WHILE the now notorious machete gangs, popularly known as maShurugwi, have wreaked havoc in mining towns, leaving a trail of destruction, the government is in a dilemma on how to effectively deal with their callous acts without flouting the country’s supreme law. Hundreds of people have so far been arrested across the country for using…
OPPOSITION leader Nelson Chamisa has savaged the government after police raided his party’s offices on Friday in a surprise move which has once again raised political tensions in the country, the Daily News on Sunday reports. This comes as President Emmerson Mnangagwa and Chamisa are under growing pressure all round to end their long-running political…
THE opposition MDC has been invited to the UK-Africa Investment Summit which gets underway in London this Tuesday, a top official has said. The party’s secretary for international relations, Gladys Hlatshwayo, told the Daily News on Sunday that the MDC will be represented by Elliot Pfebve. The summit, being hosted by British Prime Minister Boris…
VICE President Constantino Chiwenga and his estranged wife Marry, pictured, are close to striking an out-of-court settlement that will allow the former model access to her children, cars and matrimonial home, the Daily News reports. This comes as the couple has been embroiled in an acrimonious divorce case which has set tongues wagging around the…
THE Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) confirmed the arrest of eight notorious machete gang members known as Maketo brothers, who terrorised residents in several mining towns. The machete gangs popularly known as maShurugwi have left a trail of destruction and deaths, across the country. A video of the machete gangs bragging that they will still be…
A 27-YEAR-OLD MAN, who was part of 60 illegal miners who intended to invade a mine in Battlefields, Kadoma, was shot dead by a security guard after he tried to attack one of the officers manning the premises with an axe and a knife. National police spokesperson Paul Nyathi confirmed the incident yesterday, saying violence…
THE European Union (EU) has donated 16,8 million euros, which translates to nearly US$18,7 million, towards addressing emergency food needs and support for vulnerable people in Zimbabwe, the Daily News reports. Addressing the media in Harare yesterday, European Union (EU) ambassador to Harare, Timo Olkkonen, said the funding was mobilised after considering that the majority…
THE Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) yesterday swooped on over 900 suspected illegal miners in Shamva and Mazowe area, as it seeks to eliminate machete gangs and bring sanity in many mining towns. National police spokesperson Paul Nyathi said the arrests, which were carried out under operation “No Machete Wielding Gangs” and “Chikorokoza Ngachipere”, saw the…
THE estranged wife of Vice President Constantino Chiwenga, Marry, has set tough settlement conditions for the divorce that her powerful husband is demanding, the Daily News reports. This comes as Chiwenga has sensationally accused his 38-year-old wife of wanting to kill him and engaging in witchcraft — in claims which have laid bare the acrimony…
