Tarisai Machakaire STAFF WRITER machakairet@dailynews.co.zw SUPREME Court judge, Justice Francis Bere, has filed an application in the High Court arguing that the lifespan of a tribunal set up by President Emmerson Mnangagwa to investigate his conduct ended on July 10. Bere now wants all proceedings that followed after that date to be declared unlawful, null…
Vasco Chaya LIFESTYLE WRITER chayav@dailynews.co.zw YESTERDAY marked exactly 15 years since Simon Chimbetu breathed his last and today the arts sector is celebrating the late musician’s legacy through an online concert. Popularly known as Chopper, Chimbetu died in 2005 at the age of 50. “All is now in place for the event. We are going…
Nigel Matongorere SPORTS EDITOR matongoreren@dailynews.co.zw WARRIORS and Lyon striker Tino Kadewere will be able to attend his elder brother Prince’s burial in Zvimba today after health authorities allowed him to leave quarantine following his arrival from France yesterday. Prince, 40, passed away in the capital on Wednesday morning and will be buried at the Kadewere…
Blessings Mashaya and Mugove Tafirenyika SENIOR STAFF WRITERS WITH the situation in Zimbabwe remaining tense, both local and external analysts say the only viable path out of the country’s mess is to get President Emmerson Mnangagwa, pictured, to work closely with the opposition, the Daily News reports. This comes as some in the opposition have…
Mugove Tafirenyika SENIOR STAFF WRITER tafirenyikam@dailynews.co.zw MORE men than women have so far succumbed to, and been infected by the lethal coronavirus in the country, the Daily News reports. The Ministry of Health said on Wednesday that from the close to 5 000 confirmed local cases of the disease, about 55 percent of them…
Tarisai Machakaire STAFF WRITER machakairet@dailynews.co.zw THE Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum (The Forum) has filed an urgent chamber application for the government to address health, dietary and sanitation requirements at the country’s prisons as part of efforts to combat the lethal coronavirus (Covid-19). Part of their requests are for prisoners to be given two N95…
Mugove Tafirenyika SENIOR STAFF WRITER tafirenyikam@dailynews.co.zw SOUTH African envoys recently seconded to Zimbabwe by President Cyril Ramaphosa should only pre-occupy themselves with allegations of human rights abuses and not President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s legitimacy question, the MDC-T led by Thokozani Khupe has said. This comes as this week Ramaphosa dispatched three envoys; ex-ministers Sydney Mufamadi and…
Blessing Masakadza STAFF WRITER masakadzab@dailynews.co.zw A 35-YEAR-OLD man from Hatcliffe has blamed evil spirits for leading him into his 12-year-old daughter’s bedroom and raping her in her sleep. He threatened her with death if she revealed the incident. The incident which occurred two years ago only came out this year after the parents engaged in…
SOUTHERN African Development Community (Sadc) heads of State and Government virtually meet on Monday for their annual summit under the theme — Sadc: 40 Years Building Peace and Security, Promoting Development and Resilience in the Face of Global Challenges. One of the major global challenges today is the coronavirus pandemic that is ravaging the region,…
Tarisai Machakaire STAFF WRITER machakairet@dailynews.co.zw THE Zimbabwe Human Rights Association (Zimrights) has filed an urgent chamber application with the High Court for police and soldiers to be barred from harassing commuters after daily curfew commences at 6pm. This comes after President Emmerson Mnangagwa imposed a 12-hour curfew that starts at 6pm daily against increased demand…
