HARARE – At the Rainbow Tourism Group’s Kadoma Hotel and Conference Centre, guests may have their linens changed daily. At many hotels countrywide, if a towel or sheet is discoloured or frayed, it is tossed in a bin and taken out with the trash. Sheets and towels that have small signs of wear are often…
HARARE – Zimbabwe Human Rights Association (ZimRights) is under siege from former members of the association who are planning to form a splinter group. The development comes after USAid said last week it had withdrawn funding citing financial irregularities. ZimRights has vehemently denied accusations of embezzlement of funds. A US embassy spokesperson said there had…
HARARE – The United States called for an investigation into a bomb blast that took place during a rally on June 23, and punishment for the perpetrators to prevent further attacks. US embassy Charge d’ Affaires Jennifer Savage slammed the tragic loss of the lives of Colour Sergeant Stanley Mugunzva and Nelson Dube in an…
HARARE – An MDC Alliance supporter Asifa Mutsinga was yesterday arraigned before the magistrates’ court facing charges of malicious damage to property and intimidating opposition rivals. Mutsinga was granted $100 bail by Harare magistrate Josephine Sande. The matter was remanded to August 9. It is the State’s case that on June 30, Mutsinga, 42, confronted…
HARARE – Two Harare men found in possession of 45 boxes containing 50 x 100ml of broncleer cough syrup yesterday pleaded guilty to illegal possession of unregistered medicines. Ernest Mushava, 41, and Restern Nhende, 45, had appeared before Harare magistrate Jospehine Sande charged with contravening section 29 (1) (a) of the Medicines Allied Substances Control…
HARARE – Former Higher and Tertiary Education minister Jonathan Moyo says he has always held President Emmerson Mnangagwa in contempt mainly for his role in the Gukurahundi atrocities which left an estimated 20 000 people dead. He said although former president Robert Mugabe and ex-Defence minister Sydney Sekeramayi also played a role during Gukurahundi, it…
HARARE – The European Union (EU) has called for transparency in the printing of ballot papers. The EU Election Observation Mission (EUEOM), which is in the country to observe the July 30 polls, said openness in the handling and printing of ballot papers was critical if Zimbabwe is to have credible elections. The mission’s chief…
HARARE – MDC Alliance leader, Nelson Chamisa, who has lined up demonstrations and a regional charm offensive to force the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) to effect electoral reforms, has not shut the door on dialogue with the electoral body. Chamisa and the MDC Alliance, a coalition of seven political parties he leads, are not satisfied…
HARARE – Home Affairs minister, Obert Mpofu, has lost the battle to block the High Court from transferring some of his properties to the Deposit Protection Corporation (DPC) — the liquidator of his now-defunct Allied Bank Limited. Mpofu has been resisting moves by the liquidator to assume control of six of his properties in Bulawayo…
HARARE – Opposition political parties are teaming up against the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) ahead of next week’s demonstration to demand reforms critical for a credible, free and fair vote on July 30. The Daily News can report that five fringe opposition parties have so far thrown their weight behind the MDC Alliance’s demonstration, set…
