HARARE – In a rare challenge to Zimbabwe’s powerful generals, the country’s largest trade union Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Union (ZCTU) has said the military should stop interfering in politics. The trade union said in its Defence Forces Day message that it had noted with consternation the recent utterance and public spat between the Higher…
HARARE – Disgruntled war veterans have escalated their fight with the First Family — this time by poking fun at influential Grace Mugabe — whom they are portraying as a failed mother through T-shirts carrying disparaging messages. The T-shirts are emblazoned with Grace’s face and have gone viral on social media. Zimbabwe National Liberation War…
HARARE – The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) will not allow three jailed MDC officials to vote in next year’s elections because they would have spent 12 consecutive months outside their constituencies by the time the polls are held. In an opposing affidavit to the bid by Yvonne Musarurwa, Tungamirai Madzokere and Last Maengahama, who are…
HARARE – Zimbabwe has been hit by a serious shortage of day-old chicks and, in some cases, table eggs, which could worsen in the coming weeks in the event that the root cause is not addressed. The deficit is due to the outbreak of the avian influenza virus, also known as H5N8, which has affected…
HARARE – One of Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s most vocal allies, Energy Mutodi, was arrested yesterday on charges of undermining President Robert Mugabe’s authority, the Daily News can report. A businessman who has also tried his luck in music, Mutodi was picked up by police in Harare early yesterday morning, and has been in police…
HARARE – Female National Assembly members have accused Speaker Jacob Mudenda of “overlooking” them during heated debate on the Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No. 1) Bill which, if signed by President Robert Mugabe, would restore powers to him to appoint the chief justice and judges. Already the National Assembly has passed the controversial Bill. In…
HARARE – The late retired chief justice Godfrey Chidyausiku’s son Tadzimirwa has made an out-of-court settlement with a woman who accused him of fondling her bum, leading to the withdrawal of his criminal case at the Harare Magistrates’ Courts yesterday. Tadzimirwa Bernard Chidyausiku, 28, was represented by advocate Webster Chinamora when he appeared before Harare…
HARARE – A former British soldier who was busted at his Glen Lorne home with an assortment of machinery used to make cocaine capsules and drugs is demanding to know the whistle blower before his trial commences. James Francis Joscelyne, 39, appeared before Harare magistrate Nomsa Sabarauta yesterday charged with dealing in dangerous drugs. He…
HARARE – The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) says the National Inclusion Strategy, will among other things, push to have people living with disabilities (PWDs) access banking halls and withdraw their money from Automated Tellers Machines (ATMs) without difficulties. This comes as the central bank noted that not all banks had the infrastructure that specifically…
HARARE – A Zvishavane headman has shamed Zanu PF legislators in his area for abandoning their constituencies after winning elections. Speaking at the launch of a school feeding initiative by government and aid agencies, headman Blessed Matenda said the legislators vanish immediately after elections. Present at the gathering was Zvishavane legislator John Holder, who the…
