HARARE – War veterans aligned to Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday made a dramatic U-turn, insisting that they remain members of the ruling Zanu PF party. Following the expulsion of Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Association (ZNLWVA) chairperson Christopher Mutsvangwa and some members of his executive from Zanu PF last year, the war veterans cut…
BULAWAYO – Deputy Chief Justice Luke Malaba has said Zimbabwe must immediately initiate reforms in the judiciary in order to successfully tackle corruption. In his speech during the official opening of the 2017 legal year, Malaba said the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) was committed to nipping corruption in the bud. “A corrupt judiciary cannot claim…
HARARE – The Meteorological Services Department (MSD) has forecast countrywide flooding, as heavy rains continue to pound the country. So far, the Civil Protection Unit (CPU) has confirmed that areas that have been hit by flash floods include parts of Guruve, Mt Darwin, Chitungwiza, Marange, Buhera, Mutasa, Bulilima Mangwe and Victoria Falls. Senior forecaster Tich…
HARARE – Fear of violence hangs over Zimbabwe as the country heads to polls next year. In the election, President Robert Mugabe is likely to face his former deputy Joice Mujuru and his long-time nemesis Morgan Tsvangirai, among several other opposition figures. But in a country with the traumatic legacy of the Mugabe regime’s brutality…
HARARE – Government must urgently fund the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) to enable it to conduct polling station-based biometric voter registration (BVR), the Zimbabwe Electoral Support Network (Zesn) said. The independent observer group expressed worry that the forthcoming 2018 election could be seriously compromised by voter registration problems arising from a funding shortfall that could…
HARARE – Vendors have threatened to cause mayhem if the Harare City Council (HCC) goes ahead with plans to forcibly remove them from the streets. In a bid to curb a typhoid outbreak — which has so far claimed two lives — council has banned the sale of cooked and uncooked food while it has also…
HARARE – The World Bank’s prediction that Zimbabwe’s economy will grow by 3,8 percent this year is not only incorrect but also misleading, economic experts have said. This comes as the Bretton Woods institution in its Global Economic Prospects report titled “Weak Investment in Uncertain Times”, which was released last week, noted that the Zimbabwean…
WASHINGTON – The number of Democratic members of Congress saying they will boycott Donald Trump’s inauguration on Friday has increased to 26. Many have cited as a reason the president-elect’s recent attack on civil rights icon and fellow congressman John Lewis. Mr Trump lashed out at Mr Lewis on Twitter on Friday after Mr Lewis…
BANJUL – The Gambia’s President-elect Adama Barrow is to remain in Senegal until his planned inauguration on Thursday, state media in Senegal say. The move was requested by West African leaders after a summit in Mali, Senegalese news agency APS said. President Yahya Jammeh is currently refusing to step down until the supreme court can…
HARARE – The Zimbabwean theatre industry has been adversely affected by the closure of several embassies over the past three years, Rooftop Promotions founder and director, Daves Guzha has revealed. One of the major arts sponsors was the Norwegian Embassy which shut down operations in June last year while the Danish Embassy closed down in…
