HARARE – More typhoid cases are being recorded in Gweru with nearly 2 000 people having been treated so far with the diseases. According to the ministry of Health surveillance report on typhoid, 1 943 suspected cases had been reported as at September 8. The report comes at a time when the cholera outbreak which…
HARARE – The 9th Parliament must embrace its role of holding public institutions accountable including institutions that should support democracy in Zimbabwe, an election watchdog has said. Election Resource Centre (ERC) said while economic priorities must be deliberated on, considering livelihood issues of the electorate, it must be understood that a functional economy also requires…
HARARE – Zimbabwe remains Cuba’s strongest ally in Africa and no amount of sanctions will separate the two countries, the island nation’s ambassador said this week. “We are proud of our relations with Zimbabwe. Zimbabwe is our closest friend in Africa. In fact, there are more than 3 000 former graduates from Cuba,” Cuban ambassador…
HARARE – Delta Corporation is contributing $260 000 towards the upgrade of a road junction linking its Fairbridge Chibuku Super plant in the second city with the Harare-Bulawayo highway. In a statement, the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange-listed concern said the rehabilitation of the plant in 2016 has necessitated the upgrade of the road junction that links…
HARARE – Chief Justice Luke Malaba had a torrid time in Parliament yesterday after the opposition legislators tried to stop him from swearing-in speaker of the National Assembly Jacob Mudenda and his deputy Tsitsi Gezi. Malaba was embarrassed when he entered the National Assembly chambers as the MDC Alliance MPs started to sing “mbavha, mbavha”…
HARARE – Most victims of politically-motivated violence and other human rights violations triggered by the disputed July 30 polls suffered abuse silently as they feared reprisals, a report by the Zimbabwe Peace Project (ZPP) said. According to ZPP, of the country’s 10 provinces, Harare had the highest number of violations at 54 in August alone….
HARARE – A soldier reportedly murdered his workmate during a heated dispute over a child’s paternity, a court heard yesterday. Taguma Chakanyuka who is stationed at Manyame Airbase appeared before Harare magistrate Rumbidzai Mugwagwa charged with the murder of Constantine Tapiwa Mudanda. Chakanyuka was not asked to plead to murder. He was remanded in custody…
BULAWAYO – In a case reminiscent of the former president Robert Mugabe era, where several citizens where dragged to court for undermining his authority, a commuter omnibus driver here, David Ndlovu, has been arrested for insulting President Emmerson Mnangagwa. Ndlovu, 31, who was arrested on Friday and spent the night at Bulawayo Central Police cells…
HARARE – A Harare man yesterday narrated how businessman Frank Buyanga allegedly fraudulently processed change of ownership of his house before selling it behind his back, a court heard. Buyanga had advanced a $19 000 loan to Steven Nyoka and recommended title deeds of the man’s Mabelreign house as surety before selling the house to…
HARARE – The outbreak of cholera which first hit the capital city at the beginning of this month has spread to four other provinces. As a result, government has activated its emergence response systems in a bid to contain its spread. The death toll from the infectious disease caused by eating food or drinking water…
