HARARE – Munyaradzi Shoko, the leader of the Children of Zimbabwe War Veterans’ Association (Cozwa), a known critic of President-elect Emmerson Mnangagwa, has been arrested and charged with criminal nuisance for allegedly posting some offensive statements on Facebook against the Zanu PF leader. Cops arrested Shoko on Tuesday and detained him at Harare Central Police…
HARARE – The State is dithering on the release of Cabinet minutes crucial to ex-minister Walter Chidakwa and Civil Service Commission permanent secretary Francis Gudyanga’s defence. Chidakwa and Gudyanga who are facing a corruption charge involving $29 000 fraudulently awarded as board sitting allowances are arguing that they awarded the money with former president Robert…
HARARE – The caretaker commission running the Harare City Council (HCC) held its first full meeting with council executives on Tuesday despite indications that its appointment was unlawful. During the meeting, it deliberated on matters to do with change of use of properties. Chaired by Bella Manyakara, a town planner, the commission was appointed about…
HARARE – Theileriosis, a cattle disease also known as January Disease, has spread to Mashonaland West Province, where it is killing hundreds of beasts. The first outbreak of the disease occurred in Mashonaland Central in January. Josphat Nyika, a director in the ministry of Lands’ Department of Livestock and Veterinary Services said he had been…
HARARE – Zimbabwe is seeking to revive the flower industry decimated by the land reform programme with plans to put 1 000 hectares of cut flowers under plantation. Under former president Robert Mugabe, authorities carried out often violent seizures of white-owned farms in a bid to address what they called injustices during British colonial rule,…
HARARE – The United States yesterday issued a travel warning to its citizens in the wake of tensions fomented by the hotly-disputed election, whose aftermath was marred by violent clashes that led to the death of atleast six people. In a travel warning, the US, which has courted the wrath of Zanu PF after it…
HARARE – Two engineers are facing theft of trust property charges after reportedly fleecing a local company of $50 000 in a botched road resurfacing deal. Tutsirayi Jonga, 38, who is a director at Lotube Engineering (Private) Limited and Talkmore Chikwinho, 34, an engineer at Zambuko appeared before Harare magistrate Victoria Mashamba to answer to…
HARARE – Chief Justice Luke Malaba Luke Malaba was born in 1951. He received his law degree from the University of Warwick in 1974, and another law degree from the University of Zimbabwe in 1982. From 1981 to 1984, he served as a prosecutor in Bulawayo. He started his career as a magistrate in 1984…
Harare City……………….(0) 1 FC Platinum……………………0 HARARE – FC Platinum saw their lead at the top of the Castle Lager Premiership cut to a single point when they lost to Harare City yesterday. Norman Mapeza’s men came into this match four points ahead of second-placed Ngezi Platinum Stars. However, City, who had not won in the…
Ngezi Platinum Stars….(3) 5 Shabanie Mine………….(0) 1 HARARE – James Nguluve was the star of the show as Ngezi Platinum Stars scored five past a hapless Shabanie Mine in a Castle Lager Premiership match here yesterday which saw them reduce FC Platinum’s lead at the top to just a single point. Shabanie Mine were outplayed…
