By Nyasha Dube THE High court has postponed the hearing of an application in which the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) is seeking to repeal a magistrate’s decision to dismiss Zimbabwean businessman, Frank Buyanga’s arrest warrant. The application, which was set to be heard before Justice Pisirayi Kwenda last Wednesday was postponed indefinitely. Buyanga was arrested…
By Blessings Mashaya and Regis Chingawo FINANCE minister Mthuli Ncube’s proposed $4,5 trillion 2023 national budget has received mixed reactions, with consumer rights groups calling on authorities to come up with more measures to cushion the poor. Ncube unveiled his budget at the new Parliament building in Mt Hampden on Thursday, which he said was…
By Nyasha Dube TWO Harare men were this week struck to death by lightning, while another male in the capital was severely injured and currently battling for his life at a local hospital, the police have reported. The Harare incidents, which happened in two separate cases, took place on Tuesday. The police reported that Leonard…
By Rutendo Ngara AS THE country hurtles towards next year’s general elections, the government has called upon the police to exhibit professionalism in their conduct to guarantee peace and security. Speaking during a graduation ceremony for uniformed forces, including members of the Zimbabwe National Army, Air Force of Zimbabwe and police at the Police Staff…
Regis Chingawo, SENIOR STAFF WRITER THE Zimbabwe Gender Commission (ZGC) has called for a stakeholders’ approach that includes lawmakers and government ministries to stop child marriages, which are on the increase in the country. In its findings on the national inquiry on sexual exploitation and abuse of young girls and child marriages released yesterday, the…
By Nyasha Dube THE Zimbabwe Assemblies of God (Zaoga) is locked in a court battle over the construction of a church in Mount Pleasant, Harare, after the High Court approved an application filed by 10 residents who are neighbours of the proposed church site. The 10 Mt Pleasant residents, led by Luke Danzvara, who is…
FINANCE minister Mthuli Ncube yesterday unveiled a $4,5 trillion National Budget for 2023, which aims to further stabilise prices, inflation and the Zimbabwe dollar, while also lifting the lives of the poor. Presenting the budget at the new Parliament building in Mount Hampden, Ncube said authorities would also continue to focus on ensuring the availability…
NATIONAL commercial television station, 3Ktv — the most watched Zimbabwean channel on satellite — is partnering with TeleSUR English TV in broadcasting…
ZANU PF and the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) have engaged the police in Masvingo Province over ugly scenes of violence that occurred in Gutu recently. This comes after President Emmerson Mnangagwa this week appealed to politicians to protect the country’s current peaceful environment ahead of next year’s elections. The meeting was confirmed by both…
By Nyasha Dube JAILED Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) MP Job Sikhala and his co-accused, Chitungwiza North legislator Godfrey Sithole, have made an application to have Harare regional magistrate Tafadzwa Miti recuse herself from the trial, claiming that she is biased. Sikhala and Sithole are currently on trial for allegedly inciting public violence in Nyatsime,…
