HARARE – As the country hurtles towards the July 30 national elections, the security of President Emmerson Mnangagwa is increasingly becoming an issue, with authorities revealing at the weekend that they will take extraordinary measures to secure his safety. [Adz]
HARARE – A Harare man reportedly took advantage of his neighbour’s absence and stormed into his house before raping the wife, a court heard. Isaac Sithole, 43, appeared before Harare magistrate Edwin Marecha charged with rape. He was advised that the lower court could entertain his bail application since the victim was not a minor…
HARARE – MDC Alliance’s parliamentary candidate for Mutare North, Godfrey Munyamana, who was suspected to be on the run over an alleged $380 000 fraud case after failing to pitch up for court proceedings, has successfully cancelled his warrant of arrest. The businessman was issued with a warrant of arrest after he failed to appear…
HARARE – Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Association (ZNLWVA) members must engage President Emmerson Mnangagwa directly on their offer to be part of his close security, Information minister Simon Khaya-Moyo has said. The offer is in the wake of a bomb attack that claimed two lives and seriously injured several others at Mnangagwa’s rally at…
HARARE – International aid agencies contributed $931 million towards effective humanitarian support to vulnerable Zimbabweans since 2016, the United Nations (UN) has said. The statistics were revealed at a meeting jointly convened by government and the UN in Harare last week to validate programme results achieved under the 2016-2020 Zimbabwe United Nations Development Assistance Framework…
HARARE – Government has waived income tax for expatriate staff of World Vision Zimbabwe (WVZ) and projects financed by the United States (US) government. This follows provisions provided for under Statutory Instrument 127 of 2018 published in last Friday’s Government Gazette. According to the gazette, the exemption is provided for in the framework agreement, Zimbabwe…
HARARE – Harare Central Hospital — one of Zimbabwe’s major referral health institutions — has fixed its chemistry analyser machine, which tests blood samples among other, after it broke down nearly a fortnight ago, an official has said. The hospital, in dire straits due to collapsing antiquated infrastructure and shortage of professional staff, had stopped…
BULAWAYO – There was frenzied media and public interest here yesterday as two men were brought to court for the attempted assassination of President Emmerson…………. [GoogleAd]
HARARE – Former Zimbabwean journalist Forward Maisokwadzo has been appointed deputy advisor to Bristol mayor Marvin Jonathan Rees on inclusion. The 45-year old’s brief includes representing the south-western United Kingdom (UK) city alderman on issues related to inclusion, preparing briefings and leading on the delivery of related projects. “It is an exciting challenge, which l…
HARARE – A faction of the National Patriotic Front (NPF) — which has the blessings of former president Robert Mugabe — has hit back at President Emmerson Mnangagwa on his claims that his former rivals in the Generation 40 (G40) were behind the bombing in Bulawayo last Saturday, saying he should wait until completion of…
