STAFF Writer when you look at a person Sindiso Mhlophe from the rural area, this is a sat down with person who has been heavily Zimbabwe Human affected by the socio- Rights Association (Zim-economic challenges in our Rights) director Okay Machisa who has been traversing rural Zimbabwe assessing the deteriorating humanitarian and human rights situation…
© THE High Court has ordered the temporary release of cancer-stricken former Finance minister Ignatius Chombo’s passport to enable him to travel to South Africa for medical assistance. [GoogleAd] Chombo is facing several corruption allegations emanating from the time he was in office during the late former president Robert Mugabe’s era. The former minister appealed…
© ACTIVIST cleric Evan Mawarire and Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) president Peter Gift Mutasa, who are facing subversion charges, have been removed from remand. Mawarire and Mutasa were represented by Alec Muchadehama when they appeared before Harare magistrate Victoria Mashamba. Prosecutor Lancelot Mutsokoti advised the court that the State would proceed by way…
© SEVEN activists who were arrested at Morgan Richard Tsvangirai House on Wednesday while waiting for MDC president Nelson Chamisa’s Hope of the Nation Address (Hona) were released on $200 bail yesterday. [GoogleAd] Godfrey Karembera (42), Shoko Zindoga (42), Victor Maramba (20), Honzeri Zondai (37), Gift Ben (30), Rose Chitsungo (30), and Maria Tinago (36)…
© THE Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (Zimsec) yesterday released Grade 7 results, which indicate that the pass rate had decreased by 5,18 percent. Candidates are expected to collect their results from their schools from Monday. Speaking at a press briefing in Harare, Zimsec board chairperson Eddie Mwenje said: “The total number of candidates who sat…
© A TOTAL of 51 children across the country were arrested and experienced harassment, torture and assault during and soon after the January 2019 protests, a report has revealed. [GoogleAd] The report, launched by the Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum titled “Hear them Cry”, gives a detailed analysis of the direct and structural violence against…
© THE Public Accounts Committee of Parliament (PAC) yesterday failed to gather evidence from three companies after Zanu PF legislators demanded that its chairperson Tendai Biti must recognise President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s legitimacy first. Biti is opposition MDC vice president, and his party has refused to recognise Mnangagwa’s presidency, arguing that he rigged his way into…
© THE late Dzivaresekwa Housing Cooperative founder, Never Kowo, who was declared a provincial hero following his death on Sunday, was laid to rest at Warren Hills Cemetery in Harare on Wednesday. [GoogleAd] Kowo, 72, who is survived by his wife, five children and several grandchildren, was buried with full military honours at a ceremony…
© AS POLITICAL tension continues to rise in the country amid growing criticism of the authorities’ brutal handling of dissenters the government warned yesterday that it would arrest opposition leader Nelson Chamisa, pictured, if he holds public meet- ings without police approval, the Daily News reports. This comes as President Emmer- son Mnangagwa and his government…
© HARARE City Council (HCC) will today shut down the Morton Jaffray Water Treatment Plant for two days to allow for routine maintenance at the station. [GoogleAd] In a notice yesterday, the city fathers said the shutdown will affect all suburbs and satellite towns, and urged residents to use water sparingly. “The City of Harare…
