HARARE – Zimbabwe has ratcheted up its safeguards against Ebola, with the country requiring travellers mainly passing through the Mozambique border and other frontiers to undergo enhanced screening for the deadly virus. This comes as the World Health Organisation (WHO) has confirmed new cases of Ebola infections in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Zimbabwe’s…
TRIPOLI – Libya has arrested a brother and the father of the man suspected of carrying out the bombing in the British city of Manchester, a relative and security sources said on Wednesday. The family source, asking not to be identified, said intelligence services had arrested Hashem Abedi, who like his older brother Salman was…
GABORONE – Botswana’s Court of Appeal (CoA) Judge president Ian Kirby is furious that President Ian Khama appears to be wrongly advised in his refusal to appoint veteran attorney Omphemetse Motumise as a judge. According to sources close to the Judicial Service Commission (JSC), Kirby expressed his opinion during a heated meeting on May 11,…
HARARE – It appears as if it does not rain but pours at the moment for under-fire Zanu PF national political commissar Saviour Kasukuwere — with the Local Government minister now facing fresh damaging charges by his party foes, as the ugly war to succeed President Robert Mugabe continues to escalate. This comes as Zanu PF…
HARARE – There are growing fears among long-suffering Zimbabweans that the country is on the verge of a complete implosion — after it was confirmed earlier this week that the country is failing to pay its external electricity suppliers. This comes as stressed banks have also warned that the bond notes introduced last year to…
HARARE – The Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) has dispelled social media reports that it is recruiting. Director of army public relations lieutenant colonel Alphios Makotore said the ZNA has noted with concern the continued abuse of social media platforms by some criminal elements who are posting false army recruitment notices. “These false notifications, which are…
HARARE – Four Chingwizi villagers who were jailed five years each for burning police cars during a 2015 protest have approached the High Court seeking to have the jail term quashed. The quartet — Mike Mudyanembwa, Patrick Chinounda Changwesha, Samuel Mubaiwa and Nyengeterai Tagwirei — argue that the magistrate erred in finding them guilty. They…
HARARE – Newly-elected Zanu PF Masvingo chairperson Ezra Chadzamira said he has since moved on and is now working on strengthening the party ahead of the 2018 poll, despite calls by rivals to have his election victory nullified. The province’s chairmanship election was comprehensively won by Chadzamira — an alleged Team Lacoste candidate — after…
HARARE – Harare residents must brace for more water cuts, as council moves to repair countless burst pipes across the city. This comes as water supplies are expected to resume, after most suburbs went for days without the precious commodity following the shutdown of Warren Control Pump Station last weekend. Suburbs affected include the Avenues,…
HARARE – The Morgan Tsvangirai-led MDC says it is preparing for the worst-case scenario, amid concerns the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) is delaying implementing the biometric voter registration (BVR) process. This comes as civil society organisations have expressed worry over the possibility of Zec reverting to the old voters’ roll due to the limited time…
