HARARE – With Zimbabwe’s Internet shutdown still partly in place, the Information minister says that the government has crafted a new law to curb abuse of the Internet . Zimbabweans were left without Internet for nearly 30 hours this week and the authorities have kept a block on social networking sites in an apparent bid…
HARARE – Fuel shortages have hit most local authorities hard, with most of them now failing to discharge their service delivery mandates. Harare City Council (HCC) spokesperson Michael Chideme said Harare has received fuel stocks but does not know how they will restock once supplies are depleted. The threat to service delivery comes amid fears…
BULAWAYO – Government has deployed the much-dreaded Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) in the city as part of its desperate move to contain the civil unrest that was fast getting out of hand. All roads leading to the city centre are being manned by heavily-armed military personnel checking the few vehicles making their way into the…
HARARE – Activist Evan Mawarire who is accused of treason, yesterday appeared before Harare magistrate Lucy Mungwari applying to be placed out of remand. Mawarire who was arrested on Wednesday was represented by prominent human rights lawyer Beatrice Mtetwa who challenged the court to uphold liberty and human rights, citing that the State is playing…
HARARE – As normalcy slowly returns to Zimbabwe after days of tensions between protesters and security forces following this week’s deadly riots — human rights groups yesterday said the death toll from the clashes has risen to 12 — and that 78 people were shot during the protests. This comes as doctors on Thursday revealed…
HARARE – Pressure is mounting on President Emmerson Mnangagwa regarding his planned trip to the World Economic Forum (Wef)’s annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, next week — amid Zimbabwe’s worsening political crisis, the Daily News can report. This comes as plans are afoot by Mnangagwa’s seething opponents to confront and embarrass him when he appears…
MUTARE – Former Zanu PF legislator for Mutare North Batsirai Pemhenayi has been sentenced four months in jail for the assault of Zanu PF Manicaland official Mike Madiro’s aide during last year’s party primary elections. Pemhenayi and his three accomplices — Wellington Magarasadza, Gilbert Chinyaunzore, Claudius Matuwe — all from Odzi, were convicted after a…
BULAWAYO – Bulawayo mayor Solomon Mguni was choked with tear gas after police allegedly fired volleys of the toxic substance at him while he attempted to make his way to the official opening of the 2019 legal year at the High Court last week. Monday was characterised by commotion as protests erupted in the second…
HARARE – United States senators Jeff Flake and Chris Coons — who are both members of Washington’s influential Senate Foreign Relations Committee — have blasted the government over the heavy handedness of the security agents on protestors. This comes after Zimbabweans heeded the call by the militant ZCTU to stay-away from work for three days…
HARARE – Hundreds of panicking shoppers yesterday thronged supermarkets and engaged in panic buying after some of the country’s leading retailers opened their doors to the public following three days of closure due to a crippling national strike. The retailers blamed the panic buying on the three-day stayaway which was due to end yesterday but…
