THE Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Association (ZNLWVA) has launched a blistering attack on the South African government, the ruling African National Congress (ANC), Economic Freedom Fighters leader Julius Malema and former Botswana president Ian Khama for alleging “unverified” human rights abuses in Zimbabwe, the Daily News reports. This comes as Zanu PF has also…
AS THE government is thrust back into the spotlight, following recent allegations of torture and savage beatings of its opponents, Professor of World Politics at the School of Oriental and African Studies in London, Stephen Chan, has warned that the world cannot keeping waiting for Zimbabwe and it’s time it corrects its ills and wrongs,…
Perrance Shiri obituary by Chris Mutsvangwa AS Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Association, we are in total shock and deepest pain at the passing on of Hon Perrance Shiri, Minister of Agriculture and Retired Air Marshal of the Air Force of Zimbabwe. Comradre Perrance Shiri first distinguished himself as a provincial field commander of Zanla’s…
PRESIDENT Cyril Ramaphosa’s cautious intervention in the current Zimbabwean crisis has got off to a rocky start, with the opposition warning yesterday that they will not be railroaded to accept any deals that they disagree with, as had happened a decade ago when the country’s unity government was put in place, the Daily News On…
MDC Alliance has claimed that 30 of its members have fled from their homes in fear of falling victim to the alleged on-going crackdown of opposition activists in the city. In recent weeks several politicians, activists and citizens have been arrested, with others beingsubjected to alleged torture by suspected State security agents on charges of…
Government has gazetted the Zimbabwe Manpower Planning and Development Amendment Bill which removes Higher Education minister as the responsible authority to manage the Zimbabwe Manpower Development Fund (ZimDef) and replaces him with a board. This comes after the ZimDef allegedly lost about US$245 000 to former Higher Education minister Jonathan Moyo who claimed he channelled…
HARARE town clerk Hosea Chisango had called for “a comprehensive audit” into the city’s operations — way before the current investigations into various land deals and — which has elicited a “smear campaign” from his detractors. This comes as several high-profile officials, including mayor Herbert Gomba, acting human capital head Matthew Marara and housing services…
FLAMBOYANT businessman Wicknell Chivayo will now stand trial for bribery after the High Court ruled against his exception application. Chivayo approached the High Court on review after the Harare Magistrates’ Courts dismissed his application for exception to bribery charges emanating from the Gwanda solar deal that he signed with the Zimbabwe Power Company (ZPC). In…
TRANSFORM Zimbabwe leader Jacob Ngarivhume will languish in remand prison after the High Court dismissed his bail appeal yesterday. Ngarivhume is being accused of masterminding the July 31 demonstrations through Twitter broadcasts and faces charges of inciting public violence. Justice Tawanda Chitapi said he was not persuaded by any of the grounds of appeal raised…
Myles Matarise STAFF WRITER matarisem@dailynews.co.zw The Zimbabwe Election Support Network (Zesn) has maintained its stand on promoting democratic elections in Zimbabwe and has called on politicians to push for electoral reforms even in the face of COVID-19 which has since caused the country’s electoral body, Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec), to suspend by-elections. The suspension is…
