HARARE – The government’s decision to stagger civil servants’ bonuses at a time when Treasury is struggling with depleting coffers smacks of hypocrisy on the part of those in power. This week, soldiers failed to access their promised bonuses — for the second time in two months — and there is no guarantee that any…
HARARE – Opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai and former Vice President Joice Mujuru have come closer to forging an alliance to oust the post-congress Zanu PF from power after the People First movement signed the National Electoral Reform Agenda (Nera) document that agitates for crucial electoral reforms before the next national elections are held in the…
HARARE – Zimbabweans should brace themselves for early polls as the escalating factional and succession wars that are devouring the post-congress Zanu PF could soon see the ruling party imploding completely, former prime minister Morgan Tsvangirai’s MDC says. Speaking in a wide-ranging interview with the Daily News yesterday, MDC spokesperson Obert Gutu said that it…
HARARE – Former Mashonaland West governor Peter Chanetsa faces the boot from the restive Zanu PF provincial coordinating committee (PCC) for allegedly misrepresenting facts regarding the ejection of War Veterans minister Christopher Mutsvangwa recently. Following Mutsvangwa’s ouster last weekend there were groans from his sympathisers who were quick to point to a possible breach of…
HARARE – A man who masqueraded as Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa before swindling his victim of $3 000 has been arraigned before the Harare Magistrates’ Courts. Tarisai Chiriga, 24, who is jointly charged with Tinashe Muwandi, 33, is facing impersonation charges. Though the State papers did not explain the circumstances leading to the complainant, whose…
HARARE – The Remnant Church pastor, who was arrested for allegedly staging a demonstration denouncing President Robert Mugabe’s 35-year-old rule during the just-ended Zanu PF conference in Victoria Falls, has been freed on $500 bail. Victoria Falls magistrate Lindiwe Maphosa freed Patrick Phillip Mugadza, 45, on Tuesday. Mugadza is being accused of contravening Section 46…
HARARE – Government’s decision to increase road traffic fines from $20 to $100 will fuel corruption both in the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) and among members of the public as it is beyond the reach of many, parliamentarians have said. Presenting a report on the 2016 National Budget recently presented by Finance minister Patrick Chinamasa,…
ADDIS ABABA – Anti-terror rhetoric by Ethiopia’s government could escalate into a brutal crackdown on protesters, human rights group Amnesty International has warned. A plan to expand the capital’s administrative control into the Oromia region has sparked deadly protests. The government has accused Oromo protesters of links with terror groups and trying to start a…
LUANDA – US rapper Nicki Minaj has been asked by a rights group to cancel her performance in Angola on Saturday. The letter from Human Rights Foundation (HRF) says the money to pay her comes from “government corruption and human rights violations”. Angolan rapper Luaty Beirao has been in prison since June, along with 14…
HARARE – Every finish line is the beginning of a new race and Collen Makaza does not want to start another marathon without the love of his life by his side. A few months into his Legends’ Marathon victory celebrations, Makaza has announced his imminent marriage to marathon runner Precious Mukuza. The marriage is taking…
