HARARE – Former president Robert Mugabe risks losing most of his farms and mining claims as his erstwhile colleagues in the ruling Zanu PF hit back at the 94-year-old teetotaller for supporting MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa at the just-ended polls. Mugabe, who was removed from power last November, angered his former comrades when he…
HARARE – The reappointment of Kembo Mohadi and Constantino Chiwenga as vice presidents has been met with criticism with analysts saying President Emmerson Mnangagwa missed an opportunity to do things differently from his predecessor. Many had hoped that Mnangagwa, who won the July 30 vote with a slender margin, would appoint an energetic and dynamic…
HARARE – MDC secretary-general Douglas Mwonzora is increasingly being isolated within his party, amid suspicions that he could be eyeing Nelson Chamisa’s job. Mwonzora, who defeated Chamisa at the MDC congress in November 2014, is widely seen as an alternative to the MDC Alliance leader, with his levelheadedness earning him rave views from unlikely quarters…
HARARE – The Nelson Chamisa-led MDC is reuniting with its former secretaries-general — Welshman Ncube and Tendai Biti. Ncube and Biti, who ditched the main MDC, then under Morgan Tsvangirai’s leadership in 2005 and 2014 respectively, are expected to land senior positions at the party’s elective congress next year. The decision to reunite with their…
HARARE – Threats to strip former president Robert Mugabe of his rumoured 15 farms are being seen more as cheap politicking as most Zanu PF officials own several farms each. In a recent interview with the Independent Foreign Service, President Emmerson Mnangagwa said he was still receiving evidence of what the former first family owns,…
HARARE – A 39-year-old cross-border driver Lungile Msipa who was found in possession of live rounds of ammunition has been granted bail after magistrate Sithembiso Ncube quashed submissions by the investigation officer and the State. The investigation officer had told the court that Msipa could not be granted bail as they were still investigating the…
HARARE – Ructions are emerging in the ruling Zanu PF party over its plans to increase the minimum presidential age limit from the current 40 years to between 55 and 60 years. Early this month, controversial Zanu PF lawmaker Joseph Chinotimba, aged 68, stirred a hornet’s nest when he said he would propose amending the…
HARARE – Biti challenged the authority of the Zimbabwean courts to prosecute him arguing that he was “abducted” from the Zambian government where he had sought asylum under unconstitutional means. Biti is being charged with contravening the Electoral Act by prematurely announcing the election results and inciting the violence that rocked Harare on August 1….
HARARE – Warriors and Kaizer Chiefs star Khama Billiat finally broke his scoring duck in the Absa Premiership for Amakhosi when he netted in the 2-2 draw on Wednesday night against Bloemfontein Celtic at FNB Stadium. Billiat, who made a sensational Bosman ruling move from defending champions Mamelodi Sundowns during the off-season, had started life…
HARARE – Government has set up a $15 million loan facility for hotels to revamp, outgoing Tourism minister Prisca Mupfumira has said. Speaking during a tour of the on-going $1,5 million refurbishments at Cresta Oasis in Harare yesterday, outgoing Tourism minister Prisca Mupfumira said in the past hotels have had challenges in meeting the 10-year…
