HARARE – The Mwenezi East by-election has been blighted by accusations of politicisation of food aid, abrogation of the right to freedom of assembly and intimidation and harassment, a rights group has said. The Zimbabwe Peace Project (ZPP) said it was worried by the unfolding events in Mwenezi East as the electorate is failing to…
HARARE – Over 300 000 orphans and disadvantaged children who depend on State assistance for tuition risk dropping out of school. Under the Basic Education Assistance Model (Beam), government allocated $10 million in last year’s national budget to pay the children’s fees, an amount Parliament’s Social Welfare portfolio committee said was grossly inadequate, catering for…
HARARE – Jittery authorities yesterday deployed heavily-armed police on all of Harare’s major roads — mounting multiple roadblocks to thwart the mega demonstration that had been planned by the country’s opposition. As a result, the opposition parties coalescing under the banner of the National Electoral Reform Agenda (Nera) were forced to turn their demo into…
HARARE – In a surprising twist to Zanu PF’s deadly tribal, factional and succession wars, party supporters yesterday held demonstrations across the country demanding the immediate sacking of women’s league heavyweights Sarah Mahoka and Eunice Sandi Moyo. The stunning development came amid claims that the two women — once seen as close allies of President…
HARARE – Scores of prisoners face a health risk after Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals (Parirenyatwa) threatened to cut off medical services to Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Services (ZPCS) over a $567 000 debt. Parirenyatwa provides medical care to incarcerated people, including midwifery services to expecting inmates. ZPCS health services director Evidence Gaka made the revelation…
HARARE – Radio and TV personality Tichafa Matambanadzo — popularly known as Tich Mataz — was yesterday convicted of import duty evasion and smuggling clothes. He was fined $300 or serve two months in prison. The 48-year-old was facing charges of contravening Section 182 of the Excise and Control Act after he under-declared suits and…
HARARE – Zimbabwe’s Anti-Corruption Commission must investigate allegations that Macro-Economic Planning minister Obert Mpofu (pictured) allegedly siphoned diamonds money to amass his vast wealth, the Tendai Biti-led People’s Democratic Party (PDP) said. This comes amid a case in which the former Mines minister — believed to be super rich — could lose his plush Glen…
HARARE – The strained relationship between the country’s distrustful opposition and the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) sank to an all-time low yesterday when the parties called for the immediate resignation of its chairperson, Rita Makarau, as well as the disbandment of the elections management body itself. The call came after Makarau stormed out of a…
HARARE – Panicking authorities went back on their word yesterday, effectively banning the opposition’s planned mega demonstration in Harare today, which was set to be led by MDC president Morgan Tsvangirai. After security chiefs — who met the organisers of the protest march on Monday — had appeared to okay the demo, police made a…
HARARE – The Office of the President and Cabinet has failed to account for over $12 000 in funds it had allocated to an unnamed official for travel to India. The financial improprieties in President Robert Mugabe’s office Appropriation Account has been revealed by an auditor-general (AG) investigation. The report was made public last week…
