HARARE – Former Zanu PF national political commissar Saviour Kasukuwere is said to have been placed on the “persons of interest” list by the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP). [Adz]
HARARE – Former Zanu PF national political commissar Saviour Kasukuwere is said to have been placed on the “persons of interest” list by the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP). While the Daily News could not immediately establish the reason behind the renewed police interest in him, the former Local Government minister is viewed with suspicion by…
HARARE – The Church is convening an interface meeting of all presidential candidates aimed at fostering peace ahead of the crunch July 30 elections. The meeting is scheduled for the Jesuit-run Arrupe College in Mt Pleasant tomorrow. Running under the theme Promoting Peace and Mutual Respect in a Multi-party Zimbabwe, each presidential candidate — including…
HARARE – At least 70 percent of Zimbabweans believe the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) is non-partisan, an opinion poll has claimed. The Richard Mahomva-led Leaders for Africa Network (LAN) — an independent governance focused think-tank established on the values of pan-Africanism to spearhead academic advocacy for socio-economic policy-making processes — showed that 70 percent believe…
BULAWAYO – A total of 23 candidates will be vying for the top post in Zimbabwe’s harmonised elections due in less than two weeks’ time and of these only two hail from the second largest city, Bulawayo. While several opposition party presidents are based in this part of the country, most of them have chickened…
BULAWAYO – Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) commissioner Qhubani Moyo has defended the national elections body’s chief elections officer, Utoile Silaigwana, over the statement he issued last week claiming there was no postal voting taking place at Ross Camp in Bulawayo. Silaigwana later reversed his statement and said the police who will be on duty on…
HARARE – An aspiring MDC Alliance council candidate has been sucked in an alleged illegal sale of repossessed housing stands in Gwanda without council approval, according to a audit report. Ward 3 aspiring candidate Tyson Moyo is already being probed by the Gwanda local authority in connection with illegal sale of three stands in the…
HARARE – MDC Alliance Goromonzi West candidate Luke Tamborinyoka has been charged again for allegedly defacing a rival’s political campaign posters. Tamborinyoka, who is already on remand in another court over the same allegations, was hauled before magistrate Francis Mapfumo with the State now claiming that he also acted independently on the day in question….
HARARE – Two Chinese nationals facing charges of shooting the son of a Zanu PF Member of Parliament in a suspected case of mistaken identity have applied for discharge at the close of the State case arguing the essential elements of attempted murder had not been proven. Son of Zanu PF MP for Hurungwe West…
HARARE – Two cops appeared in court yesterday facing charges of demanding a R30 000 bribe to free a suspected thief. Tonderai Mumanikidzwa, 41, and Etwell Ngara, 45, denied allegations of criminal abuse of duty as public officers when they appeared before Harare magistrate Francis Mapfumo. The duo is attached to Criminal Investigations Department, Southerton…
