HARARE – The Zanu PF faction which is rabidly opposed to Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa succeeding President Robert Mugabe is fighting to have the result of the party’s Masvingo leadership election at the weekend nullified, after its candidate boycotted the poll. This comes as the contestant who quit the poll at the last minute, Mutero…
HARARE – President Robert Mugabe and Zanu PF have declared the late former long-serving Chief Justice, Godfrey Chidyausiku, a national hero. Chidyausiku died in a South African hospital last Wednesday where he was receiving medical attention for liver and kidney-related problems. He left the bench at the end of February after he reached the mandatory…
HARARE – Local Government minister Saviour Kasukuwere says police should now move in to arrest “corrupt” Chitungwiza councillors, who he suspended a fortnight ago on graft charges. Kasukuwere suspended all Chitungwiza councillors, who are predominately drawn from the opposition, drawing the ire of some who felt that the Zanu PF minister is out to weaken…
HARARE – Norton Constituency MP Temba Mliswa has written letters to both the MDC and Zanu PF — which have councillors in the local authority — demanding the dissolution of the Norton Town Council (NTC) over a litany of allegations that range from incompetence to corruption. In letters dated April 27, 2017, Mliswa wrote to…
HARARE – Ahead of next year’s elections, the Zimbabwe Association of Doctors for Human Rights (Zadhr) wants government to set up polling stations at hospitals to enable on duty medical practitioners to vote. In a petition to the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec), the body mandated with running elections in the country, Zadhr board secretary Evans…
CHIPINGE – Over 500 Rwandan refugees who are facing repatriation to their country could flee Tongogara Refugee Camp (TRC) if government fails to address their plea for local integration. TRC administrator Meshack Zengeya said the predominantly Hutu refugees fled their country in fear of revenge killings after their ethnic group presided over a brutal genocide…
HARARE – Police should stop using heavy-handed methods when dealing with Zimbabweans who would be peacefully demanding their dues such as was the case with tobacco farmers last week, Heal Zimbabwe (HZT) has said. In a statement, the peace building organisation said the way police beat up and tear-gassed farmers who were demonstrating at the…
HARARE – Chinese nationals with businesses in the country are in the habit of ill-treating and abusing their employees, Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) president Peter Mutasa said last week. Speaking at the commemorations for World Day for Safety and Health, Mutasa said complaints against the Chinese in Zimbabwe were increasing every day. Our…
HARARE – There is no denying that the wheels have come off. And it is not a secret that authorities are clueless as to how they can save the country’s dying economy from completely imploding. If there was evidence ever needed to highlight how things have fallen apart in Zimbabwe, then one doesn’t need to…
PARIS – Emmanuel Macron has vowed to fight “the forces of division that undermine France” after easily winning the run-off election for the French presidency. The centrist candidate, 39, defeated the far right’s Marine Le Pen, winning 66.1% of the vote to her 33.9%. Acknowledging his victory, Mr Macron told supporters he wanted to ensure…
