PROCEEDINGS in Zimbabwe Football Association (Zifa) president Felton Kamambo and his deputy Phillip Machana’s case have been stalled by the absence of a statement from Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (Potraz). Kamambo and Machana are being charged with contravening the Telecommunications Act after sending a series of text messages to Cosafa president Philip Chiyangwa. When…
THE Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has expressed concern over the increase in the number of cases of family members who are raping minor children across the country. Rape has become the country’s perennial crime that has hardly seen a day passing without the courts handling such cases. In a statement, ZRP national spokesperson Paul Nyathi…
WOMEN Affairs deputy minister Jenifer Mhlanga has challenged females to find multiple streams of income generation which can help sustain them and their families amid the country’s worsening economic conditions. This comes as Zimbabwe is currently experiencing its worst economic crisis in a decade, which according to research has left women and children, particularly those…
THE prices of basic goods and services are set to skyrocket anew, after the local currency plunged against the United States dollar on the black market yesterday, the Daily News reports. This comes as the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned that the country will this year face more economic pain, and also experience a…
MORE than 300 people have been tested for the coronavirus, while another 18, who were in contact with the only diagnosed South African, have been quarantined, SA Health minister Zweli Mkhize said yesterday. He was speaking at the Cowan House Preparatory School in Hilton, KwaZulu-Natal, where government officials and the National Institute for Communicable Diseases…
MDC legislator for Harare West Johanna Mamombe’s further remand refusal bid was dismissed yesterday after a court ruled that there is no excessive delay in prosecuting her treason case. Harare magistrate Rumbidzayi Mugwagwa said Mamombe faced a complex charge which required more time on investigations. Mamombe is accused of attempting to overthrow President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s…
SUSPENDED NetOne Cellular (Private) Limited (NetOne) chief executive officer Lazarus Muchenje has approached the High Court seeking to be reinstated back at work, arguing that the board which decided his fate was improperly constituted. In the application, Muchenje cited Susan Mutangadura, Winston Makamure, Ranganai Mavhunga, Paradzai Chakona, Douglas Mamvura and NetOne, as respondents. The court…
ZIMBABWEAN human rights defender and founder of Female Prisoners Support Trust Rita Nyampinga was on Wednesday recognised as one of 12 International Woman of Courage (IWOC) Award winners for 2020 by the United States of America government ahead of International Women’s Day on Sunday. The International Women of Courage Award also referred to as the…
PASSENGERS Association of Zimbabwe (Paz) president Tafadzwa Goliati has petitioned Parliament over the continued loss of life on the roads due to “avoidable carnage” on major highways in the country. In a petition handed to Parliament, Paz accused the government of “only voicing after a horrific accident and then fall silent afterwards”. Paz said the…
THE government has blamed sanctions imposed on Zimbabwe by western countries for its failure to fully fund Zimbabwe Republic Police rural stations. Responding recently to Senator Chief Ntabeni who had asked about government’s plans to address shortage of resources at rural police stations, deputy Home Affairs minister Mike Madiro told Senate that he was aware…
