Tarisai Machakaire STAFF WRITER machakairet@dailynews.co.zw SUPREME Court judge, Justice Francis Bere, has filed an application in the High Court arguing that the lifespan of a tribunal set up by President Emmerson Mnangagwa to investigate his conduct ended on July 10. Bere now wants all proceedings that followed after that date to be declared unlawful, null…
Blessings Mashaya and Mugove Tafirenyika SENIOR STAFF WRITERS WITH the situation in Zimbabwe remaining tense, both local and external analysts say the only viable path out of the country’s mess is to get President Emmerson Mnangagwa, pictured, to work closely with the opposition, the Daily News reports. This comes as some in the opposition have…
Mugove Tafirenyika SENIOR STAFF WRITER tafirenyikam@dailynews.co.zw MORE men than women have so far succumbed to, and been infected by the lethal coronavirus in the country, the Daily News reports. The Ministry of Health said on Wednesday that from the close to 5 000 confirmed local cases of the disease, about 55 percent of them…
Tarisai Machakaire STAFF WRITER machakairet@dailynews.co.zw THE Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum (The Forum) has filed an urgent chamber application for the government to address health, dietary and sanitation requirements at the country’s prisons as part of efforts to combat the lethal coronavirus (Covid-19). Part of their requests are for prisoners to be given two N95…
Mugove Tafirenyika SENIOR STAFF WRITER tafirenyikam@dailynews.co.zw SOUTH African envoys recently seconded to Zimbabwe by President Cyril Ramaphosa should only pre-occupy themselves with allegations of human rights abuses and not President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s legitimacy question, the MDC-T led by Thokozani Khupe has said. This comes as this week Ramaphosa dispatched three envoys; ex-ministers Sydney Mufamadi and…
Blessing Masakadza STAFF WRITER masakadzab@dailynews.co.zw A 35-YEAR-OLD man from Hatcliffe has blamed evil spirits for leading him into his 12-year-old daughter’s bedroom and raping her in her sleep. He threatened her with death if she revealed the incident. The incident which occurred two years ago only came out this year after the parents engaged in…
Tarisai Machakaire STAFF WRITER machakairet@dailynews.co.zw THE Zimbabwe Human Rights Association (Zimrights) has filed an urgent chamber application with the High Court for police and soldiers to be barred from harassing commuters after daily curfew commences at 6pm. This comes after President Emmerson Mnangagwa imposed a 12-hour curfew that starts at 6pm daily against increased demand…
Blessings Mashaya SENIOR STAFF WRITER mashayab@dailynews.co.zw ZANU PF says it will soon flush out party members, including bigwigs, allegedly working with the vanquished Generation 40 (G40), a faction that was associated with the late former President Robert Mugabe. The G40 faction fought tenaciously to block current President Emmerson Mnangagwa from succeeding Mugabe until his ouster…
Jeffrey Muvundusi In BULAWAYO FORMER Speaker of Parliament and now president of opposition United Movement for Devolution (UMD) Lovemore Moyo says it is unfortunate that despite having been in power for 40 years, Zanu PF has failed to reform, resulting in instability in the country. This comes as Zimbabwe is once again under international spotlight…
UNITED Nations (UN) country representative Maria do Valle Ribeiro, pictured, has challenged youths in Zimbabwe to be agents of change within their communities and promote human rights. This emerged during the online celebrations of the International Youth Day yesterday under the theme Youth Engagement for Global Action, which sought to highlight ways in which the…
