HARARE – Zimbabwe People First (ZPF) leader Joice Mujuru, who has come under intense attacks from Zanu PF, has threatened to ‘‘expose’’ President Robert Mugabe and “revisionists” in her former party whom she accuses of trying to rewrite history. Mujuru has become a subject of Zanu PF relentless attacks after she held joint rallies with…
HARARE – Opposition groups — buoyed by the meeting between former vice president Joice Mujuru and MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai in Gweru last week — want a swift conclusion to talks that will lead to the formation of the eagerly-awaited grand coalition. This comes at a time Zanu PF is facing growing pressure from a…
HARARE – Radical pressure group Tajamuka yesterday staged a demonstration at Unicef’s offices in Harare protesting against the organisation’s recent remarks over the involvement of children in protests. This comes as Unicef — a humanitarian and developmental assistance provider to children — slammed Tajamuka, together with other protestors including Patson Dzamara, for involving children in…
HARARE – National Vendors Union of Zimbabwe (Navuz) chairperson Sten Zvorwadza was yesterday admitted in hospital after heavily-armed police brutally attacked him while he was protesting at the Harare Central Police Station. Zvorwadza was demonstrating against police’s ruthless actions on vendors and pro-democracy activists. “I have been admitted at Avenues Clinic. The doctors are checking…
HARARE – Harare has been declared typhoid free, with no cases having been reported in nearly two months, council’s health director Prosper Chonzi said. The Harare City Council (HCC)’s healthcare facilities have gone for more than six weeks without any reported case of the waterborne diseases. “According to World Health Organisation (WHO) guidelines, if you…
HARARE – Police successfully traced a murder and armed robbery suspect who had been on the run for five years after he made his latest attack on Wiltshire Explosives in Bindura early this month. In 2010, Farai Fundi, 35, of Mozambican origin, fled after setting explosives on a Shamva Mine security guard in a bid…
HARARE – The recent solidarity pact between MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai and People’s First’s Joice Mujuru as they led demonstrations in Gweru was by any measure groundbreaking and the shockwaves are evidently resonating within Zanu PF, political and social commentators contend. The commentators said what Zimbabweans need is a genuine coalition and not the so…
HARARE – South Africa-based NKC African Economics (NKC) this week warned the Zimbabwean government over the impending food shortages emanating from the El Nino-induced drought and the recently gazetted import restrictions. What is scary about this situation is that the country has been battling with intermittent food shortages since 2000 due to underproduction in the…
EDITOR — I write to reply to Information minister Chris Mushohwe’s letter, “Don’t abuse social media,” published in your edition yesterday. Firstly, being a Zimbabwean and living in this nation I have noted over the years Zanu PF’s abuse of all State media in order to perpetuate its stranglehold on power. ZBC, ZTV and the…
HARARE – Zimbabwe could have lost close to $124 million in tourism revenue last year to the controversial and punitive value added tax (Vat) imposed by the country’s cash-strapped government. A latest report commissioned by the Zimbabwe Council for Tourism (ZCT) revealed that the country could have received a paltry $6,6 million in tourism taxes…
