By Thandiwe Garusa GOVERNMENT has ignored calls by MPs to scrap Statutory Instrument 145/2019 which bans trade in maize by unauthorised persons in Zimbabwe. The lands ministry says this is the only way to making sure scarce grain is accounted for and available at affordable prices to citizens. The legislators last week took turns to
abcNews The death toll from a mass shooting at an El Paso, Texas, Walmart, increased to 22 after two more victims died in the hospital, police said. David Shimp, chief executive officer at Del Sol Medical Center in El Paso, said one patient died late Sunday night and another Monday morning. The victims were among
By Mary Taruvinga BARELY a week after Tourism Minister Prisca Mupfumira was locked up for 21 days, the embattled politician has approached the High Court seeking bail. This comes after Acting Chief Magistrate Munamato Mutevedzi had ruled that her bail issues cannot be entertained by any court, Mupfumira was arrested and charged with criminal abuse
By Leopold Munhende TOURISM Minister Priscah Mupfumira is facing a litany of corruption charges based on criminal abuse of office during her tenure as Public Service Minister in 2017, her charge sheet reveals. She is the first person to be arrested by the newly appointed Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) and first Cabinet Minister to be
By Idah Mhetu ZANU PF leader and President Emmerson Mnangagwa has promised his policies meant to turnaround the fortunes of the country will begin to bear fruit by the end of the year. Mnangagwa told his party’s politburo in Harare on Wednesday that the pain citizens were going through was necessary declaring he will not
By Staff Reporter WARRIORS coach Sunday Chidzambwa has resigned. In a short statement, Wednesday, Chidzambwa did not give reasons for his decision to throw in the towel but indicated he would end his tour of duty immediately. Details to follow…
By Mary Taruvinga A Harare businessman who allegedly connived with six of his workers to fatally assault a man for stealing meat worth $2 from his supermarket told the High Court that they have paid 20 cows to appease the deceased’s spirit. Tawanda Chivavaya, the owner of Choice Supermarket in GlenNorah, is being charged together
By Sports Reporter ZIMBABWE’s delegation to the just ended Vitality Netball World Cup was thrown into disarray, Tuesday after a shadowy member of the management team disappeared amid suspicion he was set to seek asylum. The Gems at the national netball team is known, gate-crashed the World Cup ranked 13th and captured the imagination of
BBC Boris Johnson has been elected new Conservative leader in a ballot of party members and will become the next UK prime minister. He beat Jeremy Hunt comfortably, winning 92,153 votes to his rival’s 46,656. The former London mayor takes over from Theresa May on Wednesday. In his victory speech, Johnson promised he would “deliver
By Robert Tapfumaneyi THE Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (Zera) Monday announced new prices of fuel, a move that suggests government is moving towards Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube’s wish to have it in line with the interbank value of US$1. According to a Zera announcement early Monday, the new price of petrol is now $7.47 from
CNN Nigeria: A man who climbed onto the wing of a plane as it prepared for takeoff at the airport in Nigeria’s Lagos city has been arrested, authorities said. The man, who has not been identified, walked towards the aircraft on the runway and was spotted by the pilot, who slowed down and later turned
AFP A Moroccan court on Thursday condemned three Islamic State group supporters to death for the murder of two Scandinavian women beheaded while on a hiking trip in the High Atlas mountains. Suspected ringleader Abdessamad Ejjoud and two companions received the maximum penalty over the December killings of Danish tourist Louisa Vesterager Jespersen, 24, and
By UK Correspondent ZIMBABWE’S William Sachiti and his team at the Academy of Robotics have launched Europe’s first roadworthy autonomous delivery vehicle, “Kar-go” which aims to reduce the cost of last-mile delivery by as much as 90 percent. In the first week of its launch, Kar-go has been hosted by the Duke of Richmond and
By Alois Vinga TWO senior Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) leaders claim to have been sent death threatening letters with bullets inside by suspected State agents in a development that could further strain the tenuous relationship between government and the country’s biggest labour federation. In a statement, the ZCTU said its president Peter Mutasa
By Leopold Munhende A leaked audio that went viral on social media late Monday, reportedly bearing the voice of First Lady Auxillia Mnangagwa has raised alarm that President Mnangagwa’s administration is in danger of a coup. Mnangagwa rose to power in November 2017 on the back of a military coup that toppled his long time
By Bulawayo Correspondent BULAWAYO deputy Mayor and MDC Ward 3 Councillor Tinashe Kambarami’s political career hangs in the balance. After an embarrassing week in which his bid to have Town Clerk Christopher Dube suspended for incompetence hit a brick wall, Kambarami now has to defend his election victory at the High Court. The case opened
By Idah Mhetu PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has come out swinging condemning the violent attack on Foreign Affairs Minister Sibusiso Moyo and his delegation in London Friday, by a group of protestors linked to the opposition MDC. Moyo had just addressed globally respected British think-tank Chatham House when he came under attack from angry protestors demanding
By Costa Nkomo FOREIGN Affairs Minister Sibusiso Moyo, was Friday afternoon attacked by angry protestors waving placards demanding the release of opposition MDC deputy national chairperson Job Sikhala. Sikhala is in remand prison after being arrested and charged with subversion on Tuesday. The Zengeza West MP allegedly told party supporters at a rally in Bikita
By Tonderai Saharo BIKITA: MDC deputy national chairman Job Sikhala who is facing subversion charges connected to utterances he reportedly made at a party campaign rally in Masvingo last Saturday has been remanded in jail until July 24. Sikhala appeared before Masvingo Provincial Magistrate Marewanazvo Gofa in Bikita with a handful of supporters milling outside
By Mary Taruvinga MDC vice chair Job Sikhala Wednesday failed to appear at the Harare magistrates’ court as announced before amid confusion on whether he should be tried in Harare where he lives or in Masvingo where he allegedly threatened to overthrow President Emmerson Mnangagwa. There were reports Wednesday morning the firebrand legislator could be
