HARARE – A nervous Zanu PF is convening an emergency politburo meeting in Harare today, amidst growing resistance to the ruling party’s misrule of the past 36 years, as well as a crippling strike by angry government workers, including teachers, nurses and medical doctors. The meeting also comes after Monday’s deadly riots in Harare, which…
HARARE – Civil servants — mainly teachers and nurses — yesterday downed tools, leaving tens of thousands of students and patients stranded, as they pile pressure on President Robert Mugabe’s broke government to pay them their salaries on time. The Daily News established, for example, that in many schools in the Harare dormitory township of…
HARARE – Amid debilitating chaos, former Vice President Joice Mujuru, who is now leading her own political outfit Zimbabwe People First (ZPF), has called on President Robert Mugabe to call for fresh elections, stating that the Zanu PF government has totally failed. Addressing journalists yesterday at her Highlands residence, Mujuru said the current wave of…
HARARE – War veterans have backed the ongoing wave of protests against President Robert Mugabe’s government saying the ruling party has failed Zimbabweans in a big way. Addressing a press conference in Harare today, Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Association (ZNLWVA) spokesperson, Douglas Mahiya said people have been pushed to the edge by Zanu PF’s…
NAIROBI – Three Kenyan police officers have appeared in court over the murder of a human rights lawyer, whose body was found on Friday after he went missing. Willie Kimani disappeared after lodging a complaint against a police officer on behalf of a client, who was also killed, along with their driver. The Law Society…
HARARE – Leader of the newly-formed opposition party, Viva Zimbabwe, Acie Lumumba, who recently grabbed headlines when he insulted President Robert Mugabe with obscenities, has turned himself in. The former Zanu PF Youth leader had been on Zimbabwe Republic Police wanted list since his sensational F-word utterances at the launch of his party last week….
HARARE – The MDC led by Morgan Tsvangirai has backed the ongoing wave of protests against President Robert Mugabe vowing to assume the lead in a major demonstration set for tomorrow. There was total chaos in Harare as disgruntled commuter omnibus operators joined hands with the masses fighting running battles with law enforcement agents. Addressing…
HARARE – The private prosecutor who is nailing Bikita West legislator Munyaradzi Kereke was back in court yesterday exposing inconsistencies that emerged in the MP’s closing submissions that were filed off record. Kereke is being charged with rape and indecent assault after allegedly sexually molesting his wife’s two nieces at their Vainona residence in 2010….
HARARE – Outspoken preacher Ancelimo Magaya has urged Zimbabweans protesting against President Robert Mugabe’s policies to “keep up the momentum” so as to force the nonagenarian to relinquish power. Commenting on the ongoing wave of protests sweeping across the country the clergyman, who is the director of Zimbabwe Divine Destiny (ZDD), an association of several…
HARARE – Amid turmoil across the country, opposition political parties say government’s failure to address the situation is a sign that President Robert Mugabe does not care about the suffering of the people. For nearly two decades now, Zimbabweans have braved serious economic hardships and in the past few weeks things have been coming to…
