HARARE – The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission’s (Zec) website has been hacked and vandalised, with the commission forced to pull the portal down. The hackers defaced the website by having it display pictures of unarmed civilians killed by soldiers during protests against Zec. The picture collage was headlined “Zimbabwe will never forget August 1, 2018 (Zec…
HARARE – Thousands of Harare City Council (HCC) workers have threatened to go on strike to force their employer to settle salary arrears stretching four months. They claim the HCC last paid them in March. The impending strike comes as outgoing Mayor Bernard Manyenyeni warned the local authority to review high salaries paid to its…
HARARE – An investigating officer yesterday nailed a cop attached to Avondale Police Traffic Section who is answering to 104 counts of fraud and abuse of office after he reportedly cashed-in on motorists’ fines using a fake receipt book. Investigating Officer Thomas Mabwe who testified in the trial of Claudius Mazvimba, 35, told the court…
HARARE – Two Chinese nationals who are facing attempted murder charges at the Harare Magistrates’ Courts have refused to testify in their trial by choosing to remain silent. Luo Tin Gpen, 27, Li Yize, 27, who have been charged together with Gamuchirai Nigel Zuze, 23, have refused to testify after the State proved they had…
HARARE – President Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday said he is in talks with MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa following the mayhem that rocked central Harare on Wednesday. This comes after government unleashed soldiers on civilians who were demonstrating against perceived bias by the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) in the manner in which they handled the just-ended…
HARARE – Former Energy minister Samuel Undenge, who was jailed for four years for prejudicing the Zimbabwe Power Company (ZPC) of $12 000 after he issued out a tender irregularly, has been freed on bail pending the hearing of his appeal. He was freed by the High Court on Wednesday on $1 000 bail. As…
HARARE – Zimbabweans, civic society and the world at large reacted with anger to the military’s use of brute force to disperse protesters who had poured into the streets of Harare on Wednesday. Police have since confirmed the death of six people after the military indiscriminately fired shots at the fleeing demonstrators, resulting in several…
HARARE – Officials from the MDC Alliance were on tenterhooks yesterday as police embarked on what appeared to be a crackdown on those perceived to have been behind midweek protests, which degenerated into violence — killing six people. Police confirmed arresting 26 suspected MDC Alliance officials yesterday following the violent clashes in Harare on Wednesday…
HARARE – The streets of Harare were yesterday turned into war zones after the army was deployed to disperse demonstrators, unhappy with delays in the release of election results and perceived bias by the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec). [Adz]
HARARE – The European Union observer mission has called for announcement of election results in a transparent and accountable manner. The EU mission, in its preliminary statement issued yesterday, came amid opposition accusations that the election commission was deliberately delaying presidential results of Monday’s vote to favour the ruling Zanu PF and its presidential candidate…
