HARARE – Harare came to a virtual standstill with a massive traffic jam as President Robert Mugabe made his way to officially open the Fifth Session of the Seventh Parliament of Zimbabwe yesterday. Security was tight and the city centre was crawling with security details. Getting into the Central Business District (CBD) was a nightmare…
HARARE – Wild celebrations erupted in Harare yesterday after MDC youth leader Solomon Madzore returned to the party headquarters escorted by a 20-vehicle convoy after spending more than a year locked up at Chikurubi maximum security prison. At exactly 2:25pm, Madzore walked out of the gates of Chikurubi Prison and was swarmed by scores of…
BULAWAYO – Almost all prison guards at Chikurubi Maximum Security Prison support Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai’s MDC, a party youth leader has said. MDC Youth Assembly chairperson Solomon Madzore said his year-plus incarceration in the D-Section at the state dungeon showed that the majority of prison officers were MDC backers. He also claimed there was…
HARARE – A voter in Mashonaland East Province has been arrested for taking pictures of the voting process in breach of the country’s electoral laws. Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) chairperson Rita Makarau told reporters in Harare yesterday that police nabbed Marshall Berejena for recording the voting processes using a cell phone camera. “This is a…
HARARE – Paramedics were kept busy yesterday as harsh weather saw mourners including feared Zanu PF politburo member Tendai Savanhu collapse at the burial of the late Vice President John Landa Nkomo at the National Heroes Acre. An unidentified senior police officer was the first to hit the ground as high humidity conditions took their…
HARARE – Three Zimbabweans will showcase their works this week in Cape Town during the Mercedes Benz Africa Fashion Week. Intisaar Mukadam, Joyce Chimanye and Maita Marimo will rub shoulders with designers from other countries during this high-profile event which includes top-notch designers and models. Chimanye and Mukadam have stormed into this fashion extravaganza courtesy…
HARARE – MPs in impoverished Zimbabwe are set for another windfall, just under a year before completing a five-year term full of demands for lavish living. The Constitution Select Committee (Copac) has recommended that parliamentarians get $10 000 each for the damage to their cars during public hearings to gather views on the drafting of…
HARARE – Goons accompanying visiting and expelled former ANC Youth League (ANCYL) president Julius Malema attacked a Daily News on Sunday crew when they sought to interview the controversial and self-proclaimed Zanu PF admirer at an expensive eatery in Harare yesterday. The unprovoked attack — now a subject of police investigations under case number IR…
HARARE – Former ANC Youth League president Julius Malema jetted into Zimbabwe yesterday at the invitation of Zanu PF youths. Malema arrived at the Harare International Airport around 3pm and was secretly whisked away in a convoy led by two black and silver Range Rover Sport vehicles and a metallic grey Chrysler. He is here…
HARARE – Police have expressed alarm over the proliferation of explosives in the hands of civilians and warned members of the public to exercise caution. Last week, a deadly blast resulted in the death of six people in Chitungwiza. National police spokesperson, Charity Charamba, yesterday said cases involving explosives are increasing around the country with…
