© RESPECTED African statesman Olusegun Obasanjo yesterday met with President Em- merson Mnangagwa at the State House and told the 76-year-old Zanu PF leader that there is need for political stability in the coun- try to achieve economic development. This comes as the Nelson Chamisa-led MDC, has over the past few months, courted African leaders,…
© HARD-pressed Zimbabweans yesterday responded to the Black Friday promotion with hordes of shoppers invading retail outlets in search of bargains. Shoppers queued at outlets such as Edgars in Harare with security guards battling to contain the crowds after the shop slashed the prices of beauty products and clothes by up to 70 percent. [GoogleAd]…
© THE police last night dismissed a video which went viral on social media yesterday as an old footage from the violence which occurred in Harare three years ago when one of its cars was burnt by rioters. In the video, dated November 26, but without the year, an angry mob could be seen tearing…
© FORMER Zanu PF youth leader Kudzanai Chipanga was yesterday issued with a warrant of arrest after he failed to appear in court to answer charges of criminal nuisance for wearing the party’s regalia. Chipanga’s co-accomplices, former Cabinet minister Ignatius Chombo, who had briefly travelled to South Africa for cancer treatment, and ex-Zanu PF official…
© REGISTRAR-General Clemence Masango has filed a $3,5 million defamation lawsuit against a Harare man, who accused him of being corrupt. In the application, Masango claimed Godwine Gumisai Mureriwa defamed him on September 19, at the Harare Central Registry, Makombe Complex, while speaking to the Central Registry staff. [GoogleAd] Masango told the court that Mureriwa…
© THE net is closing in on 75 bigwigs allegedly involved in corrupt activities as the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) says it has approached some regional and European countries for assistance in recovering externalised funds and assets. Zacc chairperson Loice Matanda-Moyo told the Daily News yesterday on the sidelines of the joint official opening of…
© THE departing United Nations (UN) special rapporteur on the right-to-food, Hilal Elver, yesterday delivered a scathing assessment of the government — saying the country’s myriad challenges, including the hunger stalking millions of citizens, were of Zimbabwe’s own making. This comes as more than half of the country’s population is facing starvation due to a…
© LAWYERS yesterday petitioned the government to institute an independent complaint mechanism to ensure accountability of law enforcement agents who breach the law following the assault of a fellow legal practitioner Doug Coltart. The lawyers marched from the High Court in Harare to Home Affairs ministry and police headquarters where the petition was delivered. They…
© AUTHORITIES have recalled a top military officer who has been heading President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s security at State House, following last week’s dramatic events which saw a guard emptying his gun in the air in an incident which shook the establishment, the Daily News reports. [GoogleAd] This comes as Mnangagwa’s safety has once again been…
© STRIKING doctors yesterday rejected the government’s offer for them to return to work without suffering sanctions — saying they would only do so once their wages and working conditions are reviewed, the Daily News reports. This comes as authorities have so far fired 448 doctors and also placed 100 others under disciplinary proceedings. [GoogleAd]…
