HARARE – Outgoing Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai says he is not going to be part of the “charade” when president-elect Robert Mugabe takes oath of office at State House tomorrow. Mugabe’s swearing-in ceremony had been stalled by Tsvangirai’s election challenge in the Constitutional Court, which has since been withdrawn. Although Tsvangirai withdrew his poll petition…
HARARE – Chief Justice Godfrey Chidyausiku yesterday said president-elect Robert Mugabe’s re-election was fair and free. Chidyausiku was speaking after dismissing MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai’s presidential election challenge, which the former trade unionist was barred from withdrawing. The Chief Justice declared that the “election was free, fair and credible”. Chidyausiku handed the ruling despite Tsvangirai’s…
NEW YORK – United Nations (UN) secretary- general Ban Ki-moon says the lifting of targeted sanctions against Zimbabwe is a matter for individual member states. He was responding to a question during a brief press encounter with journalists at the UN Headquarters in New York. “Any sanctions imposed on Zimbabwe need to be discussed and…
WASHINGTON – The United States believes Zimbabwe’s recent election was flawed and it does not plan to loosen sanctions against President Robert Mugabe’s government until there are signs of change in the country, the State Department said on Monday, despite an endorsement of the vote by southern African leaders. Mugabe, who has ruled Zimbabwe since…
HARARE – President-elect Robert Mugabe chooses a new Cabinet this week to overcome Zimbabwe’s economic crisis and diplomatic isolation as lobbying for ministerial posts reaches fever pitch. A hard-line, former school teacher and Zimbabwe’s only leader since independence in 1980, Mugabe takes office tomorrow after scoring a 61 percent landslide in the July 31 presidential…
HARARE – A Harare car dealer, Irvine Mereki, allegedly shot dead his girlfriend before using the same gun to commit suicide. Their bodies were found at their Avondale apartment yesterday morning, police confirmed. Charity Charamba, the national police spokesperson yesterday said: “Yes I can confirm the death of two people in Avondale but will call…
HARARE – Harare magistrate Olivia Mariga has granted a peace order against Star FM news anchor Ratidzo Matizanadzo who was being sued by her husband’s alleged lover, Sellina Kanengoni for reportedly stalking and verbally abusing her. In her ruling, magistrate Mariga said evidence presented before the court by both parties proved there were encounters and…
BULAWAYO – Close to three weeks after Zanu PF romped to victory in the just ended harmonised elections, some of its election promises are beginning to unravel in Bulawayo. About two weeks before the elections, outgoing Local Government minister Ignatius Chombo ordered all local authorities to write-off service charge debts owed by residents. But Umguza…
HARARE – Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) General Manager, retired air commodore Mike Karakadzai, has died. Karakadzai’s car hit a cow along the Harare-Bulawayo highway in Shangani as he was on his way to Bulawayo. After hitting the cow, his car swerved and faced oncoming traffic resulting in him side-swiping an oncoming haulage truck. He was…
HARARE – Parliament owes legislators millions of dollars in outstanding allowances accumulated over the tenure of the 7th Zimbabwe legislature. Although the Clerk of Parliament Austin Zvoma could not give the exact figure, outgoing legislators, some re-elected in the July 31 vote, told the Daily News that they were owed sums of between $10 000…
