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HARARE – Parliamentary proceedings descended into yet another farce yesterday when Cabinet ministers refused to answer questions from MDC legislators to protest the opposition’s continued refusal to acknowledge President Emmerson Mnangagwa as the legitimate leader of the country. It eventually took the intervention of the acting speaker of the National Assembly to end the anarchy…

HARARE – Zanu PF preparations for its annual conference, to be held in Matabeleland South are at an advanced stage, the party’s politburo has said. Speaking to journalists after the politburo, Zanu PF spokesperson Simon Khaya Moyo said the conference was one of the major issues that were discussed yesterday “The preparations for the conference…

HARARE – There could finally be light at the end of the tunnel for long-suffering Zimbabweans, after it emerged yesterday that President Emmerson Mnangagwa and opposition leader Nelson Chamisa are indirectly engaging each other in talks aimed at ending the country’s decades-long political and economic crisis. This comes after well-placed sources told the Daily News…

HARARE – Zanu PF’s Mashonaland West political commissar Simon Solomon yesterday appeared before Harare magistrate Rumbidzayi Mugwagwa on charges of illegally selling a farm for $12 000. He  was arrested on Tuesday and detained at Kadoma Central Police Station before appearing in court yesterday, where he filed a bail application through his lawyer. The state,…

BULAWAYO – Founding vice chancellor of the National University of Science and Technology Phineas Makhurane was today declared a national hero. Makhurane, who was described by many as academic giant who strongly advocated for the teaching of sciences in the country, died last Saturday at Mater Dei Hospital after a long battle with diabetes and…

HARARE – Two Epworth teenagers appeared before Harare magistrate Rumbidzayi Mugwagwa yesterday facing charges of murdering an alleged prostitute. They were not asked to plea when they appeared in court facing murder charges as defined in section 47 of the Criminal Law chapter 9:23. According to state papers the two teenagers aged 15 and 17…

HARARE – A Harare magistrate, Lazini Ncube today jailed television personality Oscar Pambuka and former Zanu PF MP for Highfield Psychology Maziwisa for 30 months. Maziwisa and Pambuka are accused of defrauding Zimbabwe Power Company of $12 650. For the first count, Ncube caged Pambuka and Maziwisa to 54 months each. On the second count,…

HARARE – The new capital city proposed by government in Mount Hampden, Zvimba is taking shape as construction of its New Parliament building has already commenced. Consultant architect Hilary Mukaratirwa told the media yesterday the new city is estimated to cost about $10 billion including offsite and onsite infrastructure. The city which will be built…

BULAWAYO – Siqokoqela, son to former VP Phelekezela Mphoko, was today sent to prison after he violated his bail conditions. Mphoko was jailed when he appeared in court for a routine remand hearing in a case he is facing charges of $80 000 fraud and theft at Choppies outlets. Part of his bail conditions were…

HARARE – Nelson Chamisa’s MDC has said the government must quickly and effectively resolve the issue of medical practitioners’ welfare to avoid further crippling of the health delivery system and avoid loss of life. Henry Madzorera, the MDC National Secretary for Health, said yesterday the ongoing medical doctors’ strike is a serious indictment on the…