HARARE – President Robert Mugabe could exploit a lacuna in the law to proclaim an early general election next year, legal experts have said. The next elections are constitutionally scheduled to take place between July 23 and August 21, 2018. But legal experts said Mugabe still has a constitutional leeway which he can exploit if…
HARARE – A Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO) informer Delish Nguwaya, who was arrested in dramatic fashion at the Harare Magistrates’ Court last Wednesday, has filed assault charges against top detective Joseph Nemaisa. Nguwaya, who was released on Thursday through a High Court order, claims that he suffered a broken arm due to the assault. “Complainant…
HARARE – President Robert Mugabe’s speech at the National Heroes Acre on Saturday completely ignored the diplomatic immunity granted to his wife by South Africa that enabled her to leave the neighbouring country after being accused of assaulting a model. Accusations that the First Lady attacked model Gabriella Engels, 20, who needed 14 stitches did…
PRETORIA – Traditional leaders say they deserve the same legal immunity as judges and magistrates when they preside over disputes, and they are prepared to go all the way to the Constitutional Court to get it. Their campaign was sparked by the imprisonment of abaThembu King Buyelekhaya Dalindyebo for kidnapping, assaulting and burning his subjects’…
HARARE – Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa ended weeks of silence on his alleged poisoning by thanking God for sparing his life during the sudden illness in Gwanda which saw him being airlifted to South Africa for emergency surgery this month. Mnangagwa, who turns 75 next month, is touted as a possible successor to President Robert…
HARARE – William Mutumanje, popularly known as Acie Lumumba, says he will not run for the Zimbabwean presidency, the strongest statement to date about his intentions for the 2018 presidential race, saying he was planning a bid for Parliament. Lumumba, who leads the fledgling opposition Viva Zimbabwe, said even if he wanted to run, he…
HARARE – The Harare City Council (HCC) has said there is no going back on the demolition of “illegal structures’’ in the capital city. HCC spokesperson Michael Chideme said the demolitions were meant to pave way for sustainable development. The exercise will also help the municipality in its bid to execute the capital city’s master…
HARARE – Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s health is not yet permitting him to attend public and national events, President Robert Mugabe said yesterday. Mnangagwa was allegedly poisoned in Gwanda while attending a Zanu PF youth interface rally. Speaking at the joint burial of Moudy Aloisia Muzenda and George Rutanhire at the National Heroes Acre yesterday,…
HARARE – President Robert Mugabe yesterday endeared himself to thousands of mourners at the National Heroes Acre and millions of viewers at home, when he shamed the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP)over its ubiquitous roadblocks and “culture” of bribe-taking on the roads which the 93-year-old warned should stop forthwith. He received thunderous applause while the cameras…
HARARE – Our reporter Blessings Mashaya talks to War Veterans minister Tshinga Dube on a wide range of issues. Below are excerpts of the interview. Q: Are you happy with the welfare of the war veterans? A: I wish I were but you know with this economic situation, as it stands, one cannot be really…
