Harare – Three ‘supercars’ owned by ousted Zimbabwean first lady Grace Mugabe and her son have been involved in an accident in Botswana, a newspaper says. Mmegi Online said on its Twitter account that the three vehicles “believed to be belonging to Grace Mugabe” had had a “freak accident” on the A1 road near the…
Johannesburg – President Jacob Zuma’s leave to appeal the North Gauteng High Court ruling that Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa should appoint a new National Director of Public Prosecutions (NDPP) proves that he remains in charge, the DA said on Saturday. In a statement, DA MP Glynnis Breytenbach said that Zuma’s actions show that very little…
BOTSWANA – The Enlightened Christian Gathering Church International (ECG) of the flamboyant Malawian prophet, Shepherd Bushiri has failed to stop the police from enforcing an order by the Registrar of Societies to cancel the registration of the church and stop fellowship. ECG, represented by attorney, Thata Noke brought an urgent application before the Gaborone High…
HARARE – Police have blocked today’s MDC Alliance rally in Harare’s Glenview suburb but have Okayed the one to be held in Epworth tomorrow, Sunday. Today’s rally was meant to launch opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai’s campaign as leader of the MDC Alliance ahead of elections due in five months. Tsvangirai is, however, still in South…
HARARE – MDC Alliance has been thrown into a fresh crisis after opposition political heavyweights Obert Gutu and Tendai Biti are set to collide after both declared interest in contesting the Harare East parliamentary seat. Gutu, who is spokesperson for the MDC, is eyeing Harare East constituency that has, however, been reserved for the People’s…
HARARE – The Constitutional Court (Con-Court) has agreed to hear, on an urgent basis, a legal challenge to government’s decision to bar expatriate Zimbabweans from voting from their foreign bases in the forthcoming key 2018 vote. Chief Justice Luke Malaba ruled that a judicial review application lodged over whether government has the power to bar…
HARARE – A renowned traditional medical practitioner has called for more education on the healing and management of cancer through traditional means. Traditional medical practitioner Newton Mudzingwa — who operates the Health and Child Care ministry-recognised Herbal Wellbeing Clinic in and around Zimbabwe —said there is an 80 percent chance of successfully treating cancer using…
HARARE – A Senior pastor at African Apostolic Church (Mwazha) has been jailed for 11 years for raping a nine-year-old congregant. Cain Kandororo, 52, was convicted by Harare magistrate Temba Kuwanda who initially sentenced him to 16 years behind bars. Five years of the term was set aside on condition of good behaviour. Kuwanda said…
HARARE – The police’s decision to ban an MDC Alliance rally in Harare’s Glen View suburb is tragic under a new dispensation led by President Emmerson Mnangagwa. This comes just after Mnangagwa told a meeting with business leaders on Thursday ahead of his maiden trip to the World Economic Forum in Davos next week that…
HARARE – After re-emerging on the global map following the coming in of a new political dispensation, Zimbabwe is seeking to regain lost shine by making moves to host one of the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO)’s key calendar events in 2019. Under deposed president Robert Mugabe’s 37-year rule, the country — once a…
