HARARE – Opposition parties have slammed President Robert Mugabe for seeking medical treatment in Singapore amid a deepening crisis in the country’s health sector following a crippling doctors’ strike. Mugabe flew out of the country early Wednesday to the Far East country for health check-up, as senior health consultants and doctors this week joined their…
BULAWAYO – Over a hundred angry Zanu PF youths brought business at the provincial party headquarters, Davies Hall, to a halt yesterday as they staged a demonstration to protest embezzlement of February 21st Movement donations. The youths were baying for youth league provincial chair Anna Mokgohloa’s blood who they accused of misappropriating fuel coupons which…
HARARE – War veterans from all corners of the country converge in Harare on March 10 to review the country’s worsening political, economic and social crisis. War collaborators and ex-detainees have also been invited to the meeting but their patron, President Robert Mugabe, is not invited. Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Association (ZNLWVA) spokesperson Douglas…
HARARE – Zimbabwe said yesterday it was appealing for international assistance to help provide food, temporary shelter and clothing for more than 1 500 people affected by widespread flooding following weeks of heavy rains. Scores of people have died in the floods — declared a national disaster — with 128 people injured, while at least…
HARARE – The strike by doctors and nurses who were yesterday joined by midwives has paralysed State hospitals where uniformed forces, roped in by government to contain the situation, have been overwhelmed by the chaos as the industrial action widens. This comes as President Robert Mugabe’s cash-strapped government is bracing for a mega strike by…
HARARE – Floods triggered by the on-going torrential rains have so far swept away five bridges along major highways across Zimbabwe, Transport minister Joram Gumbo said. He told a news conference yesterday that the bridges washed away include Nkankezi along Zvishavane-Mbalabala road in Matabeleland South, Jeka Bridge along Danga-Dolo in Midlands and Nuanetsi Bridge along…
HARARE – A youth pressure group has called on Parliament to amend the Electoral Act to introduce compulsory voting ahead of the 2018 elections. According to Youth Advocacy for Voter Enlightenment and Progressive Orientation (Yavepo), the number of people who voted in 2013 elections was so low it brings the legitimacy of the current government…
HARARE – Harare central business district (CBD) and Norton suburbs have gone for the past three days without tap water. The City of Harare said Msasa and the heavy industrial area were also affected. “Warren Control had a power failure and this affected our delivery into the city,” it said in a statement, adding “we…
HARARE – High Court judge David Mangota has granted an order outlawing corporal punishment in schools and at home, following an application filed by a parent and a minors’ rights organisation — Justice for Children Trust. Tendai Biti, who appeared on behalf of the applicants, confirmed the development to the Daily News. “We are very…
HARARE – Vocal former Zanu PF provincial youth leader Godfrey Tsenengamu — facing charges of attempting to subvert President Robert Mugabe’s government — was yesterday freed on $100 bail. High Court judge Priscillah Chigumba ruled that the 34-year-old politician was a suitable candidate for bail after prosecutor Tapiwa Kasema consented to the request. “It is…
