HARARE – Mashonaland (Mash) Central Zanu PF MPs who have been clamouring for national political commissar Saviour Kasukuwere’s ouster made a surprise U-turn, leaping to his defence before a President Robert Mugabe-commissioned probe team last week. Mugabe set up the Jacob Mudenda-led team to investigate allegations that Kasukuwere — also Local Government minister — was…
HARARE – Opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai has said President Robert Mugabe’s administration has failed to match up to his economic stewardship during the inclusive government era amid mounting economic woes. Tsvangirai told eNCA that Mugabe’s “poor leadership” had reversed much of the progress Zimbabwe had made between 2009 and 2013 and prospects for recovery and…
HARARE – Morgan Tsvangirai’s MDC has said it backs the adoption of the South African rand as the primary currency. In an interview with the Daily News yesterday, MDC shadow finance minister Tapiwa Mashakada said since 50 percent to 60 percent of Zimbabwe’s total trade is with South Africa, the most advantageous foreign currency to…
HARARE – Five suspected thieves who allegedly robbed a string of supermarkets were dragged to the Harare Magistrates’ Courts yesterday facing six counts of unlawful entry, robbery and conspiracy to commit robbery. Joakim Vheremu, 46, Emmanuel Kansemo, 39, Benias Sambo, 23, William Chikilivau, 53 and Nelson Phiri, 45, were not asked to plead when they…
HARARE – Scores of Zimbabweans have reacted angrily to South Africa (SA)’s Police minister Fikile Mbalula’s statement that Zimbabwean soldiers were the ones perpetrating most crimes in his country. Politicians and the generality of the people fear Mbalula’s remarks could trigger xenophobic attacks against fellow citizens living in the neighbouring country. Early this week, Mbalula…
HARARE – MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai has embraced technology by launching an online campaign to rally support ahead of the crucial 2018 election. The long-time President Robert Mugabe rival’s digital campaign includes a website — votemorgan.org — and a mobile application called “Morgan” that can be downloaded on the Apple app and Google play stores….
HARARE – Embattled Local Government minister Saviour Kasukuwere yesterday fired all the 25 Chitungwiza councillors over corruption allegations. MDC organising secretary for Chitungwiza Rangarirai Mutingwende alleged the move was a part of a bigger plot to enable the cornered Zanu PF national political commissar to investigate town clerk George Makunde, whom he accuses of abusing…
HARARE – Struggling national carrier Air Zimbabwe this week sunk to new lows after it resorted to issuing handwritten boarding passes — triggering a torrent of bad jokes from travellers expressing their shock at the extent of the rot devouring the airline. This comes as the debt-ridden flag carrier is struggling to operate its full…
HARARE – There are fresh fears that the country’s dying economy is hurtling towards the debilitating depths of the 2008 hyperinflationary era, as bond notes are now also disappearing from the market. This comes as United States dollars have almost completely disappeared from the formal market — with the coveted greenbacks now only easily available…
BINDURA – A deadly cocktail of tension and chaos reigned at yesterday’s Zanu PF Mashonaland Central provincial meeting, as rival factions jockeyed for the attention of a high-level team that was dispatched here to look into grievances against the party’s embattled national political commissar, Saviour Kasukuwere. The definitive outcome of the marathon meeting, which took…
