Aljazeera MILITARY forces in Sudan have arrested several members of the country’s civilian leadership and put Prime Minister Abdallah Hamdok under house arrest, according to Al-Hadath TV. The Dubai-based broadcaster said the arrests took place before dawn on Monday. Citing unidentified sources, Al Hadath said those detained include Industry minister Ibrahim al-Sheikh, Information minister Hamza
By Thandiwe Garusa MALAWI president and SADC chairperson Lazarus Chakwera has called for the immediate and unconditional removal of sanctions imposed on Zimbabwe by the Western bloc of states saying this would facilitate economic recovery. Zimbabwe is set to commemorate the Anti Sanctions Day on October 25. In a solidarity statement, Chakwera said: “As SADC
By Anna Chibamu SPEAKER of the National Assembly Jacob Mudenda has called on government to urgently resolve the disparity between exchange auction rate and the parallel market rate. Officially opening the 2022 Annual Pre-Budget Seminar in Victoria Falls Saturday, Mudenda warned that if the disparities are not addressed urgently, the National Development Strategy 1 (NDS1)
By Felix Matasva YOUTHS have slammed Southern Africa Development Committee (Sadc) leaders for failing to act decisively on the eSwatini political crisis. Lately, eSwatini, formerly known as Swaziland, has been witnessing the largest anti-government protests since it became independent from British rule 53 years ago. In a statement, young people under the Southern African People’s
By Paidashe Mandivengerei PREPARATIONS for the United Kingdom Chabvondoka music festival are at an advanced stage with organisers announcing fast rising young musician and The Voice UK finalist, Donel Mangena as the main act. This will be the second edition of the music festival launched in 2020 to celebrate Zimbabwean music, arts and culture. The
By Alois Vinga EXCHANGE rates on the parallel market remained stable in the last two weeks following a raft of measures implemented by the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) among other factors. The central bank has since put in place measures to mop up the excess liquidity sitting idle in some corporate and individual accounts,
By James Muonwa THE Zanu PF Youth League national executive committee has proposed a constitutional amendment to extend President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s stay in office beyond the permissible two five-year terms. Acting Zanu PF deputy secretary for youth affairs Tendai Chirau made the announcement at a press conference in Harare Friday soon after a meeting of
By Thandiwe Garusa THE MDC Alliance has challenged the police to bring to book Zanu PF activists believed to be behind recent violent attacks on its leader Nelson Chamisa. Chamisa reportedly survived an assassination attempt in Mutare as he was travelling from Chipinge, having previously also been attacked by over 200 Zanu PF activists in
Matabeleland North Correspondent GOVERNMENT is worried about rampant disregard of procurement regulations, by senior bureaucrats who continue dealing with unregistered suppliers of goods and services despite being regularly flagged in audits. Permanent Secretary in the Office of the President and Cabinet, Corporate Governance Unit and Procurement, Willard Manungo said of 203 procuring entities, 142 were non-compliant. He
By Thandiwe Garusa THE ministry of Health and Child Care has dismissed claims that there is a Covid-19 outbreak at Nashville High School in Gweru saying all pupils returned negative test results. This comes after an audio started circulating on social media platforms saying teachers were ignoring learners who were not well. Joram Chimedza, Gweru
By Robert Tapfumaneyi MDC-T official Kudzai Mashumba has castigated law enforcement agencies for failing to arrest the party’s president Douglas Mwonzora after reports that he abused party funds were reported to the police. Mashumba, whose scheduled press conference failed to take place after he was violently ejected from the Media Centre offices in Harare by
By News24 SOUTHERN African countries have deployed envoys to Eswatini, formerly known as Swaziland, to try to stem the unrest that saw one person killed and at least 80 people wounded by security forces in the latest wave of pro-democracy protests. The demonstrations in the kingdom have flared up recently, months after authorities loyal to
By James Muonwa, Mashonaland West Correspondent THE Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (ZimStat) is finalising modalities to conduct a pilot project to test its system in preparation for next year’s population and housing census. Speaking in Chinhoyi during a census sensitisation meeting Thursday, ZimStats Director-General, Taguma Mahonde said a trial run will be done between November
By Mary Taruvinga MDC Alliance vice president Tendai Biti’s appeal challenging conviction and sentencing for unlawfully announcing elections results has been dismissed by the High Court. Judges of appeal, Justices Pisirayi Kwenda and Felistus Chatukuta ruled that his appeal filed back in 2019 following his conviction was “fatally defective” and went on to strike it
By Leopold Munhende and Thandiwe Garusa MDC Alliance President Nelson Chamisa remains defiant and will continue with his national “Meet The People Tour” despite the recent attempts on his life by suspected Zanu PF activists in Masvingo and Manicaland provinces. Addressing the media in Harare Wednesday, a day after the opposition party claimed there was an
By Felix Matasva MUTARE: Manicaland provincial Zanu PF youths have distanced themselves from the alleged assassination attempt on MDC Alliance President Nelson Chamisa in Mutare Tuesday afternoon adding it was a stage-managed incident. Chamisa reportedly survived an assassination attempt in Mutare as he travelled from Chipinge district where he had interfaced with traditional leaders and
By Alois Vinga Zanu PF party says opposition leader, Nelson Chamisa is receiving self-deserving pain after he imposed himself on the villagers who are rejecting him for inviting sanctions in Zimbabwe. The party said the restrictive measures had brought about untold hardships on the ordinary citizens. Speaking to the media Wednesday, Zanu PF information director Tafadzwa
BusinessLIVE TRUCK drivers are spending up to 10 days at the Beitbridge border post as toll company Zimborders, which has been awarded a contract by the Zimbabwean government to upgrade the border post, began collecting toll fees. Zimborders expects to collect more than US$1bn (R14.43bn) over 17 years from toll fees before it hands over
By Mary Taruvinga HARARE businessman Rozva Dereck Mushinyi has again dragged his uncle to the High Court, and is claiming $1,3 million in damages for causing his arrest and detention over false accusations. Recently, Mushinyi also sued his father’s brother, Ben $1 million on allegations the uncle had scolded him at a family meeting. In
By Staff Reporter THE Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition has implored Zanu PF to desist from acts of violence against the opposition activists. On Wednesday afternoon, suspected Zanu PF youths clad in the ruling party’s regalia attempted to block opposition leader, Nelson Chamisa’s convoy heading for Nyanga from Mutare both in Manicaland province. On Tuesday, the MDC Alliance said its
