THE European Union (EU) has once again implored Harare to further open the country’s democratic space if relations with Brussels are to get warmer. In a statement after its Harare office met with new Foreign Affairs minister Frederick Shava, in Harare on Thursday, the key bloc said it was concerned about “the lack of progress…
VICE President Constantino Chiwenga last night announced new strict Covid-19 lockdown restrictions which come into effect tomorrow after the government noticed increased complacency from citizens which put the country at risk of entering a third wave of the pandemic. This comes as Zimbabwe has recorded 26 deaths and 596 new cases in the last seven…
INFORMATION Communication Technology minister Jenfan Muswere hopes Community Information Centres (CICs) the government is setting up across the country will help fight drug abuse as the youth will have less idle time on their hands. Muswere was speaking in Binga yesterday where his ministry and the Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz) were…
SUSPENDED Harare mayor Jacob Mafume is demanding his reinstatement after claiming that his 45-day suspension has lapsed. Mafume, his former deputy Luckson Mukunguma and four other councillors, were suspended by Local Government minister July Moyo in December last year on allegations of gross incompetence and misconduct. This was after Mafume was arrested on allegations of…
MDC Alliance vice president Tendai Biti, who is accused of assaulting a Russian national Tatiana Aleshina, will now stand trial on June 18 after the dismissal of his application in which he sought prosecutor Michael Reza’s recusal from the case. In his application, Biti argued that Reza’s past conduct showed that he would not be…
FORMER Air Zimbabwe chief operations officer and the late former president Robert Mugabe’s son-in-law Simba Chikore wants abuse of office charges against him quashed. Chikore allegedly engaged a security company — Safeguard Security Services (Safeguard) — on August 30, 2017 without following tender procedures. He has since filed a notice excepting to the charge, arguing…
TWO sales representatives employed by a private firm — Creative Credit (Private) Limited— have appeared before the Masvingo Magistrates’ Courts facing corruption charges after they allegedly prejudiced the company of over $12 million. Stephen Neshamba, 40, and Richard Tomu, 43, are facing two counts of corruptly concealing from a principal a personal interest in a…
DENDERA musician Sulumani “Sulu” Chimbetu says Zimbabweans must not be divided by politics adding that he respects both Zanu PF and the various MDC factions. This comes as the youthful musician has stirred controversy on social media after his photos in Zanu PF regalia found their way into the public sphere. The photos surfaced barely…
IN A desperate move, Harare giants Dynamos yesterday moved to restrict media from covering the team’s open media day training session amid growing reports of disgruntlement as players push for an upward review of salaries. This comes after the Daily News, last week, reported the unrest in the team’s camp as players are less motivated while the…
LOCAL property giant West Properties general manager Tatiana Ellis says the opening of the Pokugara Residential Estate in Harare gives Zimbabweans a chance to build world-class houses. Speaking during the official opening of the project recently, Ellis said since the company was formed in 2007, it had provided decent and state-of-the-art housing to Zimbabweans. “It…
