HARARE – A Chitungwiza man will spend the next 10 years behind bars after being caught stealing $260 worth of copper cables. Kelvin Changana, 24, of Unit L Seke Chitungwiza was convicted of contravening section 89(4) of the Postal and Telecommunications Act which prohibits wilful damage, interference of theft of Telecommunication lines and apparatus. Changana…
HARARE – A soldier reportedly stole $237 000 that had been mistakenly transferred into his bank account during a system failure at Cabs Bank Limited last year, a court heard. Arnold Lethlale Pullen, 27, was released on bail when he appeared before Harare magistrate Victoria Mashamba. He is employed by Airforce of Zimbabwe, National Defence…
HARARE – A former wages clerk at Safeguard Security Company (Pvt) Ltd who reportedly connived with other employees and pocketed $425 000 worth of salaries paid into ghost workers’ accounts has appeared in court. Nobert Mudzinge, 46, who is now a human resources manager in the Justice ministry appeared before Harare magistrate Edwin Marecha charged…
HARARE – An aspiring presidential candidate must be nominated by at least 100 voters, as well as pay a nomination fee of $1 000. This was revealed by the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) yesterday. Zec said the 100 nominations must be drawn from the country country’s 10 political provinces, with each region providing at least…
HARARE – The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) has been hauled before the High Court by the little known Zimbabwe African National Union (Zanu), which is seeking to force the electoral body to use ordinary bond paper for printing of ballot papers. In an urgent chamber application filed at the High Court, Zanu, through its leader…
HARARE – All is set for the main opposition MDC Alliance’s demonstration scheduled for today to press for electoral reforms. Yesterday, the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) okayed the protest march, a rarity during former president Robert Mugabe’s iron-fisted rule that spanned nearly four decades before it was ended by a soft coup last November. In…
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. Over the past few months, individuals and political parties have been dragging the commission…
HARARE – Top MDC officials including sitting Members of Parliament who lost primary elections are reportedly ganging up to form a strong team to fight Nelson Chamisa in 2019 at the opposition party’s congress. Before he succumbed to colon cancer in February this year, MDC founding president Morgan Tsvangirai had sought to strategically ring-fence sitting…
HARARE – The Harare City Council (HCC) is geared to start rolling out 80 000 prepaid meters amid resistance from residents. Council spokesperson Michael Chideme said they will target areas that have been traditionally receiving water 24/7 for the exercise. “Two companies have been awarded tenders for the roll-out of the 80 000 meters. We…
HARARE – Close to 145 000 people registered to vote during the period opened for the inspection of the voters’ roll, bringing the total number of registered voters to about 5,5 million. In a statement, the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) said the number of registered voters now stands at 5 524 188, after 144 873…
