PARLIAMENT is set to embark on nationwide public consultations to gather citizens’ views on the proposed Police Amendment Bill after it was approved by the Cabinet last year.The Bill seeks to align the Police Act with the country’s Constitution and was published late last year in the Government Gazette.In a notice, Parliament said the public…
SIGNIFICANT differences have emerged among Zanu PF’s political opponents over how they should respond to the ruling party’s firming plans to extend President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s stay in office to 2030.The strong disagreements over the issue peaked late last week after former opposition leader Nelson Chamisa suggested controversially that there was no Constitution to defend in…
THE High Court has sentenced a 20-year-old man to two life terms for murdering two children by setting their hut ablaze.Abel Mativenga of Watershed Farm was found guilty of killing 13-year-old Everjoy Mangena and five-year-old Natasha Kanyama on March 19, 2025.Evidence presented in court revealed that Mativenga, acting out of anger over allegations that his…
CHINA has pledged to continue working with Zimbabwe to advance a friendship forged during the historic liberation struggle.This commitment was made yesterday during the handover ceremony of a reply letter from President Xi Jinping to 17 Zimbabwean war veterans who received military training in China during Zimbabwe’s liberation struggle.Speaking at the event, Chinese Ambassador Zhou…
WITNESSES who testified in former Foreign Affairs minister Walter Mzembi’s criminal abuse of office trial yesterday gave evidence that appeared to exonerate him from allegations that he unlawfully donated television sets without the approval of his principal.Mzembi is accused of abusing his authority while serving as Tourism minister by donating television screens worth US$2 million…
THE Apostolic Faith Mission (AFM) of Zimbabwe faction led by Cossam Chiangwa has lost its latest legal battle with Amon Madawo’s AFM in Zimbabwe over the use of the church’s fixed assets, after the Supreme Court ruled in favour of the latter.The case arose from deep divisions that split the AFM in Zimbabwe in 2018,…
THE future of the country is doomed if all key stakeholders don’t work together and take urgent action to mitigate Zimbabwe’s worsening drug and substance abuse calamity.So say two High Court judges, Munamato Mutevedzi and Ngoni Nduna, who warn further that the rampant drug and substance abuse in Zimbabwe has reached such alarming levels that…
A FIERCE late-night fire gutted multiple fuel tankers and vehicles at a Donnington industrial premises in Bulawayo on Monday.At least 16 vehicles, including fuel tankers, trucks, a bus and smaller cars, were destroyed in the inferno.According to a police memorandum, the incident occurred on January 26, when Famona Fire Brigade received a distress call at…
THE Zimbabwe Tourism Authority (ZTA) board has appointed communications strategist and academic George Manyaya as its new chief executive officer, effective February 1.In a statement yesterday, the board said Manyaya brings “strong academic credentials, strategic leadership and extensive multisectoral experience” to the helm of the country’s tourism marketing and regulatory body.“Manyaya brings strong academic credentials,…
AUTHORITIES expect power woes to ease in the coming months, due to increased water inflows at Kariba Power Plant and ongoing measures to improve supplies by Zesa.This comes as the current rains are expected to signifcantly raise water inflows at the Kariba Hydro Power Station, whose generation could rise to 1 000 megawatts (MW), as…
