HARARE – Beleaguered Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday moved to publicly disown his allies again, as he battles to save his political career — saying contrary to suggestions by his Zanu PF foes, he remained loyal to President Robert Mugabe and had no intention of pushing the nonagenarian out of power. Mnangagwa jettisoned his followers,…
HARARE – Former Vice President and now Zimbabwe People First (ZPF) leader, Joice Mujuru, has filed a lawsuit against President Robert Mugabe and his administration over the government’s controversial import ban on basic consumer goods. This comes as it emerged last week that South Africa is seething over the ban which Pretoria says is unfair…
HARARE – Prominent South African lawyer — George Bizos — made a surprise appearance at the Magistrates’ Courts where he came in support of war veterans’ leader Douglas Mahiya whose bail ruling was postponed to tomorrow. Bizos was the late Nelson Mandela’s lawyer and friend but he is not new to these shores. He represented…
BULAWAYO – Former Zanu PF youth leader Acie Lumumba has accused President Robert Mugabe of breeding terrorism after he was attacked by Zanu PF yobs in Bulawayo on Friday. Lumumba was due to hold a meeting with youths drawn from different associations in the city but was forced to abandon the gathering after Zanu PF thugs…
HARARE – Zimbabwe is set to host the first ever China-Africa Tourism conference next year, an event the Zimbabwe Tourism Authority (ZTA) believes will “enable the continent to penetrate the Chinese market”. ZTA chief executive Karikoga Kaseke on Friday said his institution will co-host the conference, in Victoria Falls, with Chinese Friendly International, led by Kurt…
HARARE – Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra)’s recently-launched crackdown on car importers is illegal and exposes the tax collector to litigation, constitutional law experts said. Last week, Zimra announced that it was probing vehicles imported into Zimbabwe between January 2014 and June 2016 in accordance with provisions of the Customs and Excise Act (Chapter 23:02). The…
HARARE – As the Harare City Council (HCC) goes ahead with installing prepaid water meters, much to the chagrin of residents associations who feel the move is in violation of people’s constitutional right to water, some are actually approaching the local authority demanding installation of the devices at their residences. Those opting for the meters…
HARARE – Zimbabwean tobacco farmers have remained resilient in the face of a devastating drought — which has left more than 5,5 million people in need of food aid — and are set to surpass the new target of 190 million kilogrammes (kg). This was after the country had set an initial target of 175…
KENT – Events in the ruling party, Zanu PF, have taken a dramatic turn following the arrest of leaders of the war veterans association, believed to be behind a communiqué which severely criticised the leadership of President Robert Mugabe and declared withdrawal of war veterans’ support from the nonagenarian leader. The association’s secretary for publicity,…
HARARE – Miss Zimbabwe Trust chairperson Marry Chiwenga says the national pageant’s tainted reputation is scaring away beautiful girls. Under Chiwenga’s watch, Miss Zimbabwe 2014 Thabiso Phiri and Miss Zimbabwe 2015 Emily Kachote were dethroned over nude pictures allegations. The wife of Zimbabwe Defence Forces commander General Chiwenga told the Daily News that despite their…
