By Kingston Ndabatei PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has scoffed at reports that an influential British lawmaker wants the UK to withdraw its support for Zimbabwe’s application the Commonwealth. Mnangagwa told French television channel France24.com in an interview on the side-lines of African Union (AU) summit currently underway in Ethiopia that Britain’s opinion is not law within
By Leopold Munhende FORMER finance minister and top opposition politician Tendai Biti claimed Monday that the government would launch a new local currency this week. Revealing the plans on Twitter, the MDC national deputy chairperson condemned the move as “pure undiluted insanity”. The government had not responded to the claims Tuesday afternoon but Finance Minister
By Staff Reporter TRANSPORT and Infrastructural Development Minister Jorum Gumbo says there should be no public as a result of the emergence of fuel queues at most service stations throughout the country as government has availed cash to purchase enough fuel stocks to last for the next two years. He was addressing members of the
By Staff Reporter DEFENCE and War Veterans Deputy Minister, Victor Matemadanda says the army does not operate according to the wishes of civilians but has a command structure which directs its operations including deployment in schools. He was responding to questions by senators during the question and answer session Thursday. Recent anti-government protests have seen
By Staff Reporter A recent army crackdown on civilians has brought problems for the country’s servicemen whose superiors have banned them from putting on camouflage on their way home to avoid revenge attacks by civilians angered by brutalities visited upon them recently. This was revealed in a memo circulated to all members by Zimbabwe National
Evening Standard Tributes have poured in for footballer Emiliano Sala after his body was recovered from the wreckage of a plane that crashed in the English Channel. Fellow football stars sent messages of support after the 28-year-old’s body was identified almost three weeks after his plane crashed en route from Nantes, France, to Cardiff. Mauricio
By Court Reporter FORMER Information Communication Technology (ICT) minister Supa Mandiwanzira has told a Harare court that the charges he is facing do not constitute a crime. Mandiwanzira said this when his trial commenced before Harare regional magistrate, Elijah Makomo. The Nyanga South Zanu PF legislator, is facing criminal abuse of office charges after he
USA Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is firing back at National Enquirer owner American Media Inc. (AMI) over what he is calling an “extortion and blackmail” attempt by the tabloid. In a lengthy post on Medium Thursday, Bezos, who also owns The Washington Post and is also the world’s richest person, details alleged correspondence between the
By Robert Tapfumaneyi TOP MDC politician Douglas Mwonzora has castigated government’s brutal clampdown on offending citizens during recent public disturbances while taking a soft approach when dealing with rogue soldiers linked to murder, rape and other heinous crimes against civilians. Mwonzora, who is MDC secretary general, was speaking during a panel discussion at SAPES Trust
By Alois Vinga KWEKWE Central MP, Masango Matambanadzo has slammed government’s tough handling of popular Harare preacher Walter Magaya’s HIV cure claims without dedicating similar vigour to investigate the validity of his pronouncements. He was speaking at an Industry and Commerce Ministry organised business event in Harare Thursday. Matambanadzo, also known as “Blackman”, said the
By Kingston Ndabatei UNWELL Vice President Constantino Chiwenga has reportedly been flown out for treatment in India as health fears around the country’s second in charge continue to mount. The VP, who once revealed battling skin cancer, was last Thursday rushed to a South African hospital in Cape Town amid claims he was in “terrible
By Alois Vinga THE International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) has launched a global campaign seeking to pressure the Zimbabwean government to stop its clampdown on trade union rights in the troubled country. This comes after the Zanu PF led administration has arrested and charged with subversion, leaders of the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU)
The East African Kenya has joined the list of African states calling on Western powers to lift crippling sanctions on the post-Robert Mugabe’s Zimbabwe. President Uhuru Kenyatta on Wednesday pledged to support the economically-struggling southern African nation’s bid to have the sanctions imposed by the US and the 28-member European Union (EU) lifted. “Imposing sanction
By Idah Mhetu PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa says it is MDC leader Nelson Chamisa’s democratic right to boycott a dialogue meeting he had called for the country’s political leadership at State House on Wednesday. He said this at a media briefing soon after his four-hour long meeting with politicians who challenged him in the presidential race
By Court Reporter FORMER President Robert Mugabe’s son-in-law, Simba Chikore is a scary boss who would always make those around him tremble in fear, a Harare court heard on Wednesday. This emerged when the former Zim Airways consultant’s kidnapping trial commenced before Harare magistrate Victoria Mashamba. Chikore is accused of unlawfully detaining former Zimbabwe Airways
CNN UK Air investigators are attempting to recover a body from the wreckage of the plane found during the search for Cardiff City player Emiliano Sala. A spokesman for the Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) confirmed to CNN Wednesday that a body was trying to be recovered and, if successful, the AAIB would consider the
By Robert Tapfumaneyi & UK Bureau OPPOSITION MDC leader Nelson Chamisa will not attend a meeting of political party leaders called by President Emmerson Mnangagwa at State House this Wednesday. The National Patriotic Front (NPF), which is linked to former president Robert Mugabe, also ruled out attending the meeting. Party leaders who confirmed they would
By Kingston Ndabatei ZIMBABWE has some 20,000 trained teachers currently out of work some who have not been engaged since graduation six years ago, the Public Service Commission (PSC) has said. In a statement Monday, PSC chairman Vincent Hungwe said government was now working on modalities of finding work for the teachers in the region
By Paidashe Mandivengerei A YOUNG Harare lady identified as one Lorraine Guyo has set social media abuzz after releasing her Ndinyengeiwo (please ask me out) video this which has gone viral. It remains unclear whether she shot the video was a joke or a genuine appeal for love. In the video clip which put social media
By Kingston Ndabatei VICE President Constantino Chiwenga is back in the country and attended Tuesday’s Cabinet session, New Zimbabwe.com has learnt. State media published pictures of Chiwenga seated next to President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his other deputy Kembo Mohadi in the Cabinet room. “Vice President Retired General Dr Constantino Chiwenga attended today’s Cabinet meeting, together
