ANOTHER set of lawyers appeared in court yesterday on different allegations, adding to the growing number of legal practitioners being dragged into the dock. First to appear was Sylvester Hashiti, who is charged with criminal insult in which he is alleged to have claimed that a special prosecutor in the Special Anti-Corruption Unit in the…
Blessings Mashaya and Mugove Tafirenyika SENIOR STAFF WRITERS ©️ SECURITY chiefs yesterday dismissed talk of a pending military coup against President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his government — warning that they will descend heavily on all the purveyors of such information, the Daily News reports. In addition, they also warned former senior Zanu PF officials…
Sindiso Mhlophe SENIOR STAFF WRITER mhlophes@dailynews.co.zw ©️ THE government is seething with anger after regional powerhouse, South Africa, commented on Zimbabwe’s long-running political and economic crises earlier this week, the Daily News can reveal. This comes after Pretoria’s International Relations minister, Naledi Pandor, was interviewed by the Johannesburg-based Power FM radio station — where she,…
Tendai Kamhungira DEPUTY CHIEF WRITER kamhungirat@dailynews.co.zw TEACHERS’ unions have rejected the government’s decision to reopen schools between June 29 and July 28, saying the country has not yet proved that it has put all the safety measures in place to curb the spread of Covid-19. This comes at a time when Covid-19 cases have…
Sindiso Mhlophe SENIOR STAFF WRITER mhlophes@dailynews.co.zw ©️ PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa on Thursday declared June 15 as the Presidential National Day of Prayer and Fasting, as the nation is grappling with the effects of the deadly coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. Addressing journalists at State House in the capital, Mnangagwa appealed to Zimbabweans to participate in the national…
HARARE – A row has erupted between Miss Rural pageant founder and trademark rights holder Sipho Mazibuko and Oil Castor, a bio-technology company in Harare over the use of the pageant’s trade name. Oil Castor have launched a beauty pageant dubbed Miss Rural Africa June 2020. The company is a subsidiary of Canada-based SSC LTD…
ZIMBABWE’s deepening political and economic crises can now only be resolved through decisive action and sincere national dialogue if imminent civil unrest is to be avoided, analysts have warned. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, the analysts said all indications pointed to looming social upheavals, which could only be averted if the ruling Zanu PF…
ACTING Health and Child Care permanent secretary Gibson Mhlanga has acceded to government demands to cancel the US$60 million deal that would have seen a Switzerland-registered company, Drax Consult (Drax) supply Covid-19 equipment, the Daily News reports. A fortnight ago, Finance ministry permanent secretary George Guvamatanga instructed Mhlanga to cancel the deal citing price distortions….
PRETORIA says it is doing all it can to help end Zimbabwe’s myriad challenges, but will never consider military intervention in the country, the Daily News reports. This comes as South Africa — the regional power and Zimbabwe’s biggest trading partner by far — is coming under growing pressure to help end Harare’s myriad woes….
THE Thokozani Khupe-led MDC-T has appealed to the Supreme Court challenging a High Court order that barred them from replacing two MDC Alliance legislators after they were recalled on April 3, this year. This comes after Justice Joseph Mafusire on Monday granted temporary order to the MDC-T not to fill their vacancies in Parliament until…
