THREE foreign nationals suspected to be from Iraq spent the weekend in remand prison after they were each found in possession of two sets of passports. [GoogleAd] Deror Elim, Seerwan Khalid and Deror Esav, had entered the country using Israeli passports but were found in possession of Iraqi travel documents bearing different particulars but with…
FORMER freedom fighters are up in arms with government over the on-going land downsizing programme as they warned of a national security risk if the matter is not handled with care. [GoogleAd] This comes as President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s administration is presently carrying out a land audit that is designed to downsize farms as well as…
UNIVERSITY of Zimbabwe (UZ) vice chancellor Levi Nyagura has retired from the position he held for 16 years. Nyagura was suspended in August last year and is facing criminal abuse of office charges after he allegedly corruptly and single-handedly awarded former first lady Grace Mugabe a “bogus” PhD in Sociology. [GoogleAd] He also has other…
MDC members who are vying for different posts ahead of the party’s congress are stampeding to endorse Nelson Chamisa after they put his picture on their campaigning posters mentioning him as the only suitable candidate to lead the 20-year-old party. [GoogleAd] A number of candidates who include Lillian Timveos, who is vying for the position…
ZIMBABWE Peace Project (ZPP) says it recorded 213 human rights violations in march compared to the 196 recorded in the previous month. [GoogleAd] In its monthly monitoring report, ZPP which houses nine church-based and human rights organisations, said the majority of the recorded violations centred around harassment, intimidation and threats which accounted 52,6 percent of…
THE main MDC’s national executive met in Harare on Friday last week where it was resolved to establish a committee to deal with the intra-party violence which has characterised its nomination process. Comprising Morgan Femai, Gladys Hlatywayo, Fani Chirisa, Revai Muguti and Rita Ndlovu, the committee has its work cut out. [GoogleAd] Violence has been…
WHILE there have been some sections of society that have dismissed outright the on-going dialogue meetings between President Emmerson Mnangagwa and us (opposition party leaders) who participated in the 2018 presidential elections, there are some positives already picked from the engagement. [GoogleAd] In the past the issue of intolerance among opposing political parties has been…
EDITOR — For Zimbabwe to go forward we need to adhere to our “Constitution”. We need press freedom, freedom of speech, rule of law (all citizens to respect rule of law without political affiliation), transparency, and accountable leadership. [GoogleAd] Transparency is the cornerstone in nation-building. As Zimbabweans, we get too intellectual and over complicate a…
EDITOR — The violent disturbances that rocked Harare and other major cities in August 2018 and January 2019 saw an unprecedented number of youths participating. [GoogleAd] To ignore the reasons why these young people took heed to the calls for demonstrations would be at our own peril. From a national security perspective, this should be…
THE intra-party violence rocking the main MDC party ahead of its May congress might cause the party to split if history is anything to go by, analysts contend. [GoogleAd] Reports coming from the provinces across Zimbabwe are disturbing as violence seems to be escalating in the main opposition party, notwithstanding last week’s standing committee meeting…
