August 2021

PARLIAMENT has rejected a petition by opposition Transform Zimbabwe leader Jacob Ngarivhume’s July 31 Movement imploring the august House to implement electoral reforms and address human rights violations.  Last week, Ngarivhume, along with Diana Saungweme, Lilian Chipati, Takaruza Tangai and Farai Muridzo handed the petition to National Assembly Speaker, Jacob Mudenda demanding a response by…

THE government says its re-engagement drive is beginning to bear fruit, amid a gradual thawing of relations between Harare and many Western nations. Speaking in the Senate this week, the deputy Foreign Affairs minister David Musabayana said recent developments that included improving trade relations with the West and sentiments from Western capitals showed that the…

THREE men who allegedly broke into Women Affairs minister Sithembiso Nyoni’s house before making away with a television set, a laptop, jewellery and bathroom ware have been denied bail by a Harare magistrate. Magistrate Judith Taruvinga yesterday ruled that Justin Nyamakanga Dodzo, Godfrey Magadu and Tafadzwa Mupfuurirwa, who are facing four counts of unlawful entry…

THE MDC has reiterated that holding the 2023 national elections without dialogue is not in the best interests of the country and long-suffering citizens, as the polls will not cure Zimbabwe’s history of violent and disputed voting outcomes. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, MDC national chairperson Morgen Komichi, pictured, said it was “almost guaranteed” that if…