October 2016

HARARE – A seething Zimbabwe People First (ZPF) leader, Joice Mujuru, roundly savaged President Robert Mugabe and Zanu PF yesterday, following last weekend’s orgy of violence by seemingly deranged ruling party youths who left for dead four of her officials in Guruve, Mashonaland Central. Speaking to the Daily News after the former vice president visited…

HARARE – University of Zimbabwe (UZ) graduating students yesterday pulled a shocker and confronted President Robert Mugabe head-on by openly showing him banners reminding the controversial 92-year-old leader that graduating was meaningless without jobs. This happened as Mugabe was in the process of conferring degrees to 3 677 graduates at the country’s biggest university. One…

HARARE – High Court Judge Priscillah Chigumba yesterday conceded that she made an unpopular decision by ruling against a police ban barring opposition political parties and pro-democracy groups from staging protests in central Harare early this month. Chigumba made these revelations during interviews to select Supreme Court judges where she was stunned by allegations that…

HARARE – Church leaders say they will petition Parliament to impeach President Robert Mugabe after the 92-year-old leader ignored their September 28 ultimatum to initiate dialogue and address issues that triggered the escalating civil unrest. The clergymen — Ancelimo Magaya, Kudakwashe Makuwe, Useni Sibanda and Tedious Munemo — said persistent efforts to appeal to the…

HARARE – President Robert Mugabe is unwilling to address the problems that have compelled long-suffering Zimbabweans to take to the streets, but “rather prepared to shed blood” to defend his 36-year grip on power, a Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition (CIZC) report has claimed. In the report, the civic organisation said history proves that Mugabe and…

HARARE – Health minister David Parirenyatwa has expressed concern over a possible cholera and typhoid outbreak, if urban residents are not cautious of their water sources during the rainy season. The highly-communicable diseases — closely linked to poor hygiene and environmental management — are mainly transmitted through contaminated water and food. Apart from the rains…

MUTARE – Two Zimbabwe National Students Union (Zinasu) members who had been arrested on charges of disorderly conduct in a public place have been finally granted $100 bail each. The duo had remained behind bars after 15 others, who are also Zinasu members, were released on bail. Although all the 17 students were charged with…