HARARE – Nelson Chamisa yesterday said in his Heroes Day message that the will of the people, expressed at the polls, must prevail in honour of heroes and heroines. “It is notable that we are commemorating this year’s edition of Heroes’ Day two weeks after holding a historic general election, whose national spirit is reminiscent…
BULAWAYO – Liberation war stalwart and ex-Zanu PF’s Women’s League deputy secretary Thokozile Mathuthu has died. She was 61. According to her husband, Jonathan Mathuthu, the former Matabeleland North Provincial minister succumbed to cancer around 4:30am yesterday at their family home in Harare. “She died at our home this morning. She has been suffering from…
HARARE – President-elect Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday said the country will not return land seized from former white commercial farmers almost two decades ago. “It is now behind us, it is irreversible,” Mnangagwa said in a speech to mark Heroes Day commemorations at the National Heroes Acre in central Zimbabwe, broadcast on television. He said “the…
HARARE – ZANU PF’s legal team was yesterday caught up in a mega faux pas — an embarrassing situation that the ruling party’s learned lawyers will probably want to forget quickly. This was after the team attempted to file the party’s opposing papers to opposition leader Nelson Chamisa’s Constitutional Court (Con-Court) challenge against President-elect Emmerson…
HARARE – Harare City Council officials have said a critical shortage of fuel is hampering them from timeously responding to complaints from ratepayers. At the 100-day review workshop on Wednesday, most council directors argued that apart from manpower problems, fuel was among their biggest challenges. HCC has a 24-hour response time to water and sewer…
HARARE – Pressure has eased on embattled businessman Wicknell Chivayo after High Court bail-judge Benjamin Chikowero observed that the state’s case “was weak”. This followed a $5 million fraud charge against the Intratrek Zimbabwe (Intratrek) founder and related to his 100 megawatt Gwanda solar power project with the Zimbabwe Power Company (ZPC). In granting Chivayo…
HARARE – Harare City Council (HCC) has been accused of delaying the completion of a probe into the conduct of its four executives who are currently on suspension over a raft of allegations. This comes as a tribunal appointed to probe the executives is yet to complete its investigations which it said have been delayed…
HARARE – A Chinese businessman reportedly fired shots before setting vicious dogs on three employees that had approached him demanding payment. Xu Lei, 36, appeared before Harare magistrate Milton Serima charged with contravening the Firearms Act and assault charges. He was released on bail. The complainants are Farai Kondo, 29, Simon Chikwanda, 29, and Tatenda…
HARARE – Vice President Constantino Chiwenga has branded as “unfortunate” renewed US sanctions against Zimbabwe after last month’s elections were marred by a deadly crackdown against the opposition and the use of disproportionate force violence by security forces that claimed at least six lives. The action by the US State department followed an olive branch…
HARARE – The country’s blood supplier, National Blood Service Zimbabwe (NBSZ), has set a target of collecting 5 350 units of blood this month as it bids to replenish its stockpile which dramatically dwindled following riots which left six people dead two days after the conclusion of national harmonised elections. This comes as government’s welcome…
