HARARE – Four suspects allegedly caught attempting to bomb Alpha Omega Dairies will now stand trial on treason charges after the Prosecutor-General’s office served them with indictments yesterday. Owen Kuchata, 34, Zimbabwe National Army corporal Borman Ngwenya, 30, Solomon Makumbe, 29, and an ex-soldier Silas Pfupa, 37, and jailed president of the Zimbabwe People’s Front…
HARARE – Harare municipal police must have arresting powers for them to enforce the law effectively, council’s acting chief traffic and transport planner Judith Mujegu said. Speaking at the Harare City Council’s Rapid Results Initiative review on Tuesday, she said the city’s police were failing to exercise their full mandate due to that. The three…
HARARE – President Robert Mugabe’s office has expressed alarm at the state of the capital – warning the Harare City Council (HCC) that it risks failing to meet its audacious target of turning the once sunshine city into a world-class status by 2025. This comes hard on the heels of remarks by Tourism minister Walter…
HARARE – Associated Newspapers of Zimbabwe (ANZ) — the publishers of the market-leading Daily News, the Daily News on Sunday and the Weekend Post — have appointed experienced newspaperman Hama Saburi as editor-in-chief. Saburi fills the coveted head of editorial position at ANZ with effect from today, having been recruited from Modus Publications — the…
HARARE – Opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai has set the cat among the pigeons within the warring ruling Zanu PF, revealing that he has held meetings with the country’s feared military officials as part of his bid to allow the smooth transfer of power if he wins next year’s watershed national elections. This comes as the…
HARARE – The Zimbabwe Peace Project (ZPP) has called on President Robert Mugabe (pictured) to use his considerable influence to end the serious spike in political violence. This comes amid escalating concerns over inter and intra-party violence ahead of 2018 elections. ZPP’s calls come as Mugabe kicks off his “Meet the Youth” rallies in Marondera…
HARARE – MDC youths plan to take their berekamwana door-to-door campaign to Chiredzi on Saturday, as they move to urge party members to register to vote in next year’s election. This comes as President Robert Mugabe is holding a mega youth rally in Marondera on Friday. “The berekamwana campaign is meant to encourage members of…
HARARE – The Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) has disowned Rushmore Nyamutata who was convicted of stealing four chickens. Nyamutata was sentenced to 10 days or to pay a $50 fine at Mutare Magistrate’s Court on May 24. “…Nyamutata ceased to be a member of the ZNA in 2014, having been discharged on disciplinary grounds,” army…
HARARE – Nurses have called off demonstrations as union leaders and government open talks over bitterly-disputed contracts. This comes as the dispute between government and nurses — newly engaged and those with up to 10 years of experience — has escalated in the past days. Last week, nurses walked off the job for a day…
HARARE – Former Vice President Joice Mujuru has once again said she was on the verge of taking over from President Robert Mugabe, only to be stopped in her tracks by a band of male “chauvinists” and women against her ascendency. The newly-formed opposition National People’s Party (NPP) leader said this last week in her…
