By Rutendo Ngara AT LEAST 80 people have been arrested in Harare in the ongoing blitz that seeks to flush out criminals while also specifically targeting unlicensed vehicles and illegal vendors. The blitz is a joint operation that includes the police, Traffic Safety Council of Zimbabwe, the Insurance Council of Zimbabwe, Harare City Council, the…
By Ketty Nyoni THE Harare City Council (HCC) has made a U-turn on its demand for payments to be made in US$ only. This came after the local authority had notified residents and other clients that its services would now be paid exclusively in foreign currency, a development which attracted punishment from the central government,…
By Ketty Nyoni PARLIAMENT wants authorities to whip into line schools which are chasing away learners who have not paid their school fees, arguing that the practice is against a standing High Court ruling. Speaking in the august House on Tuesday, the legislator for Gokwe-Chireya, Tonderayi Moyo, said it was illegal to bar learners who…
By Dionne Kanyowa THE HIGH Court has dismissed veteran lawyer and author Petina Gappah’s request to appeal to the Supreme Court to challenge its decision to dismiss her exception application against fellow lawyer Fadzayi Mahere’s defamation lawsuit. Gappah, pictured, who is being sued by Mahere for US$1 million over alleged defamatory tweets, approached the court…
By Dionne Kanyowa FORMER commissioner for the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission and Zanu PF member Goodson Nguni has been joined as a party to a case in which fellow party member Sybeth Musengezi is challenging President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s ascension to power as the party’s leader in 2017. Judge President Justice Mary Dube, who delivered her ruling…
THERE is optimism at Highlanders that the Bulawayo giants could finish in the top four of the Castle Lager Premiership this year after many years of decline. The last time Highlanders finished in top four was back in 2016 when they settled for third place behind eventual winners CAPS United and FC Platinum, who finished…
By Hazel Marimbiza GWANDA residents have expressed concern over council’s takeover of the town’s water treatment plant, saying water challenges are worsening due to council’s inadequate preparation to run it. This comes after the Zimbabwe National Water Authority (Zinwa) recently handed over the Gwanda water treatment plant to the local authority in compliance with a…
THE annual KB Kanyongo Football tournament enters third round this weekend with all eight teams taking part from around Mutoko in Mashonaland…
ARMED robbers have become a menace in this country. Barely a day passes before they pounce with devastating consequences. Innocent citizens and businesses have lost huge sums of hard currency to the malcontents and it appears our police are slow in reacting to the scourge. In less than a month, the country has witnessed a…
By Ashley Moyo FAST-GROWING independent commercial television station 3Ktv has entered its third season and introduced plenty of new riveting programmes among them two Korean series…
