HARARE – Zanu PF supporters on Friday turned on one of the suspected terror groups, forcing it to flee Lupane on Friday moments after an angry President Robert Mugabe had finished his address in which he disowned rogue youths terrorising ordinary citizens using his wife’s name. Mugabe was left seething with anger when he was…
HARARE – There is growing consensus among political analysts that the country’s opposition will find it difficult to defeat President Robert Mugabe and his deeply-divided Zanu PF in next year’s much-awaited national elections. Working against the prospects of an opposition victory are the continuing discord among opposition leaders on who should lead the mooted electoral…
HARARE – The Judiciary Service Commission (JSC) has shortlisted eight candidates to be interviewed for the Prosecutor General’s (PG) job which became vacant following the sacking of Johannes Tomana (pictured) in June. In an announcement yesterday, the JSC said the eight candidates would be publicly interviewed on Monday, August 21, in Harare at the Rainbow…
BULAWAYO – Zanu PF’s hopes of uniting its warring officials in Bulawayo ahead of the crucial 2018 elections could be diminishing as the provincial leadership on Saturday painted a picture of a party gripped by lawlessness and loss of trust among its officials. Visiting secretary for administration, Ignatius Chombo sat stoned-faced as Bulawayo chairperson, Denis…
HARARE – Government’s move to impose a tougher 60-year jail term for rapists has been hailed across the political divide, though observers said more needs to be done in avoiding the crimes rather than censuring the perpetrators. The proposed stiffer sentence comes as rape cases have worryingly escalated in Zimbabwe’s society, with children as young…
HARARE – Government is implementing new technology to deal with the contentious issue of spot fines payment by offending motorists, Home Affairs deputy minister Obedingwa Mguni has revealed. This comes amid furore and confusion over spot fines, with the courts ruling that they are not mandatory, but the police continuing to impose them on the…
HARARE – Fifteen lawyers are under scrutiny for misconduct following applications that were filed with Law Society of Zimbabwe (LSZ), with one having been deregistered this year. LSZ president, Misheck Hogwe, who has also been nominated for the Prosecutor-General’s post — said they were yet to look into the applications before concluding the fate of…
HARARE – As we hurtle towards the 2018 elections the Zimbabwe Human Rights Association (ZimRights) — a grassroots-based organisation with membership across the country’s 10 provinces — has raised the red flag, with reports from its monitors on the ground suggesting strong indicators of political violence in communities. Our assistant editor, Maxwell Sibanda, caught up…
HARARE – A convicted gang of heavily-armed robbers who terrorised business premises and mines before being busted at their Darwendale farm hideout will answer to 11 fresh counts in the Bulawayo Magistrate’s Court. This was announced by prosecutor Michael Reza, who managed to sustain convictions on eight counts ranging from armed robbery, possession of firearms…
MUTARE – MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai has received a major boost for his 2018 election campaign after Renewal Democrats of Zimbabwe (RDZ) spokesperson Pishayai Muchauraya dumped the Elton Mangoma-led party to rejoin the former. Muchauraya — who left MDC in 2014 — was officially received back to the MDC at a Bereka mwana rally in…
