council of Zimbabwe (ACCZ) and the newly-formed…
HARARE – President Robert Mugabe took the gloves off yesterday, threatening to dismiss Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa for allegedly fomenting factionalism in his deeply-divided Zanu PF party. Mugabe, who all along had been avoiding attacking his aide of more than 50 years by name in the wake of serious infighting that has broken out in…
HARARE – Harare Central Hospital has been left questioning its payment system after it unsuspectingly transferred $4 950 at the order of a forged instruction letter purportedly written by a supplier. The accused, Nicholas Mjanja, was granted $100 bail when he appeared before Harare magistrate Gideon Ruvetsa. It is the State’s case that sometime in…
HARARE – An American citizen — Martha O’Donovan — was yesterday arrested by the police for allegedly posting a tweet which allegedly undermined the authority of President Robert Mugabe. According to a police charge sheet, O’Donovan, of Magamba TV, allegedly posted a message using username @matigari, which read: “We are being led by a selfish…
HARARE – The culture of greed, entitlement and self-indulgence still maintains its grip on the eighth Parliament of Zimbabwe. Despite public outrage over the spectacular expenses of President Robert Mugabe’s government, on the other hand, legislators from across the political divide continue to show utter disdain for the electorate with their demands for extravagant pay…
HARARE – Harare councillors have slammed Mayor Bernard Manyenyeni, accusing him of siding with “rogue residents’ associations” after he refused to approve the local authority’s 2018 budget. During a full council meeting on Tuesday, Manyenyeni said he would not append his signature on the $269,3 million budget, insisting he would only do so after the…
HARARE – As the world commemorates International Day to end Impunity for Crimes against Journalists, Misa Zimbabwe has urged President Robert Mugabe’s government to investigate cases involving the assault and abuse of journalists. The media rights organisation said the investigations will assist in bringing the culprits to book and send a clear message to would-be…
HARARE – Recently appointed Masvingo Provincial Affairs minister Paul Chimedza has staged a bloodless palace coup by making himself the Zanu PF deputy chair in the volatile Masvingo Province in the wake of a power vacuum occasioned by the purported suspensions of top allies of Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa in the fractious region. Chimedza is…
HARARE – World Food Programme (WFP), government and the Food and Nutrition Council yesterday launched district hunger risk profiles, as about one million people face starvation. District profiling is evidence-based information that helps government and development partners to understand food insecurity and livelihood challenges at the lowest level. WFP country director Eddie Rowe said through…
HARARE – A self-proclaimed prophet has been jailed for 50 years after being found guilty of raping a congregant on four different occasions on the pretext that she will be spiritually-attacked if she failed to comply. Admire Maurukira, 29, of Five Fold Ministries was convicted on four counts of rape in a case that went…
