THE Nelson Chamisa-led MDC has embarked on a witch-hunt in Chitungwiza to sniff out councillors who voted for an aspiring mayoral candidate from Zanu PF during Wednesday elections in the dormitory town. While the MDC retained the post following the resignation of former mayor Gift Tsverere, along with his deputy Jabulani Mtunzi in February, questions…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa’s government has been taken aback by withering criticism by South Africa’s radical leftist leader Julius Malema who described the Zanu PF leader as a “sell-out”. Malema blasted Mnangagwa for his move to start paying compensation this year to thousands of white farmers who lost land under former president Robert Mugabe’s land reform…
BEIRA port officials have threatened to stop Zimbabwe wheat cargo from using the terminal after inordinate delays in payment and collection of bonded consignments. Zimbabwe, through the Grain Millers Association of Zimbabwe (Gmaz), has failed to pay and collect 19 000 metric tonnes of wheat bonded in Beira since December. [GoogleAd] A letter by Beira…
A LAWYER and some aides for senior MDC official and human rights lawyer Tendai Biti have pleaded not guilty to charges of violating the country’s immigration laws when their trial commenced before Karoi provincial magistrate Sam Chitumwa. Biti’s lawyer Nqobizitha Mahole Mlilo, 39, and the Harare East MDC Member of Parliament’s aides Clever Rambanepasi, 41,…
N ward 2 village in Mbire, local residents gather to welcome a new member of their community. [GoogleAd] The Moyos are celebrating the birth of a baby girl they have christened Anotida with ululations, food and a specially prepared local brew. “My husband wanted a baby boy, but God gave us a girl,” the 29-year-old…
AT least 43 families have been uprooted from their rural homes amid an ongoing land audit, the Zimbabwe People’s Land Rights Movement (ZPLRM) has said. The development undermines government’s push to resettle black farmers under the agrarian revolution. [GoogleAd] There have been 16 forced evictions of indigenous families in Masvingo whose claim to be on…
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has revived the controversial debate surrounding prepaid water meters, with the municipality insisting that all new properties must be fitted with the gadgets. In 2015, residents led by the Bulawayo Progressive Residents Association (Bpra) staged a massive demonstration against the introduction of the prepaid meters, forcing the city fathers to…
GOVERNMENT has appealed for baby food donations for Cyclone Idai victims. So far, 16 500 households each with an average of six members, are believed to have been affected by the disaster. Of these, 52 percent are women and children. [GoogleAd] Local Government minister July Moyo appealed for assistance at the Round Table Interface with…
A JET store in Kadoma has re-opened after its owners lost everything in a major fire which devastated the clothing retailer four months ago. The blaze ripped through businesses and properties, extensively destroying the Jet segment that offers clothing, as well as, kitchenware, hardware and a variety of other goods. [GoogleAd] The store, which was…
The United States has never voted to block any international loan to Zimbabwe, Washington’s envoy in Harare Brian Nicholls has said. This comes after US President Donald Trump dealt a huge blow to President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s re-engagement efforts with Washington and other Western powers last month — after he extended America’s sanctions against Zimbabwe…
