HARARE – There are growing fears that a panicking ruling Zanu PF — infamous for its leaders’ crass boasts that they have “degrees in violence” — has started unleashing its terror machinery to remain in power ahead of the country’s eagerly-anticipated 2018 national elections. This follows the worrying resurgence of violence across the country in…
HARARE – Former Vice President Joice Mujuru will have to wait for the introduction of bond notes to pursue her lawsuit against the surrogate currency after the Constitutional Court(Con-Court) yesterday said her request for the suit to be heard was premature and speculative. Mujuru, through her lawyers Gift Nyandoro and Lovemore Madhuku, had approached the court…
HARARE – Zanu PF and the police were the top perpetrators of violence in the month of August, a Zimbabwe Peace Project (ZPP) report said. According to the report, the ruling Zanu PF party came tops in violence perpetration with 42 percent while the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) were second with 34 percent followed by…
HARARE – The World Bank (WB) has assured Zimbabwean activist Patson Dzamara that it has no intention of bailing out President Robert Mugabe’s government by extending money to his administration. This was in the aftermath of Dzamara having petitioned the WB during his recent visit to the United States, not to rescue Mugabe’s stone-broke government…
HARARE – Lawyers representing Prophetic Healing and Deliverance (PHD) Ministries founder — Walter Magaya — yesterday raised concerns over the handling of the cleric’s alleged rape case and slammed the State for failing to set a trial date. Magaya — accused of raping a 25-year-old former congregant — appeared before Harare magistrate Bianca Makwande hoping…
HARARE – The National Vendors Union of Zimbabwe (Navuz) — led by the forceful anti-President Robert Mugabe activist, Sten Zvorwadza — has claimed that its Harare chairperson, Kudakwashe Kambakunje, was “abducted and brutally assaulted by suspected State security agents” on Tuesday. Zvorwadza said by mid-morning yesterday, Kambakunje — who was attacked while on his way…
HARARE – Health minister David Parirenyatwa has said despite frosty political relations between the country and the United States (US), he is happy with the contributions the powerhouse is making in Zimbabwe. This comes as US President Barack Obama’s administration has increased funding by about $40 million to $135 million this year towards health care…
HARARE – Finance minister Patrick Chinamasa this week painted a gloomy picture pertaining to the sad reality of our nation when he announced that at least 70 percent of the country’s 13 million people are living in poverty. While these statistics are a no-brainer to the majority of suffering Zimbabweans, it is high time President…
HARARE – Pepsi has begun construction work at its first Zimbabwean $30 million plant despite the worsening economic situation in the country. The bottling plant, which is one of the biggest investments in Zimbabwe’s manufacturing sector in recent years, is set to occupy a total land space of 7,3 hectares, including an 8 125- square…
HARARE – Celebrated South Africa-based guitarist and vocalist Louis Mhlanga will grace the album launch of upcoming artiste Marcy Janyure’s album at Jazz 24/7 in Harare tonight. The Mbare-bred Mhlanga, whose song Distant Lover is the soundtrack of the Mai Chisamba Show, featured on Janyure’s album titled Ndada. “The album has eight tracks including Usachinje…
