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© ZIMBABWE Election Support Network (Zesn) has come out in support of political parties that participated in the July 2018 harmonised elections engaging in dialogue. Zesn director Rindai Chipfunde-Vava says the network is, however, concerned some political parties who participated in the harmonised elections are not participating raising  issues around the legitimacy of the dialogue,…

© FIVE human rights activists who were arrested as they arrived in the country from training in Maldives have challenged the lawfulness of their arrest and further placement on remand. George Makoni, Tatenda Mombeyarara, Gamuchirai Mukura, Nyasha Mpahlo and Farirai Gumbonzvanda were charged with treason after the State alleged that they received training on mobilising…

© FORMER Cabinet Minister Ignatius Chombo has filed an urgent chamber application at the High Court seeking an order to compel the Harare Magistrates Courts clerk to release his passport. Chombo, who is facing a slew of graft charges after magistrate Lazini Ncube last week dismissed Chombo’s application where he sought to compel the clerk…

© A MARGINAL tremor hit Chipinge a few days ago, the Meteorological Services Department (Met Department) has said. “On Saturday, there was a slight tremor in Chipinge beacon area but there were no major effects,” meteorologist, James Ngoma told the Daily News yesterday. Most earthquakes that occur in the region are due to natural plate…

Dumiso Dabengwa, pictured, who died today aged 80  was indeed a great and illustrious son of the soil.  His involvement with the struggle for independence dates back to the days when he was part of the youth wing of the National Democratic Party which was headed by Joshua Nkomo in the late 50s.  He continued…

© THE Supreme Court is today set to hear an application in which MDC Alliance member Gift Machoka Konjana is challenging an Electoral Court’s decision confirming Zanu PF member Dexter Nduna, pictured, as the duly elected legislator for Chegutu West constituency in last year’s elections. In the application, Konjana is demanding to have the matter…

© NEARLY 90 lawyers have not been issued with practising certificates for various reasons, the Law Society of Zimbabwe (LSZ) said yesterday. In a statement, the LSZ listed 86 lawyers who have not been registered to practise this year. “The Law Society of Zimbabwe wishes to advise that the following members did not hold practising…

© AT LEAST 4 000 jobs have been lost in the leather industry since the onset of the economic turmoil more than two decades ago. This emerged during a workshop convened in Bulawayo by the country’s export promotion body, ZimTrade, in conjunction with PUM of Netherlands. [GoogleAd] PUM is a Dutch organisation comprising senior experts…

© THE Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC) is inviting nominations of persons suitable to replace Carroll Themba Khombe who resigned as commissioner last year. Khombe, a National University of Science and Technology professor, landed a commissioner’s role at ZHRC following an administrative lapse that saw the appointing authority giving him the position in the belief…