HARARE – A 39-year-old Harare man allegedly attempted to murder his 63-year-old mother after she had mistakenly locked him in their house, a court heard yesterday. The court heard that after Tawanda Mazibisa’s mother had realised the mistake and opened doors for her son he later hatched a plan to get back at her. Tawanda…
HARARE – MDC leader Nelson Chamisa has cancelled celebrations to mark the party’s 19th anniversary due to the cholera outbreak which is spiralling out of control, the Daily News can report. [Adz] [GoogleAd]
HARARE – Treasury is set to splash over $20 million on top-of-the range vehicles for Members of Parliament and Senators in the ninth Parliament. This is at a time when government is struggling to mobilise resources to contain a cholera outbreak that has since been declared a national disaster. The Daily News is reliably informed…
HARARE – Former Health and Child Care minister David Parirenyatwa was hauled before the courts yesterday, charged with criminal abuse of office. Parirenyatwa was at the helm of the Health ministry between 2013 and July this year. He is one of the Zanu PF heavyweights dropped from President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s Cabinet last week. Barely a…
HARARE – The new minister of Health and Child Care Obadiah Moyo has been thrown right at the deep end as his appointment last week came at a time when the country is in the throes of a cholera outbreak. Unlike other ministers who had the luxury of first familiarising themselves with their portfolios as…
HARARE – Women rights organisations and politicians have condemned MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa’s penchant for denigrating women saying this was reflective of an unrepentant male society trapped in a time warp. Chamisa, a 40-year-old politician, has often made remarks that seemed to degrade women. He once jokingly promised to ‘‘give’’ his 18-year-old younger sister…
HARARE – At least six milling companies have suspended operations following government’s failure to timeously pay for wheat currently held up in Mozambique, adversely affecting bread production in the country, Grain Millers Association of Zimbabwe (GMAZ) chairperson Tafadzwa Musarara has said. The six companies are Victoria Foods, Uni Foods, Wheat Star, Power Foods, Falcon Foods…
HARARE – Zimbabwe’s cash-strapped government is seeking at least $75 million to purchase maize from farmers for the 2018 season. Yesterday, the Agricultural Marketing Authority (Ama) whose aim is to raise financial resources for the agricultural sector through various instruments said it is planning to issue Ama Bills of up to $75 million. Ama Bills…
BULAWAYO – Former Water minister Samuel Sipepa Nkomo, who recently resigned from politics, has revealed how he painfully regrets dumping the MDC then led by the late Morgan Tsvangirai for a splinter party led by Tendai Biti. Nkomo was one of the 21 MPs recalled from Parliament in March 2015 after they formed their own…
HARARE – The offices of the chief magistrate have been moved from the New Government Complex to the Harare Magistrates’ Court. The Judicial Services Commission advised the public of the relocation of the office of the chief magistrate in a statement issued yesterday. [Adz] [GoogleAd]
