HARARE – The demonstration against Norton Independent MP Temba Mliswa was yesterday postponed to give the legislator time to mourn his deceased father. Norton residents had scheduled a street protest against Mliswa arguing that his constant interference was affecting service delivery. Residents Forum Norton chapter — organisers of the demo — said the protest has…
HARARE – A suspected gang of armed robbers that reigned terror at mines and business premises before they were busted in August 2015, leading to the recovery of an assortment of artillery, will be handed their sentence at the Harare Regional Magistrates’ Courts tomorrow. In what could probably rank among the police’s recent success stories,…
HARARE – The MDC, Zimbabwe’s largest opposition party, is digging in its heels over suggestions that the planned grand coalition should be led by a neutral person to end sharp differences over this emotive issue, saying only Morgan Tsvangirai has the stamina to face President Robert Mugabe in next year’s polls. MDC faithful hinted to…
HARARE – The Community Working Group on Health is mulling a lawsuit against the Harare City Council (HCC) alleging that its failure to properly treat drinking water exposes millions of residents to greater risk of severe gastrointestinal illness. This comes as Harare residents are at risk of life-threatening diseases such as cholera and typhoid due…
HARARE – A rights group has condemned the use of tear gas by police against ordinary citizens in Harare’s Central Business District (CBD) last week and said such action was “reckless and dangerous”. Dozens were choked when police fired tear gas and rubber bullets at crowds as they tried to disperse protesting vendors, commuter omnibus…
HARARE – Government is considering slashing the cost of vehicle licence plates to contribute towards government policy on ease-of-doing business, deputy Transport minister Michael Madanha has told the National Assembly. He was responding to a question by Nketa-Mganwini MDC MP Phelela Masuku who asked the deputy minister to explain why the cost was so high…
HARARE – Zimbabwean police will no longer be using two-metre-long iron bars bristling with spikes to deflate vehicle tyres in an attempt to stop motorists alleged to have committed a traffic offence, the deputy Home Affairs minister has said. Deputy minister Obedingwa Mguni told the Senate last week that police will soon be using spikes…
HARARE – High Court Judge Priscillah Chigumba has dismissed an urgent chamber application by Premier Service Medical Aid Society (Psmas) members to have the dissolution of the Psmas board included on the annual general meeting (AGM) agenda. Psmas members Maphios Siamuchembo and Eden Frank Mtambalika were pushing for the dissolution of the board amid accusations…
HARARE – War veterans yesterday accused President Robert Mugabe of failing to rein-in Politburo member Jonathan Moyo who has been wantonly attacking Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa and key members of his Team Lacoste Zanu PF faction. Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Association (ZNLWVA) chairperson Christopher Mutsvangwa told a news conference: “One minister of government has…
HARARE – President of the National Council of Zimbabwe Chiefs Fortune Charumbira faces the imminent threat of his luxury SUV vehicle being auctioned off after defaulting on repayments amid a crackdown on overdue loans by banks. People’s Own Saving Bank (POSB) has served notice of an auction of the Toyota Land Cruiser for recovering dues…
