HARARE – A roots-and-branch shake-up is in the offing in the security sector as President Emmerson Mnangagwa moves to fill in the vacancies occasioned by the elevation of top service chiefs before and after the dramatic exit of his predecessor, Robert Mugabe. In the Zimbabwe Defence Forces (ZDF), the surprise promotion of Air Force of…
HARARE – The two former army chiefs who landed Cabinet appointments last week have promised fireworks in President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s new government. In what came as surprise appointments for many, Air Marshal Perrance Shiri of the Air Force of Zimbabwe (AFZ) and Zimbabwe National Army Major General Sibusiso Moyo were part of the 22-member Cabinet…
HARARE – The clampdown against vendors that was supposed to start yesterday under “Operation Restore Legacy” seemed to have failed to kick off as they continued parading their wares on pavements in the Central Business District (CBD). Harare City Council(HCC), Zimbabwe Republic Police and the army had jointly warned vendors over the weekend that they…
HARARE – The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has overturned its surprising decision to temporarily ban all police officers from registering to vote in next year’s elections — a move which had raised fears that thousands of its officers would fail to cast their ballots in the much-anticipated polls. As exclusively revealed by the Daily News last…
HARARE – Former Primary and Education minister Lazarus Dokora has said he gave it his best despite public distrust while his predecessor Paul Mavima believes Dokora was “hugely misunderstood.” Dokora along with Christopher Mutsvangwa and Clever Nyathi had made it into Cabinet last week only for their appointments to be rescinded two days later. President…
HARARE – An exhibit officer based at CID Vehicle Theft Squad Southerton Harare who was accused of swallowing $10 bribe money after being busted by a “trap team” has been acquitted. Tsingano was being charged with criminal abuse of office but Harare magistrate Josephine Sande noted that evidence adduced by the State was not convincing…
HARARE – Chitungwiza Central Hospital nurses yesterday escalated their calls for the provision of basics to use during patient care yesterday, forcing the hospital’s chief executive officer, Obadiah Moyo to meet with them and address theirs and the patient’s plight. This comes as David Parirenyatwa who has been Health minister since 2013 was reinstated for…
HARARE – Harare municipality which is among many local authorities battling to replace antiquated water supply equipment is set to benefit from a three million euro funding by the Dutch government which is aimed at improving supplies in the capital. According to the director of water Hosea Chisango, the funding will also provide learning opportunities…
HARARE – Local mobile telephone company, Telecel Zimbabwe, has sued Africom over $343 000 from interconnection fees arising from a deal penned in 2011. According to court papers, the two mobile network operators entered into an interconnection agreement where they agreed to connect and keep connected their telecommunications networks and also convey calls to each…
HARARE – Radical pressure group, Tajamuka/Sesijikile is dogged by serious problems which were further highlighted at the weekend when the organisation dismissed a meeting held to seal the fate of one its founders, Promise Mkwananzi, who is accused of embezzling donor funds. Mkwananzi has denied the accusations. The rift in the movement widened over the…
