THE National Peace and Reconciliation Commission (NPRC) is escalating its engagements with political parties, the police and the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) to ensure that peace prevails before, during and after this year’s national polls. Speaking in Harare yesterday, during a meeting with Zanu PF, the MDC, the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC), the police…
By Brandon Josphat ZANU PF will conduct its primary polls on Saturday to elect its parliamentary and council elections candidates for this year’s harmonised polls. The primaries were postponed last week after thousands of would-be MPs and councillors submitted their curriculum vitae (CVs) to contest in the polls initially pencilled for last Saturday. Zanu PF’s…
Yvonne Ncube in BULAWAYO TWO men from Donnington suburb in Bulawayo have been hauled before the local courts on allegations of illegal possession of 10 elephant horns weighing a total of 16.13kg. Melusi Moyo and Justice Moyo appeared before Bulawayo regional magistrate Joseph Mabeza facing illegal ivory possession. They were not asked to plead and…
By Nyasha Kunyiswa PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday urged Harare residents to vote wisely in this year’s general elections by voting for Zanu PF. He was addressing hundreds of people during the official opening of FBC Building Society’s Fontaine Ridge housing project in Harare where he added there was a need for citizens to rely on…
A SUSPECTED land baron has been arraigned before a Harare magistrate’s court facing six counts of fraud after he allegedly defrauded US$44 400 from unsuspecting home seekers. Nelson Mandizvidza, 49, appeared before Harare magistrate Dennis Mangosi yesterday and was remanded him in custody before being ordered to return to court today for his bail application….
THE grouping of six smaller opposition political parties which was launched last Thursday, the Zimbabwe Coalition for Peace and Development (ZCPD), has registered with the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission to contest in harmonised elections to be held later this year. In a letter dated March 18, Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) acting chief elections officer Jane Chigidji…
BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) says the power outages being experienced in the country and the vandalism of its water pumps have drastically worsened the water supply situation in the city before appealing to well-wishers to assist in rectifying the situation. This comes as most suburbs in Bulawayo have gone for more than three weeks without…
By Brandon Josphat THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has ordered a probe into allegations of money laundering against businessman Ewan Macmillan and preacher Uebert Mudzanire, popularly known as Uebert Angel. This comes after the two men were said to have featured prominently in a documentary by global broadcaster, Al Jazeera, in which they allegedly…
Cloud Fusire fusirec@dailynews.co.zw CASTLE Lager Premiership newboys — Simba Bhora, Sheasham, Green Fuel and Hwange — got a rude awakening against the top flight’s more established sides after they all failed to register a win in the opening round of fixtures. On what was a difficult opening day that prompted fears that the PSL newcomers…
PAUL van Meerken struck a six off the penultimate delivery of the day as Netherlands secured a dramatic three-wicket victory over Zimbabwe’s Chevrons in the first Dafabet ODI match at Harare Sports Club yesterday. On what was a generally difficult day for batsmen, young wicketkeeper Clive Madande had scored a superb half century for the…
