By Brandon Josphat THE United Kingdom says Zimbabwe should take the opportunity of this year’s elections to demonstrate its commitment to respecting the rule of law and safeguarding human lives in order to enhance its chances of being readmitted to the Commonwealth. Speaking in the House of Lords on Thursday, UK minister of Commonwealth Zac…
ZANU PF says it respects the constitutional process currently under way in Parliament over the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec)’s delimitation report and will accept the outcome of the proceedings. Speaking last night on independent national television station 3KTV’s widely-followed current affairs programme, Vantage, Zanu PF director of information Tafadzwa Mugwadi also said all those who…
POLICE have confirmed the arrest of two more suspects on allegations of committing political violence in ward 4, Murehwa North, Mashonaland East, last week after they assaulted seven elderly Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) activists with logs. This brings to three the total number of suspects arrested this week. Police spokesperson, Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi,…
By Rumbidzai Ngwenya AN UNIDENTIFIED man died yesterday after falling from the eighth floor of a local hotel in Harare in a suspected suicide incident. Police spokesperson, Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi, confirmed the death of a 63-year-old white male. “Around 8 o’clock in the morning a white male aged 63 fell from the hotel and…
A UNLICENSED Harare driver, who was dragged before the magistrate’s court for reckless driving after he allegedly hit two people, has been granted $10 000 bail. Kudakwashe Godzi, 32, was arraigned before Harare magistrate Evelyn Mushavakure yesterday after he allegedly side-swiped two pedestrians, resulting in their hospitalisation. He is facing two charges: one of negligent…
THE government has challenged local authorities and other stakeholders across the country to scale up waste management efforts to ensure the environment is not polluted. Speaking at an environmental management strategic dialogue yesterday, Environment minister Mangaliso Ndlovu said it was unfortunate that stakeholders were failing to maintain cleanliness in their respective cities. “The major question…
PRESIDENTIAL spokesperson George Charamba has dismissed calls by churches and some opposition parties to postpone this year’s elections. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, Charamba said unduly delaying the crunch polls would violate the country’s Constitution, and was thus unacceptable. This comes after the Zimbabwe Council of Churches (ZCC) recently added its voice to appeals…
THE Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) has increased its asset recovery and forfeiture target for this year from US$40 million to US$1 billion as part of its anti-corruption drive. In an interview with the Daily News yesterday, Zacc spokesperson Thandiwe Mlobane said the antigraft body had realised that there were more assets stashed outside the country….
By Nyasha Kunyiswa CASES involving mental health issues are on the rise in the country, with Parirenyatwa Hospital’s psychiatric unit confirming yesterday that it was now handling at least 60 mental health cases every week. Speaking to the Daily News, Parirenyatwa clinical psychologist, Farzna Naeem, said the hospital was attending to many mental cases, some…
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC)’s planned blitz to weed out informal trading in the city centre got off to a false start yesterday after State security forces reportedly requested a postponement of the exercise citing fears of anarchy. The move by the local authority, mainly targeting vendors, pushcart operators, street car washes and other informal…
