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…
HARARE – The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) has been accused of attempting to manipulate a forum of presidential candidates that meets weekly to dismiss Nelson Chamisa’s demands for administrative electoral reforms. This comes after it emerged that the under pressure Zec has now said through acting chief elections officer Utoile Silaigwana it is prepared to…
HARARE – The Harare City Council has shortlisted a man fired from State tax agency Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) over a $300 000 import scam for the town clerk position. Sacked former Zimra finance director Robert Mangwiro has been shortlisted for the top post together with acting town clerk Hosea Chisango. Mangwiro was interviewed for…
HARARE – A Harare man drove away from a Zuva Service Station in Mabelreign without paying, after filling a container he was carrying with 1 000 litres of diesel, a Harare court heard yesterday. Joseph Chirunga, 43, of Retreat Park in Waterfalls appeared before Harare magistrate Milton Serima charged with fraud. He was released on…
HARARE – Police have arrested one man captured on video in Zanu PF regalia while firing live bullets into the air. Police spokesperson Charity Charamba told the Daily News that they have since launched a manhunt for his other accomplices. Their video has gone viral on social media in a development that has raised fears…
HARARE – The group of prominent people known as The Elders — who use their collective experience and influence to try and achieve peace and justice around the world — will visit the country this week. While in the country, they will meet with the leaders of political parties, the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) and…
HARARE – An ugly fight has broken out among family and church members of the late mystic preacher, Aaron Mhukuta — who was also commonly known as Mudzidzi Wimbo — and who was famous for having allegedly prophesied six decades ago that Zimbabwe would one day be led by ousted former president Robert Mugabe. Wimbo…
HARARE – As Zimbabwe’s crunch national elections draw ever closer, the jostling for votes is increasingly taking an ominous tone — with leading presidential candidates and the under-fire chairperson of the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec), Priscilla Chigumba, now major targets of social media abuse. This comes as Zec has filed a formal report to the…
