HARARE – Sanity could soon return to the country’s largest opposition party as the quarrelling parties — MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai and his deputy, Thokozani Khupe — signalled their desire yesterday to smoke a peace pipe to avert a split that might diminish their prospects of winning the 2018 polls, the Daily News can report….
HARARE – A lawmaker in the National Assembly has petitioned the Speaker of Parliament Jacob Mudenda challenging the passage of Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment Bill Number 1 (No. 1) on the basis that it may not have passed with required two-thirds majority as alleged. In a letter referenced: Unconstitutional Passage of Constitutional Amendment Bill in…
HARARE – The High Court yesterday withheld ruling on whether an application by Econet Group’s pay television service, Kwese TV, in which it is challenging the Broadcasting Authority of Zimbabwe (Baz) over an operating licence, was urgent or not. This comes after Baz declared Kwese TV illegal and warned the company against providing services without…
HARARE – More than 700 veld fires have been recorded since the beginning of the fire season on July 31, destroying over 435 000 hectares of forest, Environment ministry’s permanent secretary Prince Mupazviriho said yesterday. Mupazviriho said to avoid the spread of fires, farmers should ensure that homesteads, crop fields and pastures are protected by…
HARARE – Opposition National People’s Party (NPP) leader Joice Mujuru has launched her bid for presidency with night vigils — popularly known as pungwes — hoping to take votes from mainstream candidates in a tight race that promises a strong turnout. The 62-year-old was President Robert Mugabe’s deputy for a decade and seen as the…
BULAWAYO – It’s exactly a year after popular musician Mukudzei Mukombe aka Jah Prayzah released the album Mudhara Vachauya but instead of being kept in the archives, the title track has gained significant meaning, especially in Zanu PF where the former liberation movement is deeply-divided over the unresolved President Robert Mugabe succession issue. Jay Prayzah…
HARARE – Harare regional magistrate Noel Mupeiwa yesterday ruled that lieutenant-colonel Rangarirai Kembo — who is being charged with rape — had a case to answer. He threw out his application for discharge at the close of the State’s case. Kembo’s lawyer, Emmanuel Samundombe, had moved for his client’s acquittal at the end of the…
NAIROBI – Kenya’s opposition leader Raila Odinga has said that he will not take part in the presidential election re-run slated for 17 October “without legal and constitutional guarantees”. Last week, the Supreme Court annulled August’s election result saying the electoral commission (IEBC) had not followed the constitution. Incumbent President Uhuru Kenyatta was declared the…
LONDON – Islands in the Caribbean have made last-minute preparations for Hurricane Irma, the most powerful Atlantic storm in a decade, with officials warning of its “potentially catastrophic” effects. The category five hurricane, the highest possible level, has sustained wind speeds reaching 300km/h (185mph). It made landfall in the Leeward Islands and will move on…
BULAWAYO – Former Highlanders players believe that only unity of purpose between coach Erol Akbay and the club executive can stop the malaise currently prevailing at the Bulawayo giants. Bosso are in turmoil ever since Akbay announced that he will not be renewing his contract at the end of the current Castle Lager Premiership season….
