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ED fights back

HARARE – Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s strongholds — Midlands and Masvingo provinces — convened emergency meetings yesterday and annulled the suspensions of its top provincial executives by Zanu PF political commissar Saviour Kasukuwere, setting the stage for what could be more infighting ahead of the party’s special congress in December. Kasukuwere last week sanctioned the…

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Govt plunging Zim into fiscal disaster

HARARE – A fiscal disaster is looming as President Robert Mugabe’s Zanu PF government is on a spending spree ahead of 2018 elections, often funded through recourse to expensive debt. The reckless and carefree expenditure — amid a widening budget deficit and waning national revenue collections — could sink the already suffocating nation deeper into…

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Mugabe fools media on politburo meeting

HARARE – In an unprecedented move, President Robert Mugabe and Zanu PF held an extraordinary politburo meeting at the State House — fooling a number of journalists and officials from the Information ministry in the process — who waited  in vain at the party’s headquarters where such meetings are usually held. In a notice to…

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Charumbira calls on chiefs to back Mugabe

HARARE – Chief Fortune Charumbira, the president of the Chiefs’ Council, has called upon chiefs to campaign for President Robert Mugabe and his Zanu PF party to ensure he wins the forthcoming election. Charumbira told the official opening of the 2017 edition of the National Annual Conference of chiefs held in Bulawayo on Saturday that…

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Police warn of surge in armed robberies

HARARE – The Zimbabwe Republic Police has warned of a sharp increase in muggings around the Second Street and Churchill Avenue area in Harare. ZRP Avondale Police Station said in a notice: “We advise all citizens, residents, pedestrians and or motorists passing through Second Street and Churchill right up to Teviotdale Road and Churchill, all…

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Facebook speaks on Zim users’ security

HARARE – Our Assistant Editor, Maxwell Sibanda, has received responses of questions sent to Mark Zuckerberg’s Facebook.  Find below some excerpts of the interview with the Facebook spokesperson. Q: How safe are Facebook users given that government will be tightening its grip through introduction of new cyber laws? A: Protecting the security of people on…

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Dabengwa in demand

HARARE – Opposition leaders seeking to challenge President Robert Mugabe in next year’s crunch elections are falling over each other to partner Zapu president Dumiso Dabengwa, pictured, it has emerged. The Morgan Tsvangirai-led MDC Alliance is keen to bring on board Dabengwa, a former Zipra intelligence supremo, into the opposition alliance. Former Vice President Joice…

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‘Grace must not run for VP’

HARARE – First Lady Grace Mugabe must not stand as vice president at Zanu PF’s extraordinary congress in December, a move veteran political analyst and civil society leader Brian Kagoro described as a potential “titanic political error.” Grace has not announced any plans to run in the vote scheduled for December, but has made several…

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Sulu accuses ex of underhand dealings

HARARE – Dendera musician Suluman Chimbetu yesterday accused his ex-wife Marygold Mutemasango of scuttling the hearing of his plea to slash his $800 a month child support payments. Mutemasango asked for a postponement to look for a lawyer. Chimbetu was represented by Arshiel Mugiya, who advised the court that he had served Mutemasango with the…

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Kasukuwere, mayor clash over town clerk

HARARE – Harare mayor Bernard Manyenyeni is headed for another showdown with Local Government minister Saviour Kasukuwere after he wrote to the Local Government Board (LGB) protesting against the minister’s decision to block the appointment of Hatfield MDC legislator Tapiwa Mashakada to the position of town clerk. Kasukuwere has said Mashakada was unacceptable as town…

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