SUSPENDED Civil Aviation Authority of Zimbabwe (Caaz) managing director David Chawota has been released on bail by the High Court. [GoogleAd] Chawota who is facing two criminal abuse of office charges was ordered to pay $1 000 as bail remittance for each case, surrender passport, report twice a week at the police and continue residing…
WAR veterans have shelved their anti-sanction demonstration at the United States Embassy because the country is still mourning the victims of Cyclone Idai. [GoogleAd] Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Association (ZNLWVA) secretary-general Victor Matemadanda told the Daily News yesterday that the plans to demonstrate are still on but they are waiting for the country to…
AN executor has been dragged to the High Court after refusing to recognise a $160 000 property sale entered between a family trust and his now deceased client. [GoogleAd] Falkland Family Trust (Falklands) listed the executor of the late Joseph Taurayi Punungwe’s Estate, Oliver Masomera and the Registrar of Deeds as defendants in the matter….
THE intra-party violence rocking the main MDC party ahead of its May congress might cause the party to split if history is anything to go by, analysts contend. [GoogleAd] Reports coming from the provinces across Zimbabwe are disturbing as violence seems to be escalating in the main opposition party, notwithstanding last week’s standing committee meeting…
ZIMBABWE Peace Project (ZPP) says it recorded 213 human rights violations in march compared to the 196 recorded in the previous month. [GoogleAd] In its monthly monitoring report, ZPP which houses nine church-based and human rights organisations, said the majority of the recorded violations centred around harassment, intimidation and threats which accounted 52,6 percent of…
MDC members who are vying for different posts ahead of the party’s congress are stampeding to endorse Nelson Chamisa after they put his picture on their campaigning posters mentioning him as the only suitable candidate to lead the 20-year-old party. [GoogleAd] A number of candidates who include Lillian Timveos, who is vying for the position…
UNIVERSITY of Zimbabwe (UZ) vice chancellor Levi Nyagura has retired from the position he held for 16 years. Nyagura was suspended in August last year and is facing criminal abuse of office charges after he allegedly corruptly and single-handedly awarded former first lady Grace Mugabe a “bogus” PhD in Sociology. [GoogleAd] He also has other…
FORMER freedom fighters are up in arms with government over the on-going land downsizing programme as they warned of a national security risk if the matter is not handled with care. [GoogleAd] This comes as President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s administration is presently carrying out a land audit that is designed to downsize farms as well as…
THREE foreign nationals suspected to be from Iraq spent the weekend in remand prison after they were each found in possession of two sets of passports. [GoogleAd] Deror Elim, Seerwan Khalid and Deror Esav, had entered the country using Israeli passports but were found in possession of Iraqi travel documents bearing different particulars but with…
A CONVICTED armed robber who is jointly charged with incarcerated rapist Martin Gumbura over a jail break attempt at Chikurubi Maximum Prison told the High Court how prosecution at the magistrates’ court filed a response to an application for acquittal which had not been filed. [GoogleAd] Blessing Chiduke made the remarks before Justice Amy Tsanga…
