By Brandon Josphats PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa says Zimbabwe will once again hold free and fair elections this year. At the same time, he warned “rogue” elements yesterday against fomenting divisions in the country ahead of, during and after the polls which are expected before the end of August. Speaking in Mt Darwin during the country’s…
By Ashley Moyo AFTER registering an overwhelming success during its premiere in Harare, the directors of the film Ngoda, Joe Njagu and Eddie Sandifolo, are taking it to Bulawayo for another premiere at Academy of Music on April 26. Inspired by the diamond rush that took place in 2006, the blockbuster film revolves around two…
THE Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (Zimsec) will embark on a mop up exercise to allow candidates who failed to meet the April 14 registration deadline to pay their examination fees when schools open. In a statement yesterday, Zimsec said the exercise was also meant to enable candidates who paid their examination fees during the holiday…
TWO pairs of suspected motor vehicle thieves have appeared before the Harare Magistrates’ Courts in connection with the theft of cars in Glen Norah and Waterfalls both in Harare. Tendai Chaukura, 39, and Tendai Fombe, 28, are facing a charge of theft of a motor vehicle while Phinias Moyo, 28 and Edrin Kambarami, 34, are…
THE High Court has struck off the roll an urgent application filed by Callies Motor Action Sports Club, in which it sought a spoliation order against the Harare City Council (HCC). Motor Action had filed the application accusing the council and the Harare City Football Club of interfering with its operations on a piece of…
FOUR suspected drug dealers believed to have been operating in Norton and Mhondoro have appeared before the Harare Magistrates’ Court. On Monday Shylet Tsiga, 34, Lordwin Nziramasanga, 44, Carlington Chimusingo, 33 and Michael Mapfumo, 23 appeared before magistrate Dennis Mangosi separately facing a charge of unlawful possession of dangerous drugs. They were all remanded in…
By Ketty Nyoni THE government has made strides in improving the media environment after enacting legislation that guarantees the right to information, the Zimbabwe Media Commission (ZMC) has said. In its Independence Day message yesterday ZMC said enacted media laws also promote human rights in the country. “In keeping with this theme, the Commission celebrates…
By Nyasha Kunyiswa AUTHORITIES yesterday confirmed the country had recorded 102 confirmed cholera cases since the start of the year. The first cholera outbreak in the country this year was first detected on February 12 in Chegutu, Mashonaland West Province. In a statement yesterday, the Health ministry confirmed the latest rising infection figures. “Zimbabwe has…
By Ketty Nyoni THE government has invited civil servants for a National Joint Negotiating Council (NJNC) meeting to discuss their welfare following their threats to storm their employer’s offices. In a Monday letter addressed to the chairperson of Zimbabwe Confederation of Public Sector Trade Unions (ZCPSTU) Cecilia Alexander, the government invited civil servants to a…
A HARARE magistrate court yesterday issued a warrant of arrest for late President Robert Mugabe’s youngest son, Bellarmine Chatunga, after he failed to make an appearance before the court. Chatunga, 25, was arrested last week after he and his accomplice, Tatenda Chinyuku, 36, allegedly smashed a window panel of a car belonging to one Lazarus…
