HARARE – New police commissioner-general Godwin Matanga has ordered Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO) boss Ephrain Nhamo, who illegally occupied businessman Chris Takura Tande’s Carig Crag estate, to vacate the land immediately in what has been hailed as a sign of the new president’s drift towards upholding the rule of law. Tande — the managing director…
HARARE – A Mutare businessman seeking the return of his $1,5 million confiscated by the police in 2008 following his arrest on theft charges, has petitioned President Emmerson Mnangagwa to intervene in the long-running case. Tendai Blessing Mangwiro, who was acquitted in 2012, has been in and out of the courts in his quest to…
The SABC’s Foreign Editor Sophie Mokoena speaks to Jonathan Moyo, the former Higher Education minister under former president Robert Mugabe. Moyo fled the country during the military-backed takeover by now President Emmerson Mnangagwa in November 2017. Moyo has re-iterated his views that the new administration is the product of a coup and that Sadc and…
HARARE – Zimbabwe was one of the worst-ranked countries in an annual World Justice Project (WJP) rule of law index list released yesterday. The southern African country ranked 108 out of 113 countries in all categories of constraints on government powers, absence of corruption, open government, fundamental rights, order and security, regulatory enforcement, civil justice,…
HARARE – Investigating officers at the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) are pushing for the ouster of the organisation’s secretary, Silence Pondo, claiming his appointment was not above board. The officers once wrote to the deputy chief secretary in the Office of the President and Cabinet Ray Ndlukula way back in January 2016, demanding Pondo’s departure….
HARARE – A self-confessed hit man who testified to the police alleging a senior government official issued him an assassination order to take out former Foreign Affairs minister Walter Mzembi appeared in court yesterday. Munyaradzi Mupazviripo had claimed in a police report lodged at Borrowdale Police Station that Tourism and Hospitality Industry permanent secretary Bradah…
HARARE – Contemporary music star Jah Prayzah is well-placed to once again reign supreme at the National Arts Merit Awards (Nama) to be held at Reps Theatre, Harare on February 17 after being nominated in three categories this year. Jah Prayzah is in the running for Outstanding Male Artiste, Outstanding Album and Outstanding Song gongs…
HARARE – One of SA’s biggest house music producers DJ Shimza who is riding high on the music scene will tonight perform at Club Connect in Bulawayo. The DJ comes after his fellow countrymen DJ Tira and Distruction Boys visited the same club last year where they had full houses with parties spilling well into…
HARARE – Zimbabwe international Matthew Rusike has signed for South African side Cape Town City FC after ending his stay with Tunisian giants Club Africain. Rusike completed his move to the Citizens on transfer deadline day on Wednesday evening. “Cape Town City is delighted to announce the signing of highly-rated forward Matthew Rusike from Club…
HARARE – Captain Chipo Mugeri scored a career best 64 to lead Zimbabwe’s rout against Ireland women in the opening match of the ODI series here yesterday. The local women stunned the Irish by seven wickets Duckworth Lewis victory in a rain-interrupted match that saw the overs reduced to 33 and a target of 140…
