HARARE – A commissioner at the under-fire Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) has ignited a furore on microblogging site Twitter by “liking” a tweet denigrating opposition leader Nelson Chamisa of the MDC. Zec commissioner Natsai Mushonga stirred the hornet’s nest on Monday evening after she “liked” a tweet which read “mediocrity is when you think a…
HARARE – A chief in Mashonaland Central, Bramwell Bushu, is under fire for winning primary elections to represent Zanu PF as its parliamentary candidate in the Shamva South Constituency in the July 30 elections. His opposite number, MDC candidate Leman Pwanyiwa, is challenging Bushu’s selection, which he argues is unconstitutional. In the application before the…
HARARE – A civil society activist Bongani Nyathi has approached the Constitutional Court (Con-Court) challenging the army’s intervention last November, which led to former president Robert Mugabe’s resignation. The army led an exercise code-named Operation Restore Legacy that ousted 94-year-old Mugabe, one of the world’s longest serving dictators, in a bloodless takeover. In the court…
HARARE – The National Patriotic Front (NPF) — which has the blessings of ousted former president Robert Mugabe — yesterday threw its weight behind the MDC Alliance in its protest march against what it perceives as the slow pace of electoral reforms ahead of the July 30 vote. The development came as thousands of MDC…
HARARE – The National Patriotic Front (NPF) — which has the blessings of ousted former president Robert Mugabe — yesterday threw its weight behind the MDC Alliance in its protest march against what it perceives as the slow pace of electoral reforms ahead of the July 30 vote. See today’s paper for details. [Adz]
HARARE – Two United States observer missions — the International Republican Institute (IRI) and the National Democratic Institute (NDI) — are fielding a joint delegation to assess Zimbabwe’s preparations for the upcoming polls. The Washington-based delegation which arrived on Saturday, includes regional and election experts from Africa, Europe and North America comprising Brigalia Bam, former…
HARARE – Government is digitalising most of its services as part of a cocktail of measures that aim at putting customers at the centre of all its activities, senior principal director in the Office of the President and Cabinet (OPC) Mary Sibusisiwe Mubi has said. Mubi, who is in charge of public affairs and knowledge…
HARARE – Businessman Adam Molai has filed a $200 000 defamation suit against Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) commissioner Goodson Nguni, accusing the anti-graft boss of defaming him. Molai and Housing Corporation Zimbabwe (Private) Limited are the applicants in the matter. Molai said Nguni portrayed him in a negative light at a May 3 news conference…
HARARE – With the clock ticking towards make-or-break harmonised polls on July 30, the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) is stewing in massive legal bills following an increase in the number of election-related lawsuits brought against the country’s under-fire elections management body. See more details in today’s paper. [Adz]
HARARE – A number of civilians were hospitalised over the last two months as the MDC Alliance and Zanu PF turned Epworth into a hotbed of violence during their disputed primary elections. On Saturday, political intolerance reigned supreme as six people were heavily assaulted during disputed MDC Alliance Epworth primary elections relating to ward four….
