September 2016

HARARE – There was palpable tension in the country’s major metropolitan areas of Harare and Bulawayo yesterday, despite the grouping of 18 opposition parties operating under the banner of the National Electoral Reform Agenda (Nera) cancelling today’s planned mega demonstrations across the country after government banned protests. The planned mass actions, which would have happened…

HARARE – Former Zanu PF Mashonaland West chairperson Temba Mliswa has said Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa should resign to save his integrity, as he is facing relentless attacks from his juniors. Mliswa said President Robert Mugabe is failing to respect his VPs, making it difficult for them to work with him. “… if it were me,…

HARARE – People’s Democratic Party (PDP) leader Tendai Biti has urged churches to pray for Zimbabwe, saying the country is on a “knife-edge” following weeks of unprecedented protests. In the past weeks, citizens have taken to the streets in protest against President Robert Mugabe and his government, accusing them of grossly mismanaging the country. Writing…

HARARE – Health and Child Care minister David Parirenyatwa has announced that government is working on a new law which seeks to establish an independent regulatory authority to end disputes between medical aid societies and doctors. Parirenyatwa told journalists after touring the Sally Mugabe Kidney Transplant unit at Chitungwiza Central Hospital yesterday that his ministry…

HARARE – Disgruntled members of the Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans’ Association (ZNLWVA) descend on Norton tomorrow to join Temba Mliswa’s campaign rally ahead of the forthcoming parliamentary by-election to replace expelled Christopher Mutsvangwa. Mliswa — contesting the by-election as an independent candidate — was recently endorsed by over 200 Norton-based war veterans. And interestingly,…

HARARE – High Court’s ruling on seven political activists, including MDC members, accused of murdering police inspector Petros Mutedza in Harare’s Glen View suburb in May 2011 has been postponed to a later date. The ruling was expected this week. The accused are represented by Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights board chairperson Beatrice Mtetwa, who…

HARARE – A local firm has won a High Court case in which it sought to bar the sale of the late former Zanu PF politburo member Kumbirai Kangai’s farm, following a botched $3 million land development deal. According to court papers, the applicant is Divine Aid Trust  Company, which trades as Datco, while the…

HARARE – The Residents Forum (RF) has petitioned the Harare City Council (HCC) demanding to be furnished with findings of a report on the prepaid water meters pilot project. According to RF’s coordinator Denford Ngadziore, the report contains crucial details on the criteria used in selecting the five companies hired to install the meters. In…

HARARE – Disgruntled war veterans have warned President Robert Mugabe of worsening civil unrest in the country if Zanu PF bigwigs continue with their mindless bloodletting, as well as their current crackdown on dissenting voices, including former freedom fighters. Reacting yesterday to what he called the continued “persecution” of his family — as well as…