HARARE – The wife of the late opposition MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai is being accused by her late husband’s family of kicking out the former prime minister’s children from the couple’s Highlands mansion, an allegation she strenuously denied yesterday. Tsvangirai’s brother, Manasa, claimed yesterday that two of his late brother’s children — Vincent and Miriro,…
HARARE – The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) has cut ties with its chief elections officer, Constance Chigwamba, after she fell out of favour with commissioners at the electoral management body, the Daily News can report. A former permanent secretary in the Office of the President and Cabinet, Chigwamba was seconded to the post of Zec…
HARARE – The government-owned mobile firm NetOne Cellular (Private) Limited (NetOne) has dragged its former chief executive officer Reward Kangai to the High Court seeking to evict him from one of its properties following the termination of his contract of employment in 2016. According to court papers, Kangai was granted occupation and use of the…
HARARE – A Harare magistrate yesterday dismissed former Energy minister Samuel Undenge’s application for refusal of further remand. The court, however, ordered the State to speed up investigations to enable trial to commence. At the same time, former Tourism minister Walter Mzembi also appeared in court with his trial also failing to kick off. He…
HARARE – Britain’s Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs Boris Johnson has met Zimbabwe’s Finance and Economic Planning minister Patrick Chinamasa, pictured, to discuss bilateral issues and the forthcoming general elections. Johnson held talks with Chinamasa and other officials in London on Monday, where the UK’s foreign chief stressed Britain’s support for fair…
HARARE – Windmill chief executive officer George Rundongo was denied bail yesterday on charges he raped and impregnated his step daughter. Rundongo, 50, appeared in court facing charges of raping his step brother’s daughter, a 15-year-old Form 3 pupil. The chartered accountant was remanded in custody and advised to apply for bail at the High…
BULAWAYO – Outspoken MDC legislator Eddie Cross has warned that the party’s vice president Thokozani Khupe is likely to face disciplinary action if she continues to oppose Nelson Chamisa, who was recently endorsed as the party’s acting president. Khupe is at loggerheads with pro-Chamisa officials in the MDC over the opposition party’s leadership, and has…
HARARE – One of the core functions of any national police force is to maintain law and order. In discharging that important responsibility, there must be a presumption of innocence when a crime is perceived to have been committed until the suspect is proven guilty by a competent court. Somehow, our police are getting this…
HARARE – Trigger-happy Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) officers should at all costs desist from using live bullets when controlling large crowds and enforcing the law on suspects. It is very sad that barely a week after two innocent citizens fending for their families were shot dead, now emerges a leaked ZRP memorandum on February 19…
HARARE – Renowned chartered account and businessman Farai Rwodzi’s wife — Lorah Madiwa — has filed for divorce at the High court citing irreconcilable differences between the two. Rwodzi has been married to Lorah for nearly 27 years. Lorah accuses Rwodzi of having a relationship with another woman and wants out. “The marriage between the…
