TRANSFORM Zimbabwe leader Jacob Ngarivhume, who was on trial for organising the July 31 anti-government protests, has been found guilty. Ngarivhume was facing a charge of incitement of violence after he used his Twitter account to send a call to Zimbabweans to join the protests against corruption and economic decay. He appeared before Harare magistrate…
LAWYERS representing Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) MPs Job Sikhala and Godfrey Sithole, in the matter in which they are accused of inciting public violence in Nyatsime, Chitungwiza last year, have challenged the authenticity of the video tendered by the State. During the trial before Harare magistrate Tafadzwa Miti yesterday, the State had asked the…
GOVERNMENT has warned companies against engaging in corrupt activities, saying the vice must end to pave the way for innovations that will ensure the country’s economic sector can compete globally. Speaking during the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF) business conference yesterday, Vice President Constantino Chiwenga said shunning corruption would improve the country’s economic sector. “In…
THE World Health Organisation (WHO) says several districts in the country are performing below the child vaccination target. In a statement yesterday, WHO said while Zimbabwe had made notable progress in its vaccination campaigns, more still needed to be done. “In Zimbabwe, the vaccination coverage rate is currently at 90 percent and well in line…
CITIZENS Coalition for Change (CCC) spokesperson Fadzayi Mahere has filed an application at the High Court challenging her conviction on charges of publishing falsehoods prejudicial to the State. The conviction came after a full trial in which Mahere was charged with posting a tweet on her social media account claiming that a baton wielding Harare…
TWO suspected robbers, who allegedly killed a man and injured another before robbing them of US$2, have been arraigned before the Harare Magistrate’s Court. Brian Nyawaza, 33, and Fungai Mutandwa, 35, appeared before Harare magistrate Dennis Mangosi charged with murder. The duo is also facing another attempted murder charge. They were remanded in custody and…
ZANU PF Harare provincial chairperson Goodwills Masimirembwa yesterday told the court that Sybeth Musengezi’s supposed fraudulent registration as a ruling party member adversely affected the governing party. Musengezi is on trial after he allegedly falsified his address when he obtained the Zanu PF party membership card. When the trial commenced before Harare magistrate Yeukai Dzuda,…
POSTAL and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (Potraz) director general, Gift Machengete, was elected vice president of the Council of African Regulators (CAR) at the 12th Smart Africa meeting held in Victoria Falls on Monday. The CAR meeting was held on the sidelines of the three-day Transform Africa Summit 2023 coordinated by Smart Africa. Machengete would deputise…
THE trial of Vice President Constantino Chiwenga’s former wife, Marry Mubaiwa, which was supposed to proceed yesterday, failed after the court was told that the ex-model’s attorney, Beatrice Mtetwa, had fallen ill. The trial, which was supposed to continue before Harare magistrate Feresi Chakanyuka, was then postponed to May 3. Mubaiwa is being accused of…
THE government says it has incorporated media houses to be part of its exhibition at this year’s Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF) in a move meant to accelerate the growth and development of the media sector as a whole. Speaking at a press conference at the ZITF which kicked off yesterday, the permanent secretary in…
