HARARE – Government is unable to reintroduce student grants due to financial constraints, Higher Education deputy minister Godfrey Gandawa said. This comes as student representative committees (SRCs) have been demanding the grants on the back of economic hardships that have hit most students in colleges and varsities. Speaking in the House of Assembly this week,…
HARARE – Government is facing mounting pressure to grant millions of Zimbabweans living abroad their right to vote in the 2018 general elections, with war veterans making the latest demand. With the majority of countries across the world affording their nationals living abroad a chance to participate in elections, Zimbabwe does not yet, except in…
HARARE – Zanu PF and MDC senators were on Wednesday embroiled in a war of words over the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec)’s operations. Senators from the ruling party were backing Zec while those from opposition argued the Commission was being used by the ruling Zanu PF to rig 2018 elections. “According to our view, Zec…
HARARE – A Dzvirasekwa woman yesterday gave birth to twins and subsequently killed them in a bizarre act that left residents of the suburb shell-shocked. The incident ignited commotion at Kembo Shopping Centre, as residents thronged the Dzivaresekwa Extension Police Station in a bid to catch a glimpse of the woman and the deceased babies….
HARARE – The African Union (AU) has asked government to auction the 300 herd of cattle donated by President Robert Mugabe and give the regional bloc cash instead. In donating the cattle, Mugabe had envisaged they would “grow and reproduce”, and help the Union in sustaining itself. Instead, Foreign Affairs minister Simbarashe Mumbengegwi said yesterday…
HARARE – Two churches — Mugodhi Apostolic Faith Church (Mugodhi) and Kruger Apostolic Faith Church (Kruger) — are fighting over land in Mashonaland East Province, in a battle that has since spilled into the High Court. Mugodhi, which seeks authority over the land, has filed an application before the court suing the Uzumba Maramba Pfungwe…
HARARE – Madziwa Teachers’ College (Madziwa) students are crying foul over their expulsion from the learning institution over tuition. Dozens of students have been reportedly barred from attending class, including those that had paid half their fees. Some of the students told the Daily News that they have already been advised by the institution’s principal…
HARARE – Outspoken former Zanu PF youth leader for Mashonaland Central, Godfrey Tsenengamu — who is facing serious charges of attempting to subvert President Robert Mugabe’s government — was yesterday re-arrested by police on the same charges. Although Tsenengamu, who later appeared in court cuffed, was briefly set free — after being allowed to leave…
HARARE – Ex-Chitungwiza councillor Fredrick Mabamba is seeking to regain possession of $136 000 worth of land that he had used as surety in a university construction deal, but was seized by government. He used the land to pay Development Services Africa (DSA), a company that provided him with architectural services for the mooted learning…
HARARE – High Court judge Tawanda Chitapi yesterday extended ex-Air Zimbabwe corporate secretary Grace Pfumbidzayi’s bail pending her fresh appeal lodged in the Supreme Court. Pfumbidzayi is challenging her conviction and seven-year imprisonment for criminal abuse of duty, following the recent decision by the High Court to dismiss her appeal. She was jointly charged with…
