© THE Zimbabwe Twins and Multiple Births Festival, a new event meant to celebrate twins, will be held in Harare this Saturday. The inaugural festival will be held at Longcheng Plaza in Belvedere and is being organised by the Zimbabwe Twins Foundation. “Twins are special and they need to be celebrated. “They are a source…
© PARLIAMENT has established an eight-member privileges com- mittee made up of Zanu PF MPs to investigate a possible case of contempt of the august House by MDC legislators who are accused of disrespecting President Emmerson Mnangagwa. National Assembly Speaker Jacob Mudenda announced yesterday that Parliament’s Standing Rules and Orders Commit- tee (SROC) last week…
© FORMER Health minister David Parirenyatwa’s trial resumed yesterday before magistrate Elijah Makomo, several months after the Prosecutor-General put it on hold. Parirenyatwa is facing criminal abuse of office charges where he is accused of unfair dismissal of Natpharm boss Nancy Sifeku and replacing her with Newman Madzikwa, who was once dismissed for misconduct when…
© THE late music superstar and national hero Oliver Mtukudzi’s daughter Samantha is parting ways with former national football team midfielder Tinashe Nengomasha after she claimed the relationship had irretrievably broken down eight years after ty- ing the knot. Samantha has since filed divorce papers at the High Court, seeking to formally end the union….
© CIVIL society leader and activist Mfundo Mlilo has filed a High Court application seeking Prosecutor-General Kumbirai Hodzi to issue a certificate for the private prosecution of Finance minister Mthuli Ncube over alleged criminal conduct which has negatively affected the economy. [GoogleAd] Mlilo wants, among other things, Ncube prosecuted for criminal abuse as a public…
© PARLIAMENT’S Mines and Mining Development com- mittee yesterday demanded an end to Fidelity Printers and Refiners (FPR) gold buying monopoly, as well as the scrapping of the 55 percent retention threshold, which it says are contributing to the decline in gold deliveries. [GoogleAd] This comes after gold deliveries to FPR in September dropped 19…
© HUAWEI Technologies Zimbabwe yesterday launched the Zimbabwe National Information Communication and Technology (ICT) Competition which is expected to feature 200 students from Zimbabwean universities and technology institutions. The company’s managing director, Jason Shao, said the global ICT competition — featuring about 200 coun- tries, with Zimbabwe joining it for the first time this year…
© PARLIAMENT is looking at a controversial new law that will see MDC legislators fined or even imprisoned if they disrespect or show contempt for President Emmerson Mnangagwa when he is in the National Assembly, the Daily News reports. This comes as most Parliamentary business has lately been negatively affected by the deepening rift between…
© ANGERED by the authorities saved clampdown on dissenting voices in the country in recent months the MDC yesterday warned President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s government that it had now pushed Zimbabweans too far, the Daily News reports. At the same time, political analysts also warned yesterday that the alleged shooting at opposition leader Nelson Chamisa in…
© THE Castle Lager Premiership has been forced to cancel all of this weekend’s matches due to FC Platinum’s participation in the African Champions League. Pure Platinum Play, who are involved in an intriguing battle for the championship with CAPS United, host Tunisian giants Etoile du Sahel on Saturday at Barbourfields Stadium in their Group…
