HARARE – One of the lawyers representing MDC Alliance senior official Tendai Biti was allegedly tortured by police as he tried to pursue State agents who had seized the former Finance minister. Unite Saizi of the Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights had his car tyres deflated, cell phone confiscated and assaulted by State security agents…
HARARE – It never rains but it pours for former Energy minister Samuel Undenge after he was dragged back to court on Saturday on another charge. In the latest charge, Undenge is facing fraud allegations involving $5 million. The State is alleging that Undenge, without following requisite procedures, awarded a tender for Zimbabwe Power Company…
HARARE – Opposition leader Nelson Chamisa yesterday hailed southern African leaders for not congratulating President-elect Emmerson Mnangagwa at a summit in Namibia held last week. Heads of State from the 16-nation Sadc met for its 38th summit in Windhoek and in a communiqué, ignored Mnangagwa’s victory despite congratulating Angolan President Joao Lourenco and his Movement…
HARARE – Government is vetting applications made by MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa’s specialised attorneys hired to help him in the Constitutional Court challenge against President-elect Emmerson Mnangagwa’s poll victory. A top South African advocate has been drafted into Chamisa’s legal team to fight the opposition party’s Con-Court challenge to be heard tomorrow. Advocate Jeremy…
BINDURA – Bindura municipality has handed over the running of Garikai Housing Scheme to a private firm. In a notice issued on Sunday, the municipality said the collection of land value payments, including Value Added Tax (VAT), for the housing scheme will now be done by Mushayahembe Enterprises (Private) Limited. This change has necessitated a…
HARARE – Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) chairperson Priscilla Chigumba has distanced herself from a bogus Twitter account that is posting controversial updates in her name. In a statement Chigumba said the Twitter account was bogus and created by individuals who sought to create confusion. “Zec wishes to inform members of the public that the chairperson…
BULAWAYO – A section of war veterans who worked closely with the Generation 40 (G40) faction have reportedly been begging for mercy from their colleagues steering the main Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Association (Znlwva). A section of Znlwva had, prior to former president Robert Mugabe’s ouster in November last year, tried unsuccessfully to push…
HARARE – Elected Members of Parliament from the ruling Zanu PF party are set to receive $13 000 each for their victory celebrations, the Daily News can report. The windfall is being drawn from Zanu PF’s eye-popping $15 million budget that had been set aside for a run-off, which the ruling party averted after its…
HARARE – Opposition leader Nelson Chamisa yesterday warned that if he fails to win his case against President Emmerson Mnangagwa at the Constitutional Court (Con-Court) this week, he will turn to the people to defend “their vote”. [Adz]
HARARE – President-elect Emmerson Mnangagwa wants the Constitutional Court (Con-Court) to declare him the winner of the hotly-disputed July 30 poll, and to disregard opposition leader Nelson Chamisa’s legal action which he says is merely intended to delay his inauguration. This comes as the Con-Court will tomorrow hold a televised hearing to determine whether Chamisa…
