HARARE – Former Vice President Joice Mujuru began a new political journey yesterday when she formally cut ties with the Zimbabwe People First (ZPF) by forming a new party, the National People’s Party (NPP) — bringing to an end a rocky relationship with her former top allies Didymus Mutasa and Rugare Gumbo. This comes after…
HARARE – Zimbabwe is moving to ban the import of farm produce as it looks at investing close to $150 million in the agriculture sector, Agriculture minister Joseph Made said. Giving an update on the state of food security to a Senate thematic committee on Peace and Security yesterday, Made said the ban would be…
HARARE – MDC president Morgan Tsvangirai, poised to pick a new Senator for Bulawayo Metropolitan province, has been in talks with key officials in the second city and promised to unveil his nominee soon, with three officials among those under close consideration. Tsvangirai has been in talks with the Provincial Executive Committee to discuss filling…
HARARE – National Vendors Union of Zimbabwe (Navuz) chairperson Sten Zvorwadza and 13 of his members — charged following demonstrations against alleged municipal police corruption — were back in court yesterday anticipating a ruling on their application for referral of the matter to the Constitutional Court (Con-Court). The ruling was deferred to March 20 because…
HARARE – Rural teachers have called off a strike in its fifth day after resolving to join the collective Apex Council industrial action on Monday. The Amalgamated Rural Teachers’ Union of Zimbabwe (Artuz) announced that it has suspended industrial action which had been ongoing since Monday, following vigorous, passionate and thoughtful debate about joining the…
MUTARE – Mutare City Council requires $2 million to maintain its badly scarred road network. Addressing journalists after a full council meeting this week, Mutare mayor Tatenda Nhamarare said the current spell of heavy rains had compounded the mountainous city’s woes. “To maintain the roads of Mutare, we need about $2 million. We are only…
HARARE – A Chinhamora herdboy who exposed his privates to his employer’s daughters was yesterday slapped with a six-month prison term. Versus Dennis Ruzvidzo lowered his pants before the minors, aged 10 and 12, and held his testicles before telling them that they helped him predict cold weather and produced “things” that made women pregnant….
HARARE – Kombi operators have warned they will hike fares if government forges ahead with plans to introduce urban tollgates. This comes after Local Government minister Saviour Kasukuwere on Monday said plans were at an advanced stage to erect the urban plazas soon. [GoogleAd] “Unless they exempt public transporters like South Africa has done, we…
HARARE – The United States (US) embassy in Harare will be reaching out to President Donald Trump not to slash foreign aid to Zimbabwe, ambassador Harry Thomas Jnr has said. This comes as Trump has proposed large cuts to foreign aid at a time of acute need in Zimbabwe. The details of Trump’s budget proposal…
HARARE – The Zanu PF enemies of vocal businessman-turned-politician, Energy Mutodi, moved closer to kicking him out of the warring ruling party — after its Mashonaland East executive held a disciplinary hearing in the wake of his recent statements on the former liberation movement’s burning succession riddle. The outspoken Mutodi, a self-confessed supporter of Vice…
