HARARE – The Zimbabwe National Editors Forum (Zinef) has slammed the flagrant violation of Zimbabwe’s Constitution by Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa whose team barred private media journalists from covering his Press Conference at his offices in Harare on Thursday. Journalists from the private media were denied entry into the Press Conference addressed by the vice…
HARARE – Opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai is still in South Africa and is due to undergo a medical review this weekend pending his return. Tsvangirai’s spokesperson Luke Tamborinyoka said he has been discharged from hospital after being airlifted from Harare three weeks ago following severe vomiting. Tsvangirai has been receiving treatment for colon cancer in…
HARARE – In a surprising twist in the matter involving First Lady Grace Mugabe, the Zimbabwean embassy in South Africa has decided to withdraw from the matter as an intervening party, claiming its lawyer had received threats. The lawyer representing the embassy, Simba Chitando, told the media that: “I have received instructions from consul general…
HARARE – The High Court on Thursday upheld the conviction of jailed Independent End Time Message founder Robert Martin Gumbura for raping congregants. Gumbura, 60, was sentenced to 40 years in prison after being found guilty on four counts of raping female congregants and another count of contravening the Censorship and Entertainment Control Act in…
HARARE – It is becoming increasingly clear that Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa is now left with two options — to resign from his position or risk dismissal — analysts have said. This comes as relations have broken down between him and the First Family over a series of events that drove a hunk between them….
HARARE – Government has gazetted the sharp hike in departure fees for air travellers using national carrier Air Zimbabwe. Statutory Instrument ( SI) 115/2017 gazetted last week legalises the doubling of departure fees – to $10 per person on domestic flights, and to $30 per person on international flights. The fees go to the Aviation…
HARARE – Two more commuter omnibus touts accused for causing the death of a man at Roadport Bus Terminus while jostling for passengers appeared in court yesterday. Police have since launched a manhunt for the rest of the team who disappeared from the scene after realising that the now-deceased Mathias Gore had died. Ngonidzashe Ndlovu,…
HARARE – Five cops who allegedly gouged out a Harare man Washington Gezana’s eye have applied to be discharged at the close of the State case, arguing the victim had failed to identify them as perpetrators of the offence. Livingstone Zvimba, Tendai Masungambira, Sunday Nyaude, Khululekani Dale, Evans Mashonganyika — members of the Police Reaction…
HARARE – The case of a Police General Headquarters (PGHQ) cop who was charged after he reportedly wrote in a WhatsApp message that national police spokesperson Charity Charamba was an “idiot” was yesterday deferred to October 18. James Mabasa, 38, is being charged with contravening the Post and Telecommunications Act by sending offensive messages over…
HARARE – The Zimbabwe National Water Authority (Zinwa) is struggling to contain rampant illegal water abstraction along rivers and irrigation canals in the Lowveld, resulting in the parastatal losing substantial revenue. According to the Water Act (2002), all individuals, organisations and companies are required to obtain a licence to abstract water from any surface water…
