HARARE – Harare will have to restart its search for a substantive town clerk after the Local Government Board (LGB) rejected the three short-listed candidates. Harare mayor Bernard Manyenyeni said the LGB was not happy with the selection and requested that the position be re-advertised. Suspended human capital director Cainos Chingombe, Hatfield legislator Tapiwa Mashakada…
HARARE – The late MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai’s estate is causing sparks to fly, with the family of the former prime minister accusing his wife, Elizabeth, of tinkering with his valuables and attempting to grab his plush $3 million mansion in Highlands, Harare. Read full story in today’s paper. [Adz]
HARARE – Opposition parties and political activists have dragged President Emmerson Mnangagwa to the Constitutional Court (Con-Court), challenging his legitimacy after coming to power last November with the assistance of the military. Mnangagwa was sworn in as the president on November 24, 2017 following former president Robert Mugabe’s resignation. In an application to the Con-Court,…
HARARE – The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) has been thrown into confusion over contradicting statistics on the youth vote and funding for the forthcoming harmonised elections, among other challenges. Amid indications that the impending polls would be determined by the young men and women who are registered to vote, Zec commissioners are divided over the…
HARARE – Unsanctioned primary poll campaigns by parliamentary hopefuls are becoming the order of the day in the ruling Zanu PF, prompting the leadership into issuing a stern warning against premature canvassing for votes. Although dates for the upcoming elections are yet to be set, candidates aspiring for seats in the National Assembly are already…
HARARE – Controversial businessman Wicknell Chivayo has explained the lethargy in his multi-million-dollar power deals which are now under investigation by government. This comes after members of the Mines and Energy parliamentary portfolio committee on Wednesday expressed shock at the lack of progress on the ground after a fact-finding visit or inspection in loco at…
HARARE – A war veterans group — Magamba Echimurenga Housing Trust (Magamba) — has dragged businessman James Makamba and nine other entities to the High Court demanding an order barring the tycoon from continuing to sale shares in a firm that owns a stake in Telecel Zimbabwe (Private) Limited (Telecel). In summons filed on Tuesday,…
HARARE – A Harare court gallery was yesterday cleared to allow a self-styled Binga “prophet” to present a “goblin” he claimed to have recovered from a CAG Travellers Coach and allegedly demanded money to prevent a potentially fatal accident. After claiming there was a goblin in the bus on February 24, Isaac Nkalakata, 32, became…
HARARE – Nelson Chamisa was yesterday elected substantive leader of the MDC in a vote that will set the direction for the tension-plagued party looking to topple President Emmerson Mnangagwa in mid-year elections. The comes after the death of MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai on February 14, after a long battle with cancer, with his demise…
BULAWAYO – Three of MDC vice president Thokozani Khupe’s backers in Matabeleland South have quit the opposition party citing failure to uphold the party’s constitution and general disorganisation. This comes after the elevation of Nelson Chamisa, 40, as president in the wake of the death of veteran MDC leader and founder Morgan Tsvangirai on February…
