HARARE – High Court judge Tawanda Chitapi yesterday summoned acting prosecutor-general (PG) Ray Goba to explain the import of his request for the judge to recuse himself from handling the criminal trial of suspended prosecutor-general Johannes Tomana. Tomana is facing criminal abuse of office charges. Goba wrote a letter to Judge president George Chiweshe raising…
HARARE – Four family members who died in a well on a mission to drain water using a submersible pump, needlessly lost their lives, a residents group has said. Cleopas Jokomera and his three sons, Cleopas Jr, Macliff and Tom died in Budiriro 4 from inhaling carbon monoxide as they were using a submersible pump…
HARARE – The National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) is relying on letters to communicate with train operators, risking derailment and collisions, board chairman Larry Mavhima has told Parliament. Giving oral evidence before the parliamentary portfolio committee on Transport on Monday, Mavhima said the ailing parastatal desperately needs $400 million to turn around its waning fortunes….
HARARE – Zimbabwe faces a red locust invasion which further threatens maize and wheat yields, as the country battles to control fall army worm that has ravaged crops. The red locusts — a large grasshopper species — are aggressive and destructive crop-eating pests that move in swarms, feeding on vegetation in its path. International Red…
HARARE – There was general consensus across the continent yesterday that Issa Hayatou has overstayed his welcome as Confederation of African Football (Caf) president. Hayatou, who is seeking an eighth term in next month’s elections, has been the Caf president since 1988. However, it seems Zifa president Philip Chiyangwa and his colleagues from Cosafa have…
HARARE – Ngezi Platinum Stars’ African Confederation Cup return leg against Pamplemousses, which was initially set for Baobab Stadium, has been moved to the National Sports Stadium after Caf insisted that Mhondoro-Ngezi cannot host international matches due to lack of hotels in the area. The match, however, remains this Saturday but will now kick off…
HARARE – NAtional Paralympic head of delegation Anna Shiri said she still expects the team to be on top of their game when they participate at the Outeniqua Wheelchair Challenge in George Town, South Africa this weekend. The Outeniqua Wheelchair Challenge is the only exclusive wheelchair challenge for sportsmen and women in Africa and Zimbabwe…
HARARE – Zimbabwe host Afghanistan in five One Day Internationals (ODIs) beginning tomorrow at Harare Sports Club hoping to avenge for past defeats at the hands of the Associate country. The locals have been embarrassed by the Afghanistan both at home and on neutral venues over the years. Only a series win will help boost…
HARARE – Zanu PF’s politburo will have its first meeting of 2017 in Harare tomorrow, amid fears that the gathering could become very heated as the party’s tribal, factional and succession wars continue to worsen. An insider who spoke to the Daily News yesterday said top of the agenda would be the “high level of…
HARARE – The Supreme Court has slapped down a High Court order which sought to bar the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) from conducting public interviews to choose the country’s next chief justice, ruling that the executive’s plans to amend the law did not in itself nullify the Constitution. This comes as Parliament is set to…
