HARARE – A residents’ group has demanded the implementation of a pledge by Harare Mayor Bernard Manyenyeni that the Harare City Council will immediately stop charging fixed water charges to ratepayers who have not received council water from the years preceding 2014. Manyenyeni told the council meeting last week that the 2014 resolution will be…
HARARE – Kudakwashe Bhasikiti has declined to concede defeat to the Zanu PF Mwenezi East MP-elect Omar Joosbi. Bhasikiti pulled out of the by-election race citing intimidation and vote buying. The National Assembly constituency seat fell vacant following the death of the incumbent MP Joshua Moyo on December 22, last year. Omar garnered 18 700…
BULAWAYO – The High Court here has suspended trial of Apostolic Faith Mission of Zimbabwe (AFM) president Aspher Madziyire for culpable homicide. This comes after Madziyire last week took the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) and a Gweru magistrate Musaiona Shotgame to court challenging a decision to dismiss his application for discharge in the case. In…
HARARE – The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) yesterday laid out strict conditions for those accredited to observe the Biometric Voter Registration (BVR) kits site validation tests. Briefing the media in Harare, the Commission’s chairperson Rita Makarau said the observers — political parties and civil society organisations — were not allowed to ask any questions or…
KAMPALA – Hundreds of traders in Uganda’s capital are protesting what they call unfair competition from Chinese investors operating retail businesses. The protest on Wednesday is backed by Kampala’s mayor and other local officials. Many shops in downtown Kampala have been shuttered by their owners. Some of them have taken to the streets carrying placards…
HARARE – President Robert Mugabe must arrest his corrupt ministers, if ever he is to regain the electorate’s trust ahead of the 2018 elections, Norton MP Temba Mliswa has said. Speaking to the Daily News, the outspoken former Zanu PF Mashonaland West chairperson said the recently-turned 93 leader has been preaching zero tolerance on corruption,…
HARARE – The Harare City Council (HCC) has rescinded a multi-million dollar water deal with French firm Veolia Africa (Veolia) after an alert alleging the company has a dodgy track record of bad service and inflated prices. In 2016, the local authority and Veolia entered into negotiations pending the signing of a Memorandum of Agreement…
HARARE – The High Court sheriff yesterday evicted 17 people living with disabilities from the Leonard Cheshire Home in Harare’s Avenues area. The eviction concluded a two-decade legal battle over occupation of the home, established by the Leonard Cheshire Disability Global Alliance in the 80s. Evicted residents described the expulsion as “evil”, since they had…
HARARE – Kizito Chivamba, the Midlands Zanu PF provincial deputy chairperson and better known for his 90s shooting of Patrick Kombayi, has died. According to regional party spokesperson Cornelius Muperi, the Chiwundura member of Parliament died at Gweru Hospital “after a short illness” and mourners are gathered at his Indiva Farm while a State-assisted burial…
HARARE – Kariba pastor Phillip Mugadza, who allegedly prophesied that President Robert Mugabe will die on October 17 this year, has advised the magistrates’ court that he wants his case to be referred to the Constitutional Court (Con-Court), claiming his trial is an infringement of his constitutional rights. His lawyer Obey Shava yesterday told Harare…
