THE High Court yesterday questioned the State if there was a legal obligation for incarcerated MDC Alliance vice chairperson Job Sikhala to surrender himself to the police after they issued a press statement that did not disclose any offence against him. In a bail appeal hearing, High Court judge, Justice Erica Ndewere, questioned claims by…
SEVERAL students were yesterday rounded up at the Harare Magistrates’ Courts while protesting against the arrest and incarceration of Zimbabwe National Students Union president Takudzwa Ngadziore. Ngadziore was arrested last week for participating in a demonstration at Impala Car Rental in Harare over the company’s alleged involvement in the recent alleged abduction of activist Tawanda…
SENIOR doctors say lifting of coronavirus (Covid-19) lockdown restrictions — owing to economic challenges the country is grappling with — will avert starvation, the Daily News reports. This comes as Zimbabwe has claimed it has come out of the woods regarding the containment of the Covid-19 pandemic, with the country’s confirmed cases standing above 7…
THE government wants local football to adopt a bio-secure bubble model in order for the domestic season to be allowed to finally commence amidst the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. Sports minister Kirsty Coventry yesterday revealed they are now working on a roadmap with the Zimbabwe Football Association (Zifa) and other relevant stakeholders to ensure the…
A Rwandan court on Monday charged Paul Rusesabagina, whose story inspired the film “Hotel Rwanda,” with terrorism, complicity in murder, and forming an armed rebel group. Rusesabagina declined to respond to all 13 charges, saying some did not qualify as criminal offenses and saying that he denied the accusations when he was questioned by Rwandan…
THE Public Accounts Committee (Pac) has recommended that Parliament introduces a raft of changes to the way it operates, including allowing the committee to sit continuously to complete analysis of reports and receiving of evidence. This comes as the Pac tabled a report in the National Assembly after nine of its members went on…
THE Human Rights NGO Forum has bemoaned the government’s lack of responsiveness to incidents where the public’s constitutional entitlements were being infringed by suspected law enforcement agents. This comes as the Forum claimed that human rights violation cases have reached 909 since the lockdown commenced in March. The Forum said between March 10 and September…
SHARP differences have emerged in Zanu PF over the push by South Africa and its ruling African National Congress (ANC) to help end Zimbabwe’s decades-long myriad crises, the Daily News can reveal. At the same time, political analysts said yesterday that the differences had nothing to do with national interest, but the “politics of survival”…
LAWYERS for incarcerated MDC deputy national chairperson, Job “Wiwa” Sikhala, say his health is continuing to deteriorate after prison authorities allegedly barred him from accessing a private doctor, the Daily News reports. This comes as the larger-than-life legislator is fighting to be released from Chikurubi Maximum prison — following his dramatic arrest last month on…
OPPOSITION party Zapu has pleaded with South Africa’s ruling party, the African National Congress (ANC), to do more to ensure that the ruling Zanu PF is brought to order. Zapu spokesperson Iphithule Maphosa said the ANC should muster its courage when dealing with Zanu PF. “We pray the ANC and the South African government find…
