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BULAWAYO – Bulawayo has partially lifted water restrictions after dam levels improved significantly following months of heavy rainfall, the council said yesterday. Zimbabwe’s second largest city implemented tight water restrictions last year after an El-Nino weather pattern brought drought conditions to much of southern Africa. Bulawayo’s six dams, which supplies water to the city, reached…

HARARE – The smaller than expected crowd that turned up at National Electoral Reform Agenda (Nera)’s Wednesday rally indicates the alliance will face difficulties in acting as a bloc in 2018’s elections, political observers said yesterday. They said the fact that a handful of people attended the rally to receive feedback on the demand to…

HARARE – Zimbabwe is ill-prepared to deal with earthquake disasters and must urgently overhaul its emergency reaction operations, Environment minister Oppah Muchinguri-Kashiri warned yesterday. This comes as the country was this week rattled by a quake of magnitude 5,6 on the Richter scale, which also struck Botswana and neighbouring South Africa. The southern African nation…

HARARE – Luke Malaba was yesterday sworn in as Zimbabwe’s Chief Justice by President Robert Mugabe, succeeding retired Godfrey Chidyausiku. Chidyausiku stepped down after reaching the mandatory retirement age of 70. In his acceptance speech, the 65-year-old revered judge pledged to ensure independence of the judiciary. “I see my task as being to uphold the…

HARARE – Joice Mujuru’s National People’s Party (NPP) spokesperson Jealousy Mawarire (pictured) resigned yesterday. His resignation — from NPP spokesperson position and as a card-carrying party member — comes amid condemnation of his vicious attack and alleged threats to kill Mujuru’s spin doctor, Gift Nyandoro. He was reportedly facing disciplinary action over charges of hooliganism…

HARARE – The Tourism and Hospitality industry yesterday led a large cross-section of Zimbabweans in condemning a government directive that empowers police to mount one roadblock within a 10 kilometers radius, arguing that the ill-advised decision would fuel corruption on the country’s roads. Curiously, police has actually increased roadblocks within the 10km zones — a…

HARARE – President Robert Mugabe apparently read the riot act to the organisers of recent Zanu PF demonstrations at Wednesday’s politburo meeting in Harare, including those who mounted this week’s protest marches against party national political commissar Saviour Kasukuwere. Party sources who spoke to the Daily News yesterday also claimed that Mugabe’s outburst had forced…

HARARE – Gwanda magistrate Wilfed Mafios Moyo will next Tuesday deliver his ruling on a freedom bid filed by former MDC councillor in Gwanda, Themba Nyoni, charged with insulting President Robert Mugabe. The 49-year-old had been put on trial at the Gwanda Magistrates’ Courts on Tuesday facing charges under Section 33 (2) (b) of the…

HARARE – Cleric Phillip Mugadza yesterday took exception to  charges of allegedly prophesying President Robert Mugabe’s death at the commencement of his trial. Mugadza is answering to charges of insulting or grossly provoking a particular race, tribe, place of origin, colour creed or religion and alternatively criminal nuisance. A preacher in the tourist resort town…

HARARE – First Lady Grace Mugabe’s allies Eunice Sandi Moyo and Sarah Mahoka have resigned from the women’s league, bringing to an end their acrimonious divorce from the Zanu PF influential wing following weeks of unrest sparked by mega demonstrations held against them by irate members. Mahoka, who is famed for having publicly dressed down…