February 2017

HARARE – Central bank governor John Mangudya yesterday put himself in line of fire when he suggested that the country should not prioritise payment of DStv subscriptions at the expense of raw materials. Presenting his Monetary Policy Statement (MPS) in Harare yesterday, the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) chief  said he was working on various…

HARARE – The High Court Sheriff yesterday stormed the Umwinsdale  home of opposition Zimbabwe People First (ZPF) founding member Didymus Mutasa to attach property after he failed to settle a $26 000 lawyers’ debt. An armoured vehicle and armed officers is what the Sheriff’s department used to collect the civil judgment from the former Speaker…

HARARE – The formation of a mooted opposition grand coalition is growing into a big possibility with two key players — the MDC and the Zimbabwe People First (ZPF) — both yesterday indicating that they were under pressure to formalise the electoral alliance. Both the MDC and the ZPF have been on nationwide tours trying…

HARARE – The Constitutional Court (Con-Court) yesterday struck off the roll former Vice President Joice Mujuru’s challenge against the introduction of the bond notes which she argued was unconstitutional. She challenged the legality of a presidential pronouncement that provided a legal framework for the introduction of bond notes as a legal tender. The full Con-Court…

HARARE – The warring Zanu PF has now split into two bitterly-opposed formations in Masvingo, with a faction aligned to Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa moving to establish parallel structures from cell level upwards. Top party officials confirmed there were now two structures at most levels belonging to the rival Mnangagwa and Generation 40 (G40) camps….

HARARE – The State yesterday made sensational claims that Higher and Tertiary Education minister Jonathan Moyo and his deputy Godfrey Gandawa — accused of embezzling more than $400 000 funds — were responsible for stalling progress to have their co-accused prosecuted. This was said by prosecutor Lovett Masuku during routine remand proceedings of Nicholas Mapute,…

HARARE – Hundreds of doctors  yesterday downed tools in a bid to push government to improve their conditions of service. This is the latest time doctors have gone on strike in the protracted dispute over pay and work rules. Several surgical operations have been cancelled as a result of the walkout by medical professionals, though…

MUTARE – MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai yesterday said projected good harvests will undermine President Robert Mugabe’s Zanu PF’s capacity to abuse poor rural voters by politicising food aid. Speaking to journalists after meeting church leaders, civic leaders and businesspeople here, the indefatigable opposition leader said while there was fear of intimidation, the ability of rural…

HARARE – The Prosecutor-General’s office has asked High Court judge Tawanda Chitapi to recuse himself from handling the trial of suspended Prosecutor-General Johannes Tomana, who is facing criminal abuse of office charges. Jonathan Chingwinyiso, leading the team of four prosecutors who included Malvern Musarurwa, Thompson Hove and Timothy Makoni, filed the application, claiming the judge…