HARARE – Outspoken MP for Norton Temba Mliswa yesterday said he was sympathising with President Robert Mugabe because he did not deserve the current attention and drama surrounding his family. This comes as Mugabe, 93, has had to endure embarrassment due to the conduct of his two sons — Robert Junior and Chatunga Bellarmine —…
HARARE – Musician and businessman Energy Mutodi, who was arrested last week on charges of undermining the president will challenge his arrest when he next appears in court. The businessman-cum-politician was arrested last week by armed police following his Facebook post in which he warned President Robert Mugabe of dire consequences in the event he…
HARARE – Harare City Council employees are up in arms against a plan by mayor Bernard Manyenyeni to slash their salaries. Chairperson of the Harare Municipal Workers Union Cosmas Bungu told the Daily News the cut was unacceptable given that their members had already forgone a much-needed salary increment last year. Manyenyeni is planning to…
HARARE – The First Family is working towards bringing back home — for good — Robert Junior and Chatunga Bellarmine, who are currently based in neighbouring South Africa, the Daily News can exclusively report. Robert Jnr and Chatunga have been a thorn in the backside for the first family because of their waywardness, and indulgent…
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 – President Robert Mugabe has ruled out pay increase for civil servants in a development which marks a huge shift from his populist decisions which analysts have previously blamed for hurting the country’s economy. Mugabe has consistently used State occasions such as the Independence Day and Zimbabwe Defence Forces (ZDF) Day, to make pronouncements…
HARARE – Morgan Tsvangirai’s MDC is proposing a constitutional amendment to bar uniformed forces from voting in a bid to uphold their impartiality. The new Constitution okayed in a 2013 referendum ushered in Special Vote to facilitate early voting by uniformed forces and electoral officers assigned to duty on election day. Senior MDC official Tapiwa…
HARARE – Energy Mutodi’s bail hearing has been set for tomorrow after his lawyer made frantic efforts yesterday to facilitate his release through a High Court appeal. Mutodi’s lawyer Doug Coltart confirmed to the Daily News yesterday that they had filed an appeal before the High Court, challenging Harare Provincial Magistrate Elisha Singano’s ruling. “We…
HARARE – War veterans’ leader Victor Matemadanda handed himself voluntarily to police yesterday, his lawyer said. His lawyer Doug Coltart, said he had turned himself in at Harare Central Police Station in the morning. He was still in police custody at the time of going to print, according to Coltart. He is being charged for…
