HARARE – War veterans said former president Robert Mugabe’s congratulatory message to President Emmerson Mnangagwa is not enough for them to forgive him. This comes after Mugabe on Sunday moved to end months of his acrimonious relationship with Mnangagwa by sending his daughter Bona and her husband Simba Chikore to deliver a special congratulatory message…
HARARE – President Emmerson Mnangagwa is under pressure to appoint his Cabinet ahead of his trip to the Far East on Friday where he is scheduled to attend the Beijing Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC). [GoogleAd] [Adz]
HARARE – MDC Alliance president Nelson Chamisa, will this Sunday embark on nationwide rallies to consult his supporters on the way forward in the aftermath of his electoral loss to President Emmerson Mnangagwa on July 30. Chamisa had already lined up countrywide rallies beginning with Kwekwe this Sunday to thank his supporters for voting for…
BULAWAYO – The Killer Zivhu Foundation has donated 1 000 goats to Lupinyu villagers under chief Mvuthu in an effort to eradicate poverty in the area. The ceremony was attended by scores of villagers who welcomed the donation as critical in fighting poverty. Village head, Gama Siwela, said people in the area were poor, with…
HARARE – Former South African president Kgalema Motlanthe will lead a seven-member commission of inquiry tasked with investigating circumstances leading to the post-election violence of August 1. The appointment of the commission by President Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday has sent shivers down the spines of officials in the security establishment because its terms of reference extend…
HARARE – The Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC) has opened more vending outlets across the country for the convenience of its customers. This is in the wake of hiccups being experienced by its clients in buying electricity tokens due to upgrades to ZETDC’s prepaid electricity purchase system. In a statement, ZETDC’s public relations…
HARARE – President Emmerson Mnangagwa is under pressure to appoint his Cabinet ahead of his trip to the Far East on Friday where he is scheduled to attend the Beijing Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC). Since his inauguration four days ago, the country has effectively been operating without a Cabinet, with former…
GWERU – The city fathers in Gweru have moved vendors outside the city’s central business district (CBD) in a bid to contain the outbreak of typhoid. Gweru is still battling the outbreak, which surfaced three weeks ago and has killed 10 people. Last week, there were running battles between the vendors and council employees as…
MUTARE – Mutare City Council (MCC) has closed a borehole in Sakubva sunk by a senior MDC official in the run-up to the just-ended harmonised election after laboratory tests revealed it was contaminated. “We shut it down after we conducted some laboratory tests that showed that it was contaminated,” said Spren Mutiwi, the public relations…
MUTARE – Rampant veld fire outbreaks that have left Manicaland charred are frustrating local hospitality operators as smoke is now blurring the views of some of the region’s most spectacular scenery. According to residents, the Vumba Mountains have been the most affected as fires from either side of the Zimbabwean border are choking its views…
