THERE was drama in Parliament yesterday as legislators brawled after disagreeing on whether or not businessman Wicknell Chivayo should appear before a portfolio committee over a US$5 million solar tender he was awarded by Zimbabwe Power Company (ZPC). Things came to a head when Independent Norton MP Temba Mliswa insisted that the parliamentary portfolio committee…
Following the 2018 harmonised elections, the Zimbabwe election support network (Zesn) compiled a compendium of election observers’ recommendations. The compendium reviews the…
VICE President Constantino Chiwenga’s estranged wife Marry, who is facing assault charges, was yesterday remanded to June 29 while in a private hospital bed due to ill-health. Marry was supposed to appear before the court on allegations of assaulting Chiwenga’s maid, Delight Munyoro, but could not do so because she was in hospital for treatment….
OUTSPOKEN political activist Linda Masarira has filed for divorce from her husband of two years, Gilbert Kaingidza, claiming that the relationship has “irretrievably broken down”. The Labour, Economists and African Democrats (LEAD) founder and Kaingidza entered into marriage on June 14, 2019, but just a month shy of their second anniversary, the duo wants to…
Tamary Chikiwa in BULAWAYO A 24-YEAR-old Zvishavane man has been jailed for 33 years for raping and infecting his nine-year-old niece with HIV. Midlands regional magistrate Christopher Maturure jailed the man whose name cannot be revealed to protect the identity of the minor victim after a full trial. The court heard that the man repeatedly…
RENOWNED author Tsitsi Dangarembga, who is seeking to have her trial removed from the Anti-Corruption Court roll, is set to argue her case before the High Court in the capital tomorrow. Dangarembga and her colleague Julie Gabriel Barnes were arrested last year and charged with contravening Covid-19 regulations after they were allegedly caught participating in…
VILLAGERS from Nyamakate in Hurungwe North breathed a sigh of relief after rangers from the Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (Zimparks) were able to capture a leopard that had been causing havoc in the area. The leopard escaped from a nearby game park and was now preying on the villagers’ livestock devouring poultry and…
SUMMIT Care Trust (SCT) has lined up several events aimed at bringing awareness about the effects and impact of mental health on the public. The community-based organisation has joined the rest of the world in commemorating mental health week which runs between today and May 16. SCT mental health advocate officer Tanatswa Chikaura said mental…
A DOMBOSHAVA man was robbed of money and mobile phone at his home by three people who posed as cops and armed with a pistol. The incident has led to the arrest of Edward Mapfumo, who was identified by the complainants during the attack. Mapfumo was not asked to plead to allegations of robbery when…
LEGISLATORS have called for investment in the development and promotion of traditional medicines which they believe can play a complementary role in combating the Covid-19 pandemic. Presenting a health report on the development and promotion of traditional and complementary medicines in the National Assembly last week, Zanu PF MP for Mhangura, Precious Chinhamano Masango said…
