HARARE – The United States (US) said it has “robust mechanisms” to ensure that its food aid to Zimbabwe is not subject to any form of political manipulation. This comes after an investigation by the Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC) found that Zanu PF is the major perpetrator of food aid politicisation in drought-stricken areas….
HARARE – Police are disguising themselves as rioters during demonstrations, taking pictures and pouncing on unsuspecting protesters, a court heard yesterday. This was revealed during the bail hearing of 31-year-old Spencer Mhako, a Harare City Council general hand suspected to be part of a gang that vandalised the Robert Mugabe Road sign during last month’s…
HARARE – James Mushore has insisted that he is “still the town clerk of Harare City Council”, despite his suspension. Mushore — a former banker — was suspended just two weeks after his appointment in March this year, as Local Government minister Saviour Kasukuwere argued that his engagement was unprocedural. He was placed on forced…
HARARE – Tuberculois (TB) is a major public health concern in Harare’s high density areas due to overcrowding and poverty, Council’s acting health director, Clemence Duri, said. He said although there was a decline in reported cases, the trend changed following the emergence of new settlements in the capital. “TB remains a major public health…
HARARE – Last month, in a small, inconspicuous café in Johannesburg, I listened as Pastor Evan Mawarire broke down and wept as he told me how Zimbabwean authorities harassed and persecuted him for daring to speak out against repression and rights abuses in his country. Mawarire’s courageous #ThisFlag campaign has galvanised ordinary Zimbabweans from all…
HARARE – President Robert Mugabe and his panicking ruling party — reeling from a humiliating High Court shellacking on Wednesday over the government’s illegal banning of mass action in Harare — are urging Zanu PF youths to go “pound for pound” with protesters, in a move seen as a declaration of war on dissenting voices….
HARARE – President Robert Mugabe’s stone-broke government, which is facing growing protests by restive Zimbabweans, has finally scrapped bonuses for all its workers as part of a raft of measures announced yesterday, including pending retrenchments and the cutting of salaries of senior officials. The emergency measures come as civil service salaries and bonuses have been…
HARARE – Musician Jah Prayzah, born Mukudzei Mukombe, has been sucked into Zanu PF’s deadly fights to succeed President Robert Mugabe with music fans and critics saying his latest album Mudhara Vachauya was produced to prop-up embattled Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa in his battle to succeed the 92-year-old leader. Lyrics from the lanky musician’s latest…
HARARE – The case of three MDC activists convicted on Tuesday for murdering police inspector Petros Mutedza took a new twist yesterday after the defence counsel made striking submissions leading to the release of one of the convicts. Phineas Nhatarikwa — found guilty for being an accessory to the murder — was freed after their…
HARARE – Zimbabwe is set to receive higher than normal rainfall in the forthcoming 2016-2017 season, the Meteorological Services Department (Met department) forecasted. Presenting the country’s seasonal climate outlook on Wednesday, the Met department said the season was likely to start early, with significant rains to be received as early as end of September this…
