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THE High Court has suspended a directive by the Harare Provincial Development coordinator, Tafadzwa Muguti, shutting down non-compliant civil society organisations from operating. This comes after the Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum (the Forum) and Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition (Crisis) filed a High Court application challenging the directive. On Thursday, High Court judge Esther Muremba…

Melissa Chatikobo ENVIRONMENT minister Mangaliso Ndhlovu, says Zimbabwe should start implementing climate-smart agriculture to reduce carbon emissions, which are destroying the ozone layer resulting in drastic weather changes. Ndhlovu told stakeholders who attended the International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer (World Ozone Day) commemorations in Harare on Thursday, that the ozone layer…

A SELF-PROCLAIMED Johanne Masowe prophet from Ruwa, Harare, who allegedly raped a 17-year-old girl at his shrine before threatening to use magical powers on her, has appeared before the Harare Magistrates’ Courts. Simbarashe Brawundi, 28, yesterday appeared before Harare magistrate Denis Mangosi, who remanded him to October 8 after advising him to apply for bail…

VICE President Constantino Chiwenga has paid tribute to his boss, President Emmerson Mnangagwa, for showing resilience and surviving difficult moments in his long political life. Speaking at Mnangagwa’s birthday dinner on Wednesday evening, Chiwenga said the 79-year-old Zanu PF leader’s resolve to be part of those who would free Zimbabwe saw him dedicating his life…

GOVERNMENT has expressed concern over the delay in the passing of the Marriage Bill amid disagreements over some of the clauses of the proposed law with Senators demanding the payment of lobola as a condition in solemnising a customary union. Justice minister Ziyambi Ziyambi told Senators on Wednesday that the executive wanted the Bill passed…

THREE suspected armed robbers, who were last month arrested after a shoot-out with the police in Bulawayo’s Fourwinds suburb, continue to languish in prison after the court once again deferred their trial to the 27th of this month.  Nkosilathi Ncube, 42 of Gwanda, Mthokozisi Moyo, 37 from Plumtree and Makhosi Bryan Nkomo, 31 of Mpopoma…

A CONSTABLE has described the suspended police Criminal Investigations Department (CID) director, Chrispen Charumbira as “heartless” for deliberately blocking his rise in the force for the past 15 years.  Charumbira is currently facing trial in a matter he is accused of interfering with his junior officers’ investigations by instructing them to release drug and mineral…

THE Zimbabwe People’s Revolutionary Army (Zipra) veterans have hailed the government’s decision to return properties seized from the Zimbabwe African People’s Union (Zapu) military wing during political disturbances of the 1980s.  This comes after Defence minister Oppah Muchinguri-Kashiri recently told Parliament that the government was working on modalities to return the properties, which were confiscated…

YOUTHS in Magwegwe, Bulawayo have started mobilising people to register to vote in a bid to save the constituency amid concerns the city may lose over three constituencies in the next delimitation exercise due to voter registration apathy.  Magwegwe currently has less than 15 000 registered voters, putting it at risk of losing the constituency…