© PROSECUTORS “erroneously” referred activist cleric Evan Mawarire and Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Union (ZCTU) treason case to the regional court for trial, a court heard yesterday. [GoogleAd] Mawarire and ZCTU leader Peter Mutasa are accused of plotting to topple a constitutionally elected government after they recorded video urging members of the public to engage…
© FORMER first lady Grace Mugabe has been hit with a US$4 million law suit by a Lebanese businessman who claims he was defamed and lost income after she instructed police to seize his properties during a wrangle over a botched US$1,3 million diamond ring deal. [GoogleAd] Jamal Hamed, Thatchree Investments (Pvt) Ltd, Superearth Properties…
© IN what seems to expose fault lines in the ruling party, the Zanu PF Youth League released the long-awaited list of individuals it claimed were involved in corrupt activities. [GoogleAd] The list fell short on detail, thus failing to live up to expectations. Comprising serving and ex-Cabinet ministers, bureaucrats, senior Zanu officials and businessmen,…
© A BULAWAYO law firm, JP Oberholzer Legal Practice, has been placed under curatorship due to the proprietor’s ill health. [GoogleAd] In a notice issued yesterday, the law firm has since been placed under management of Job Sibanda and Associates. “The legal practitioner of J.P. Oberholzer of Bulawayo was placed under curatorship owing to (Mr)…
© BULAWAYO mayor Solomon Mguni has fumed at the proposal by the Zimbabwe Power Company (ZPC) to demolish two iconic decommissioned cooling towers at the council-owned thermal power station. [GoogleAd] The power station was built in 1947 by the council before being handed over to Zesa Holdings after power generated there was integrated into the…
© THE Zimbabwe Power Company (ZPC) has defended the proposed demolition of two cooling towers at the Bulawayo Power Station, saying they are outdated and pose a health hazard to members of the public and staff personnel. [GoogleAd] ZPC’s plans to demolish the iconic towers as part of its retooling project infuriated Bulawayo residents who…
© TREASURY splashed over $20 million on top-of-the-range vehicles for Members of Parliament and Senators in the ninth Parliament, which the recipients will start receiving this week. Government acquired Toyota Hilux double cabs valued between US$40 000 and US$60 000 each. [GoogleAd] Considering the bicameral Parliament has a total of 350 MPs and Senators, at…
© Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (Artuz) president Obert Masaraure appeared in court yesterday after he violated his bail conditions. [GoogleAd] Masaraure is on remand on allegations of plotting to topple a constitutionally-elected government by urging people to protest against fuel hikes in January. Harare provincial magistrate Barbra Mateko remanded Masaraure in custody to…
© THE opposition Zapu wants Bulawayo City Council (BCC) to honour its late leader and national hero, Dumiso Dabengwa, by naming one of the city’s streets after him, the Daily News can report. [GoogleAd] Dabengwa died last month aged 79 — after succumbing to a liver-related ailment. Although the late liberation stalwart was declared a…
© VICE President Constantino Chiwenga’s prolonged absence from the public glare should be a source of major concern, especially in view of the enormity of the challenges facing the country, analysts have said. [GoogleAd] Chiwenga has been in-and-out of office since his appointment as VP in 2017 due to ill-health. In October, government said the…
