© RESPECTED former Cabinet minister Tshinga Dube has re-ignited debate on the highly-emotive killings that occurred in the southern parts of Zimbabwe in the 1980s declaring boldly that the sad chapter is not closed, the Daily News On Sunday reports. This comes after President Emmerson Mnangagwa announced in March this year that his government had…
© PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa’s government yesterday made a dramatic climbdown on its controversial decision to fire more than 400 doctors by giving the medical practitioners a two-day moratorium to return to work after an intervention from the Catholic Church. Addressing journalists after a three-hour meeting with the Catholic Bishop Conference headed by Archbishop Robert Ndlovu…
© 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,…
© 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…
© 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 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…
© 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…
© MULTICHOICE has completed assessing Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC)’s 24-hour news channel, which will see the state broadcaster launching a free to air news channel on DStv accessible throughout the Southern African Development Community (Sadc) region. [GoogleAd] Information minister Monica Mutsvangwa revealed this recently while giving an update on progress in the implementation of the…
© PARTS of Harare’s Central Business District (CBD) were on Thursday night and yesterday subjected to a power blackout due to a fault at one of the city’s substations. Zesa Holdings spokesperson Fullard Gwasira said the fault occurred on Thursday night and was a result of a burnt cable at the Manica Substation. [GoogleAd] “The…
© BULAWAYO mayor Solomon Mguni this week snubbed agitated vendors who were desperate to engage the local authority over new licensing fees. Mguni was invited to an indaba by Bulawayo Vendors and Traders Association (BVTA) and the Street Wise Informal Traders Association, where the vendors wanted the mayor to attend to their concerns. [GoogleAd] When…
