HARARE – A serious diplomatic feud has erupted between Zimbabwe and its southern neighbour after South African aviation authorities banned all Air Zimbabwe flights in and out of that country on Friday and Zimbabwean authorities responded by grounding South African Airways (SAA) flights into and out of Harare. The standoff comes at a time Zimbabwe…
HARARE – President Robert Mugabe’s deification crusade moved a notch higher yesterday, with government creating a new public holiday in his honour. The Robert Gabriel Mugabe National Youth Day, which restless Zanu PF youths have been clamouring for, will be commemorated annually on his birthday, February 21. Addressing a press conference in Harare yesterday, Home…
HARARE – High Court judge Tawanda Chitapi has slammed acting Prosecutor-General (PG) Ray Goba, describing his attempts to have him recused from handling his predecessor Johannes Tomana’s criminal case as unbecoming, unprofessional and unethical. This comes after Goba early this year wrote to Judge President George Chiweshe, requesting that Chitapi recuse himself from Tomana’s case….
HARARE – MDC president Morgan Tsvangirai is off the hook after the High Court on Wednesday struck off the roll an application by Harare man Moreprecision Muzadzi, who is seeking $50 000 compensation for reportedly offering consultancy services to the veteran politician ahead of the 2013 elections. Justice Felistas Chatukuta threw out the charges against…
HARARE – Former vice president and National People’s Party (NPP) leader Joice Mujuru has said no criminal charges have been brought over allegations of corruption levelled against her in 2014, claiming the accusations were “politically motivated”. Corruption accusations against Mujuru were first raised by First Lady Grace Mugabe who, during countrywide rallies and meetings, accused…
HARARE – Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s allies have gone through what could rank as their worst week in which two of their most vocal wordsmiths are battling to regain their freedom, while their godfather is still undergoing treatment in South Africa following suspected food poisoning, the Daily News can report. It has really been another…
HARARE – South Africa is mulling granting diplomatic immunity to First Lady Grace Mugabe to escape prosecution after she was accused of assaulting a model at a hotel in Johannesburg, the Daily News can report. This comes as President Robert Mugabe is said to have pressured South Africa on the sidelines of the ongoing summit…
HARARE – The discord between Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s allies and his employer — the government — burst into the public domain yesterday as the two sides took diametrically opposite positions over what could have caused the 75-year-old politician to suffer a relentless bout of blood vomiting and diarrhoea on Saturday. Government has ruled out…
HARARE – South Africa yesterday sealed all its borders and issued a high-level security alert to its agents to look out for under-pressure First Lady Grace Mugabe in case she tries to flee the country where she is alleged to have assaulted a 20-year-old model. This comes as it has also emerged that the family…
HARARE – Mobile telecommunications market leader Econet Wireless Zimbabwe has announced a huge credit scheme that will empower civil servants and all eligible government employees to get new smart phones for free, and then pay as little as $12 per month. According to the company, the scheme will benefit teachers, nurses, doctors and members of…
