June 2016

HARARE – With the country teetering on the brink of another ginormous economic meltdown akin to the horror experienced in 2008, there are growing fears that ordinary Zimbabweans are becoming increasingly restless and that this could soon blow up into deadly riots. Concerned analysts who spoke to the Daily News yesterday said the ongoing cash…

HARARE – Political analyst Dewa Mavhinga says with the prevailing dire economic situation in the country, it is conceivable that Zimbabwe could go for its next national elections before 2018. “It seems that people can see that major political changes are looming and that 2018 may be too far. It is possible that national elections…

HARARE – Former advisor to ex-Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai, Alex Magaisa, has laid into government for policy inconsistencies and the seemingly bizarre decision to turn to colonial regulations to find solutions to the present economic woes. Magaisa’s sentiments followed a notice by government to ban the importation of goods under the control of Goods regulations…

HARARE – Anti-President Robert Mugabe activists, who were recently released from remand prison, had to seek medical attention after they were allegedly given a thorough beating by “police in riot gear” on Monday night. The Daily News, witnessed one of the activists, Linda Masarari, being taken to hospital on Monday night. The usually bubbly activist…

HARARE – Youths from 14 opposition political parties and 45 civil society organisations have joined hands in their quest to force President Robert Mugabe to fulfil his 2013 poll pledge — through nationwide demonstrations. In an interview with the Daily News last week , MDC youth chairperson Happpison Chidziva said the 14 opposition parties and 45…

HARARE – The first complainant who accused CAPS United player Method Mwanjali of stabbing him in the stomach yesterday made indications that he was willing to withdraw the case. When Mwanjali appeared before Harare regional magistrate Noel Mupeiwa yesterday, the prosecutor Tinashe Makiya notified the court of the complainant’s intention to withdraw. Makiya subsequently postponed the…

HARARE – Ex-Zimbabwe Broadcasting Holdings (ZBH) chief executive Happison Muchechetere’s prosecution for contravening the Procurement Act has been set for June 29, as the presiding magistrate was unavailable for proceedings. Muchechetere will appear before Harare regional magistrate Aidonia Masawi. Allegations against Muchechetere arose in January 2013, when he entered into a procurement deal with a…

HARARE – An Indian national who does consultancy for a company that is sponsoring the ongoing India-Zimbabwe ODI series and a fan who reportedly raped a local woman while booked at a local hotel spent another night in remand prison after they were denied bail at the Harare Magistrates’ Courts. Krishna Satyanarayana Gandlur, 33, and Ravi…

HARARE – A Zimbabwean bus was torched and another stripped by protesters in Tshwane but that did not deter hard-pressed Zimbabwean cross-boarder traders from continuing to flock to South Africa despite the violence there. The mob set over a dozen buses alight and blocked the main entrance into the township with rocks and burning tyres….