HARARE – Events of the past week have demonstrated how deeply divided Zimbabweans are. The voting patterns which emerged at just-ended harmonised polls mirrored the dichotomy between the rural folk and urbanites, whereby those who bore the brunt of the liberation war effort in the countryside voted for Zanu PF, with the latter rooted for…
HARARE – The MDC Alliance is racing against time in its desperate bid to overturn results of the just-ended polls, with the party keeping the whole world guessing about the veracity of the evidence it claims to have gathered to justify a vote recount. MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa, has rejected in toto the poll…
HARARE – The State has accused jet-setting Harare businessman Wicknell Chivayo of seeking to evade justice by approaching higher offices for assistance after getting wind of his intended arrest. Chivayo and his company — Intratek Zimbabwe (Private) Limited — are being charged with fraud, money laundering and contravening two sections of the Exchange Control Act….
HARARE – President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s condemnation of the recent killing of protesters by the army and the disruption of a press conference at a Harare hotel a few days later has created a lot of confusion, which has left Zimbabweans wondering who really is calling the shots in government. On Wednesday last week, the military…
HARARE – Harare City Council (HCC) is yet to give its employees the residential stands it promised them in lieu of outstanding salaries. According to ordinary council minutes, the city was failing to peg the areas designated for employees because of existing maize fields. HCC owes its employees more than $200 million with salary backlogs…
HARARE – The commission of inquiry into the sale of State land which was sworn in in February will be visiting six provinces as part of their inquiry into the sale of State land in and around urban areas since 2005. In a press statement yesterday secretary of the commission Virginia Mabhiza gave notice of…
HARARE – The Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (Zimsec) is searching for a director. This follows the decision by its board last year to dismiss some of its directors, including Isau Nhandara, its chief principal officer at the time. The decision came after Zimsec had ordered a rewrite for the leaked 2017 Ordinary Level English Paper…
HARARE – American civil rights activist, Reverend Jesse Jackson, says any dispute in the recent election should be addressed through the legal system in an open and transparent way. In a congratulatory message to president-elect, Emmerson Mnangagwa, Jackson said Zimbabweans should also be free to demonstrate peacefully without intimidation and violence. “In any election, there…
HARARE – MISA Zimbabwe has slammed the army for attempting to censor journalists during Wednesday’s demonstration in the capital by ordering them to switch off their video recording equipment and cameras. In a statement, Misa Zimbabwe said the right to access information and media freedom as provided for in the Constitution remains fundamental as the…
HARARE – President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s government should thoroughly investigate last week’s army killings of seven people and the injury of many others following post-electoral violence in Harare, Amnesty International (AI) has said. Violent protests erupted on Wednesday last week after it became apparent that the opposition MDC Alliance was headed for poll defeat by Zanu…
