HARARE – Civic society groups and the main opposition coalition — the MDC Alliance — are protesting the presidential ballot paper outline, which has been designed in a manner that gives President Emmerson Mnangagwa a prime position ahead of his main rival. An unprecedented 23 candidates are running in the country’s historic election on July…
HARARE – President Emmerson Mnangagwa and MDC Alliance presidential candidate Nelson Chamisa snubbed an interface meeting of all presidential candidates convened by the civic society in Harare yesterday to foster peace ahead of the crunch July 30 elections. Both were conspicuous by their absence at the Jesuit-run, Arrupe College indaba, in Mt Pleasant. Chamisa ignored…
HARARE – The chairperson of the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) Luke Malaba was yesterday asked to investigate Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) judge Priscilla Chigumba for allegedly behaving “most dishonourably and in an unworthy manner” over her “appalling” handling of the electoral process. A concerned citizen Nkosilathi Emmanuel Moyo has lodged a complaint with the commission,…
HARARE – The tenure of office for the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) has been extended by six months following its expiry in June 2018. This was revealed by the Zimra board chair, Willia Bonyongwe, in a revenue performance report for the first half of the year ended June 30, 2018. “…The positive 2018 first half…
HARARE – A soldier appeared before a Harare magistrate on Wednesday for reportedly using a service pistol to threaten his wife during a domestic dispute. Conrad Magaiza, 37, who is attached to Josiah MagamaTongogara Army Headquarters, appeared before Harare magistrate, Milton Serima, charged with threats to commit murder. According to State papers, on July 15…
HARARE – Another Harare man has been hauled before the courts for allegedly destroying President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s election campaign posters. Farai Kuzivamunhu, 44, was released on $50 bail when he appeared before Harare magistrate Milton Serima on Wednesday for contravening section 152 of the Electoral Act, which prohibits the destruction of political campaign posters. Prosecutor…
HARARE – The Zimbabwe National Road Administration (Zinara) is in the process of upgrading its payment system, which may result in queues forming at its tollgates countrywide. In a statement, Zinara advised the motoring public of the upgrade of its payment solution systems at all tollgates nationwide to improve tolling operational efficiency. “In view of…
HARARE – South Africa’s Sunday Times newspaper has issued Business Times with an ultimatum to change its name or face legal action. for the Sunday Times flew into Harare last week for talks with AB Communications, the publishers of Business Times. The Sunday Times has an insert called Business Times, and Times Media Group, its…
HARARE – The Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (Zlhr) has written to the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) protesting the decision by the electoral management body to change the positioning of voting booths for theJuly 30 harmonised polls. In a letter dated July 17, 2018, Zlhr said the new requirement that voters should cast their ballots…
HARARE – Health authorities in Zambia are investigating the safety of a popular Zimbabwean juice, Mazoe. There are fears that counterfeit Mazoe products have hit the market and are not fit for consumption. The government suspects that the imported Mazoe drink does not meet the national food safety standards. In a circular to provincial health…
