HARARE – President Emmerson Mnangagwa, has delayed announcing his Cabinet to give talks with youthful MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa a chance, highly-placed sources told the Daily News yesterday. Zimbabwe has been without a Cabinet since August 26, when Mnangagwa took oath of office after a lengthy hiatus caused by Chamisa’s Constitutional Court application, challenging…
KWEKWE – MDC leader Nelson Chamisa chickened out of his planned Kwekwe rally yesterday, saying he will abide by the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP)’s decision to prohibit the gathering in a bid to contain the spread of typhoid in the Midlands Province. Chamisa had notified the ZRP about the rally as is required by the…
HARARE – More and more politicians in Zimbabwe, including those in government, seem to have finally embraced social media — a tool they once frowned upon — as they communicate policies and defend their actions as well as spread their ideologies. The presence of politicians was more noticeable ahead of the July 30 elections —…
HARARE – Despite being in hiding following a government crackdown against opposition leaders in the aftermath of the July 30 disputed elections, MDC youth assembly chairperson Happymore Chidziva still refuses to be cowed. Notwithstanding the fact that one of the MDC Alliance principals Tendai Biti is currently in trouble with the law after he was…
HARARE – Zimbabwe has donated 10 white rhinos to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (ZimParks) has said. According to the organisation, the donation is part of a programme to enhance regional rhino conservation. “According to IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) Rhino Specialist Group, 98 percent…
HARARE – Four suspected card cloners appeared in court this weekend for allegedly stealing $18 000 from various bank accounts within a period of three days, a court heard. Taurayi Prince Mugwagwa, 30, Tonderayi Terrence Zimbowora, 33, and Ruvimbo Tabeth Zimbowora appeared before Harare magistrate Rumbidzayi Mugwagwa on Saturday charged with unauthorised use or possession…
HARARE – The debate in Zanu PF on plans by some in the ruling party to push for a constitutional amendment that will raise the minimum presidential age limit from the current 40 to between 55 and 60 years is very retrogressive. Clearly, the suggested constitutional amendment is being mooted primarily to bar MDC Alliance…
HARARE – A thirty-eight-year-old man who reportedly raped his 14-year-old step-daughter has appeared in court. The man whose identity cannot be revealed to protect the victim, appeared before Harare magistrate Rumbidzayi Mugwagwa, charged with rape. He was denied bail and remanded in custody to September 13, pending finalisation of the matter. Both parties reside at…
HARARE – The respondents in a case in which three associations representing residents in Harare and Chitungwiza are seeking to overturn the appointment of commissions in their localities have been asked to make their representations by next week Tuesday. At the first hearing on Friday last week, High Court judge Justice Edith Mushore said the…
HARARE – A Blue Circle Bus Company employee reportedly manufactured fake EcoCash payment messages and used them to swindles a tyre trade of $58 000 worth of goods, a court heard. Modern Nyika, 47, was charged with fraud when he appeared before Harare magistrate, Rumbidzayi Mugwagwa. The State had opposed bail arguing that Nyika would…
