HARARE – Norton independent legislator Temba Mliswa yesterday defended the demands made by Members of Parliament saying they must be given enough resources because the other two arms of the State; the Executive and the Judiciary are having the same benefits. This comes after President Emmerson Mnangagwa and many other people blasted the legislators saying…
HARARE – Zimbabwe’s Parliament has over 12-year-old debt arrears owed to regional and international parliamentarian organisations, Parliament heard recently. This comes after Zimbabwe’s national debt has remained at its peak standing at more than $18,4 billion. Meanwhile, Zimbabwe has been struggling to service both external and internal debts which have wreaked havoc in the country’s…
HARARE – President Emmerson Mnangagwa has gone on leave, his spokesperson George Charamba announced yesterday. Mnangagwa’s deputy, Constantino Chiwenga is the acting president. “He started his leave last Friday but he is local, he is at his farm taking a rest but will be back at work soon,” Charamba said yesterday. [GoogleAd] Mnangagwa has had…
HARARE – A suspected thief who allegedly used a rod to fish out cell phones and clothes from houses is on the verge of losing his private parts after he was bitten by three dogs as he fled the scene in the wee hours of the morning. Chamunorwa Dick, 43, of Kambuzuma suburb was ravaged…
MUTARE – One of two armed robbers who killed a woman and injured three other passengers when they attacked a Beitbridge-bound bus has been arrested. The duo robbed passengers of cash and other valuables just outside the border town earlier this month. Thandazani Mandhlazi was arrested on December 27 in Manicaland and was brought before…
HARARE – A Harare woman died and her husband is battling for his life after drinking a concoction they were given by a self-proclaimed prophet to ‘cure’ them of a sexually transmitted infection (STI) which had tormented them for over a year, a court heard yesterday. Harare magistrate Victoria Mashamba heard that after drinking the…
HARARE – With the doctors’ strike going on for weeks without any solution in sight, concerned Zimbabweans have blasted government for being confrontational and not amicable to professional negotiations with the medical practitioners. Apart from the doctors being on strike, nurses have resolved to only come to work for two days per week as they…
HARARE – Doctors yesterday came out guns blazing, telling Acting President Constantino Chiwenga that government did not spend a single cent in educating them. They said their parents, guardians and family actually sent them to school adding they are qualified doctors who hold degrees from accredited institutions. The doctors said those around Chiwenga fed him…
HARARE – President Emmerson Mnangagwa has taken is annual leave and like any other civil servant, he rightly deserves it. Yes, he deserves it more than anyone else because the task he has ahead needs him to take a long breather and re-merge refreshed. It is also the time that he has to reflect on…
HARARE – They say “a healthy nation is a happy nation while a sickly nation is a sad nation”. Today Zimbabwe is a “sad nation” because of an ailing health sector saddled by drug shortages and a crippling strike by doctors. With the doctors away from their stations, the sight of nurses might soften a…
