THE Supreme Court will today deliver its ruling in a matter in which 12 aspiring Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) Bulawayo MPs are seeking to nullify a High Court judgment issued last Thursday that barred them from contesting in the upcoming general elections. Last Thursday, Bulawayo High Court judge, Justice Bongani Ndlovu granted an application…
Ketty NyoniSTAFF WRITERnyonik@dailynews.co.zw CIVIL society organisations (CSOs) say they are failing to conduct public voter education as they are yet to be registered by the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) to carry out the exercise ahead of the August 23 general elections. Addressing the media in Harare yesterday, Women’s Academy for Leadership and Political Excellence (WALPE)…
ZIMBABWEANS returning from South Africa at the expiry of their resident permits there in December will be exempted from paying duty on food items, vehicles and capital equipment. The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) confirmed yesterday that it would facilitate the smooth return of the Zimbabwe Exemption Permits (Zep) holders back home. “In order to ensure…
TWO United Zimbabwe Alliance (UZA) aspiring MPs, whose nomination papers were rejected due to their failure to submit proof of payments, suffered a blow after the High Court threw out their application to be added on the ballot paper. Denias Bako and Casper Muzhona, who are members of UZA led by presidential candidate Elisabeth Valerio,…
THE huge crowds being witnessed at the rallies of the country’s two main political parties do not have a decisive bearing on which one between them will win the August 23 elections, analysts say. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, the analysts added that the party with the best poll messages and the greatest capacity…
PRESIDENTIAL aspirant Saviour Kasukuwere yesterday approached the Constitutional Court (ConCourt) to hear his case challenging a Supreme Court decision to bar him from contesting in the August 23 elections. Last Friday, a three-judge panel of the Supreme Court dismissed the former Cabinet minister and Zanu PF political commissar’s appeal in which he sought to nullify…
By Ketty Nyoni AUTHORITIES are keeping a close eye on the outbreak of mumps in Chitungwiza and Harare. Mumps, also known as parotitis, is a viral infection that affects the salivary glands of individuals. Health authorities in Chitungwiza and Harare confirmed the outbreak to the Daily News yesterday — adding, however, that there was no…
CLOSE to 400 land barons have so far been arrested while another 300 are currently under police investigation as authorities clamp down on illegal land grabbing, the government has revealed. Addressing a post-Cabinet media briefing in Harare yesterday, Information minister Monica Mutsvangwa said some of the arrested individuals’ cases were now pending at the courts….
THE MDC on Monday suffered a set-back after the High Court dismissed its appeal in which 87 of its parliamentary candidates were seeking to nullify the Nomination Court’s decision that disqualified them from contesting after failing to pay nomination fees before the deadline. The opposition party candidates’ nomination papers were rejected by the Zimbabwe Electoral…
MDC leader Douglas Mwonzora has reiterated his strong belief that the opposition should work together if they are to defeat Zanu PF in this month’s crunch national elections. At the same time, former Zanu PF youth league notable, Godfrey Tsenengamu, revealed last night that opposition parties were engaging in talks in this regard. Speaking to…
