THE continued haggling over the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission delimitation report threatens the quality of harmonised elections the country will have in the next couple of months. President Emmerson Mnangagwa gazetted the report on February 20 amid mixed concerns on whether he followed the Constitution or not with his critics arguing he did so out of…
By Ashley Moyo DANCERS Association of Zimbabwe (Daz) has castigated the National Arts Merit Awards (Namas) for failing to consider their type of dance as a form of art. This comes as Daz members — made up of pole dancers mostly — have never been awarded in the popular Nama awards for years. Top dancer…
THE South African Presidency says statements made by President Cyril Ramaphosa in an affidavit submitted in a court case brought by the…
THE National University of Science and Technology (NUST) was forced to back down on its new tuition fees yesterday after students boycotted lectures in response to a directive from the Students Representative Council (SRC). The Daily News understands that the institution hiked its fees to US$720 from $360 000 per semester last week, a move…
A HIGH Court judge has sentenced an Epworth man, Takudzwa Timothy Hazvirambwi, to six years in prison after he was convicted of killing his friend, Tineyi Mamvura, following an altercation. Hazvirambwi, 41, was arrested last year, initially facing a charge of murder, but was later convicted of the offence of culpable homicide. During the trial,…
By Brighton Muronzereyi and Brandon Josphat MANY sitting Zanu PF and Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) legislators face an uncertain future ahead of the upcoming crunch national elections. This comes after the recently gazetted 2023 delimitation report merged some constituencies, collapsed others and created fresh ones in some cases — causing a gnashing of teeth…
JUSTICE minister Ziyambi Ziyambi has told the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council that Zimbabwe has made significant efforts to advance human rights and has implemented all necessary electoral reforms ahead of this year’s elections. Speaking at a high-level segment of the 52nd session of the Human Rights Council held in Geneva, Switzerland, on Monday,…
MDC president Douglas Mwonzora has recalled three councillors from Norton Town Council for allegedly defying party protocol. In a February 27 letter to the local authority, Local Government minister July Moyo said he had been informed by the MDC that the councillors had been expelled from the opposition outfit hence their recall. “The above subject…
ZIMBABWE Cricket (ZC) will host two English county cricket teams, Durham and Glamorgan, in Harare this March. The visitors will play against local select sides across three formats. The pre-season tour will start off with Durham facing Southerns and Glamorgan taking on Northerns in three-day action scheduled for 4-6 March at Harare Sports Club and…
THE State witness in Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) legislator Job Sikhala’s obstruction of justice trial has admitted that the videos presented as evidence before the courts were not authenticated. This was after Sikhala’s lawyer, Harrison Nkomo, yesterday cross-examined the witness, Kudakwashe Mandiranga, and accused him of lying to the court when he stated that…
