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 Brandon Josphat THE proposed new opposition alliance is an artificial and elite-driven project that not only lacks legitimacy but is doomed to fail, former opposition leader Nelson Chamisa has charged. Speaking to the Daily News — the country’s most influential newspaper — Chamisa thoroughly pooh-poohed the initiative yesterday, adding that “genu­ine political leadership cannot be…

Tapiwa Chirume ZIMBABWEANS have just smashed a 28-year Chibuku Super record! With a record 4.62 million hectolitres of the much loved brew guzzled down last year — the highest volume since 1998 — it seems that the nation has decided that it is officially time to shake-shake all its blues away. As a result, a…

Brighton MuronzereyiTHE government says it is moving to amend outdated laws governing the registration and licensing of motor vehicles to align them with modern vehicle technologies and regional standards.This comes as motorists are facing difficulties due to imported vehicles fitted with modern built-in reflectors, which differ from the traditional detachable reflectors required under existing laws.Speaking…

Rutendo Ngara PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday appointed the country’s first female Chief Justice, Justice Elizabeth Gwaunza.She takes over from Justice Luke Malaba, who retired yesterday. Gwaunza will be deputised by Justice Paddington Garwe, who was also appointed by the president yesterday.The appointments were announced by the Chief Secretary to the President and Cabinet, Martin Rushwaya….

Brighton Muronzereyi THE government needs to move beyond rhetoric and urgently craft a clear roadmap for the planned sole use of the ZiG in the country going forward, in the interest of business and consumers.So say lawmakers who also want authorities to do more to shore up the local currency, while further arguing that the…

Masimba Makwembere THE National Social Security Authority (Nssa) has awarded pensioners a welcome once-off discretionary bonus equivalent to their monthly pensions.Nssa general manager, Charles Shava, said yesterday that this was part of efforts to cushion pensioners from the country’s rising cost of living, especially since the Middle East conflict flared up again in February this…

Rutendo Ngara SERIAL rapist and suspected murderer Anymore Zvitsva was yesterday convicted of 10 counts of rape, attempted murder and robbery.He pleaded guilty to four counts of rape, five counts of attempted murder and one count of robbery.Zvitsva told Harare regional magistrate Francis Mapfumo that he was pleading guilty on all the counts he is…

Rutendo Ngara HIGH Court Judge Benjamin Chikowero has ruled that it is not the duty of a minister to account for government property, noting that responsibility lies with a permanent secretary.Justice Chikowero made the remarks before acquitting former minister of Tourism, Walter Mzembi, who had been accused of criminal abuse of office involving the donation…

Yvonne Ncubein BULAWAYO POLICE in Bulawayo are investigating five murder cases that occurred in different parts of the city and surrounding areas, with some suspects already arrested while others remain at large.Bulawayo provincial police spokesperson Nomalanga Msebele confirmed the arrests of Nhlanhla Paulo Moyo, of Pumula South, and Ephraim Banda, of Umguza, in connection with…