HARARE – President Emmerson Mnangagwa is set to appoint a new deputy chief justice of his choice anytime soon, a top government official has said. Chief Justice Malaba’s appointment created a vacancy in his former post of deputy chief justice, which is one of the three senior judicial posts the Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment Bill…
HARARE – MDC secretary-general Douglas Mwonzora — who is also the opposition party’s lawyer — is under fire for failing to take necessary steps to protect MDC property from foreclosure and charging the opposition party obscenely high legal costs. This comes after the MDC headquarters was left empty in July last year after the Deputy…
Residents group threatens minister with legal action THE Bulawayo Progressive Residents Association (Bupra) has petitioned Local government minister July Moyo, demanding that action be taken against town clerk Christopher Dube, director of engineering Simela Dube and former local government ministry permanent secretary George Mlilo over allegations of corruption in the city. Bupra, through its legal…
BULAWAYO – A founding member of the Zimbabwe Liberation War Veterans Association (ZLWVA) John Netsiyanwa has challenged Zapu president Dubiso Dabengwa to come clean on his role in the emotive Gukurahundi disturbances, accusing him and the Zipra command of triggering the conflict back in the liberation war. Netsiyanwa, a military instructor during the war of…
HARARE – Former Education minister Aeneas Chigwedere and his son Mangwiza, who is accusing his “father” of witchcraft, have both now agreed to undergo a paternity test to identify if the Censorship Board chairperson is the real father. This comes after Chigwedere filed an application seeking to compel his son to undergo a DNA test,…
HARARE – Harare mayor Bernard Manyenyeni is not going to run for public office again when his term expires, vowing he will continue trying to make a difference on the issues he cares about. He said he turned down an offer by his opposition MDC party to run either for a National Assembly seat in…
HARARE – The trial of former Harare town clerk Tendai Mahachi has kicked off in the High Court. Mahachi, along with other top council officials, are facing charges of awarding tenders to companies that did not participate in the bidding process. During his time at Town House, councillors were up in arms with Mahachi whom…
HARARE – The surprise resignation of Rita Makarau from the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) is emerging to be part of an unravelling purge that will see more officials being pushed out of the elections management body ahead of this year’s elections, the Daily News can report. Read full story in today’s paper. [GoogleAd]
HARARE – Zimbabwe Football Association (Zifa) councillors have been urged to put the game first ahead of selfish interests as they approach this month’s crucial Annual General Meeting (AGM). Zifa failed to hold an AGM last year which was supposed to have put in place an electoral committee to oversee polls this year. As it…
HARARE – Former Zimbabwe Football Association (Zifa) president Cuthbert Dube has been dragged to the High Court for failing to pay prize money to the tune of $19 000 to a Division One football team, which was a losing finalist in the Sylvia Dube Memorial Tournament in December 2014. In its court papers filed on…
