HARARE – Since the attainment of independence, Zimbabwean prisoners — who have the same rights to decide on their next leader as every other Zimbabwean citizen — have never been accorded the right to vote. But according to the Constitution of Zimbabwe, all citizens of Zimbabwe who are aged 18 or above have the right…
ZVISHAVANE – With the 2016/2017 agricultural season having been characterised by above normal rainfall and flash floods across the country, surprisingly Zvishavane which is in the agricultural ecological regions four and five suffered a dry spell. A visit to the small mining area showed dry river beds which had filled with sand mostly due to…
HARARE – While foreign universities are portrayed as havens of quality education compared to those in the country, Zimbabwean students in Northern Cyprus are going through hell. Instead of the island being a paradise it has turned otherwise with parents complaining that their children are suffering attacks and abuse from the Turks, language barrier in…
HARARE – Zimbabweans have reacted angrily to First Lady Grace Mugabe’s brush with the law in South Africa where she faces charges of severely assaulting a 20-year-old model, Gabriella Engels she had found with her sons at an upmarket hotel in Sandton, on Sunday. Political analyst Maxwell Saungweme believes that while conflict is inevitable, violence…
HARARE – In what is turning out to be a bad month for Zanu PF, another key figure for the ruling party George Rutanhire passed on yesterday. Rutanhire’s death comes hard on the heels of the passing on of minister of State for Masvingo Province Shuvai Mahofa and also at a time when the nation…
HARARE – War veterans’ leader Victor Matemadanda, who is facing charges of undermining the authority of the president and causing disaffection among the defence forces, was yesterday granted $200 bail. The development was a dose of good news for Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s allies whose other vocal wordsmith Energy Mutodi remains behind bars following his…
BULAWAYO – Police on Friday night arrested the leader of a new opposition party, the Zimbabwe Economic Freedom Fighters (ZEFF) soon after addressing journalists at the Bulawayo Media Centre. He was charged with violating immigration laws. The United Kingdom-based Innocent Ndibali who is in the country to drum up support for his party was taken…
HARARE – Millers have threatened to institute legal proceedings if Health minister David Parirenyatwa does not invalidate the food fortification policy, as health inspectors are threatening to arrest and shut down milling companies who do not abide by fortification guidelines. In an August 16 letter to Parirenyatwa, Grain Millers Association of Zimbabwe(Gmaz) chairperson Tafadzwa Musarara…
HARARE – Succession battles in Zanu PF escalated yesterday as it emerged that the confusion surrounding the burial of the late senior party official Shuvai Mahofa is being caused by the party’s warring two factions with one of the groups not keen on having acting President Phelekezela Mphoko preside over her burial at the National…
HARARE – Chicken Inn coach Rahman Gumbo (pictured)believes his side is primed for the Castle Lager Premiership title after grinding a 1-0 win over Black Rhinos to go top of the log table yesterday. Skipper Moses Jackson scored the all-important goal for the Gamecocks in the 63rd minute to take their tally to 45 points…
