HARARE – The ball is now firmly in President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s court to ensure that his mooted dialogue with opposition leader Nelson Chamisa and other key stakeholders kicks off soon, and in earnest — without allowing hardliners in Zanu PF to once again sabotage the process, analysts say. [Adz] [GoogleAd]
BULAWAYO – Kombi operators in Bulawayo yesterday reported their staff being bashed by soldiers for charging $2 bus fare. The soldiers were allegedly demanding that the kombis reduce their fares to $1 or park their vehicles. Witnesses from Sizinda, Tshabalala and Nketa Mnyoro told the Daily News that kombi drivers and conductors were being beaten…
HARARE – Finance and Economic Development minister Mthuli Ncube has claimed what really triggered the rebellion in the streets last week was not the hike in fuel price, saying the demonstrations were pre-planned. The protests started after President Emmerson Mnangagwa announced a 150 percent increase in fuel prices. The Zimbabwean authorities reacted to the protests…
HARARE – A Zimunya man has been fined $100 for bashing his wife over allegations of infidelity. Brighton Marange of Zimunya Township was convicted on his own plea of guilt and faces an alternative 30-day jail stint if he fails to pay the fine in a sentence handed down by magistrate Perseverance Makala. Marange was…
HARARE – Farmers should start adopting small grains in exchange for maize if they are to adapt to the increasing climate change, World Food Programme (WFP) country director Eddie Rowe said. Rowe said: “The most glaring impact that we are seeing is that 80 percent of Zimbabwe is engaged in rain-fed agriculture, and so any…
HARARE – United Nations (UN) has urged the Zimbabwean government to uphold the rule of law in order to attain economic recovery and sustainable development by 2030. a statement communications specialist Sirak Gebrehiwot said UN strongly believes that the current challenges in the country can only be resolved through peaceful and inclusive consultative processes. “The…
HARARE – Chinese Ambassador to Zimbabwe Huang Ping has called for a national dialogue as he condemned the social unrest that took place last week saying strikes and vandalism will not rescue Zimbabwe’s economy. Speaking at the Tour Africa — New Horizon in Zimbabwe launch Ping said: “We must maintain confidence and our bilateral relations……
HARARE – The Nelson Chamisa-led MDC yesterday said it had written to the Southern Africa Development Community (Sadc), the African Union (AU) and the United Nations (UN) to swiftly intervene in the deteriorating security and economic situation claiming that hundreds of its party officials including legislators continue to be arbitrarily arrested. Although government claims that only…
HARARE – MDC deputy national chairperson Tendai Biti has demanded that magistrate Gloria Takundwa recuses herself from presiding over his trial saying her independence is questionable. Biti, through his lawyers Beatrice Mtetwa and Alec Muchadehama, made the application yesterday after Takundwa dismissed his several applications. Biti had filed an application challenging the court’s jurisdiction to…
HARARE – Trial of Nyanga South MP and former ICT minister, Supa Mandiwanzira, failed to take off again this week after State prosecutors failed to turn up for the trial, upsetting magistrate Elijah Makomo who immediately put the State on terms. A stand-in prosecutor Venerandah Munyoro told the court the trial prosecutor Michael Chakandida was…
