HARARE – United Family International Church (UFIC) leader Emmanuel Makandiwa has said former congregants demanding $6,5 million from him and his wife Ruth for alleged “fake prophecies, fraud and defamation” have no cause of action, adding that a secular court cannot be invited to rule on faith issues. This comes after Harare-based businessman Upenyu Mashangwa…
HARARE – The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has contracted a South African company to manufacture six million 50 cent bond coins — equivalent to $3 million — that could be injected into circulation soon. According to a leaked invoice that has set social media ablaze, the firm — South African Mint Company (SAMC) —…
HARARE – Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) chairperson Rita Makarau has said she kneeled and curtseyed for President Robert Mugabe as a sign of humility and respect. This comes after a picture of Makarau — a Supreme Court judge – kneeling before Mugabe at State House during the launch of biometric voter registration went viral on…
HARARE – Higher and Tertiary Education minister Jonathan Moyo, pictured, is ready to clear his name in the wake of a ruling by the Constitutional Court (ConCourt) that threw out his application. In a statement issued through his lawyer, Hussein Ranchhod and Company, on Wednesday Moyo said he was looking forward to the opportunity to…
HARARE – Acting President Emmerson Mnangagwa ducked a tricky question in the National Assembly on Wednesday which had the potential to aggravate his fallout with First Lady Grace Mugabe, currently in New York, accompanying her husband to the United Nations General Assembly. Mnangagwa, who has been the target of the first lady’s vicious attacks over…
HARARE – The State has completed investigations into a culpable homicide case in which businessman Shingirayi Mukandi was killed in a suspected hit-and-run accident, a Harare court heard yesterday. The suspects, Alfred Takudzwa Machipisa and his brother Fanwell Lloyd, appeared before Harare provincial magistrate Elisha Singano to get a briefing on the matter. “Your worship,…
HARARE – President Robert Mugabe might have acted contrary to the Constitution when he invoked Presidential Powers, which could render his action null and void, constitutional law experts said yesterday. This comes after Mugabe last week invoked presidential powers to amend the Electoral Act and to stay the attachment and sale in execution of Chitungwiza…
HARARE – A pastor at Christian Disciple Relational Ministries was bashed by a congregant after refusing to surrender a refrigerator that had been seeded to the church amid an acrimonious row. Montana Nyikadzino, 39, the founder of Christian Disciple Relational Ministries, sustained a dislocated shoulder and lacerations on the left eye brow after the attack….
HARARE – Home Affairs minister Ignatius Chombo has escaped a 90-day jail term after High Court judge Charles Hungwe cleared him of contempt of court charges in a case in which Mutare businessman Tendai Blessing Mangwiro is seeking to recover over $1, 5 million confiscated by the police in 2008. “It is ordered that: the…
HARARE – James Mushore is likely not to return to work as town clerk even if he wins his Labour Court challenge, Harare deputy mayor Enock Mupamawonde said yesterday. This comes as the Harare City Council (HCC) has resolved to engage a human resources consultant to shortlist candidates for the town clerk position. The city…
