HARARE – Jet-setting Harare businessman Wicknell Chivayo, who was arrested on Thursday in connection with his power deals which saw him being advanced $5 million by Zesa Holdings (Zesa) before work commenced, will spend the weekend behind bars after Harare magistrate Elisha Singano deferred his bail ruling to tomorrow. Chivayo and his company Intratek Zimbabwe…
HARARE – At least 24 people have been arraigned before the Harare Magistrates’ Court for public violence, following violent clashes between the army and civilians on Wednesday, which left seven people dead. The group of people, who include former Zanu PF member Shadreck Mashayamombe, was arrested at MDC headquarters at Harvest House. Mashayamombe, 35, is…
HARARE – When football enthusiasts look back at the 2018 World Cup, the name of referee Nestor Pitana will loom large even above the stars of a French side that fired past a battling Croatia 4-2 to lift world football’s most lucrative silverware. The ref awarded Antoine Griezmann a free-kick when he appeared to dive,…
HARARE – For lawyer and visually-impaired activist Abraham Mateta, pictured, the just ended-harmonised elections that saw President Emmerson Mnangagwa ascend to power were not “free and fair”. Mateta is not disputing the election results but raises his concern on non-compliance of Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) with constitutional provisions that provide for the right of all…
HARARE – Failure by opposition parties to agree on a grand coalition cost MDC Alliance’s Nelson Chamisa crucial votes that could have seen him deny President Emmerson Mnangagwa an outright victory, hence force a presidential run-off in last week’s elections. Zimbabweans voted on Monday last week in harmonised presidential, parliamentary and local government elections where…
HARARE – Summer season is upon us! It is this time again when most of the exciting showbiz events take place. The summer will see annual events that include Harare Agricultural Show, Miss World Zimbabwe pageant, Harare International Carnival, Miss Tourism pageant and Braai Festival courtesy of Delta Beverages among others roar into life. Next…
HARARE – Flamboyant preacher and founder of Good News Church — Uebert Angel — has left his followers perplexed when he made an accurate prediction on Zimbabwe’s presidential election outcome. Days before the blood-soaked, hotly contested election, the charismatic preacher went before thousands attending his congregation and viewers on his Miracle TV and gave the…
HARARE – The killing of seven people by soldiers on Tuesday after election results protests by the opposition has been described as “barbaric” and that such actions have no place in a new Zimbabwe. Restoration of Human Rights (ROHR) Zimbabwe said this barbaric act is not only unlawful but is unacceptable regardless of the circumstances…
HARARE – Emmerson Mnangagwa, the leader of the ruling Zanu PF party, has been declared the winner of Zimbabwe’s presidential election. But his margin of victory — he garnered 50,8 percent of the votes — has led the main challenger, Nelson Chamisa of the Movement for Democratic Change (who secured 44 percent of the votes),…
HARARE – Since the emergence of the opposition MDC party in 1999, Zimbabwe continues to have contested election results as Zanu PF maintains grip on power 38 years after the country attained independence from the British colonisers. The country’s long history of disputed electoral outcomes has impacted negatively on the State’s legitimacy question and consequently,…
