POLITICS

'Zimbabwe elections, a delayed match'

OPPOSITION politicians and political analysts have described next month's elections as a delayed match for the Zanu-PF presidential candidate Emmerson Mnangagwa, alleging that he has already manipulat...

By Staff reporter | Published: 23 June 2018

POLITICS

Mnangagwa pleads for peace

PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday pleaded for peace ahead of the July 30 elections, saying peaceful conduct during polls was a demonstration of political maturity.Speaking after the official laun...

By Staff reporter | Published: 23 June 2018

POLITICS

Voters' roll fiasco exposes Zec credibility

THE failure by the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) to avail the actual biometric voters' roll to stakeholders has all but proved that the electoral body cannot be trusted to preside over a free an...

By Staff reporter | Published: 23 June 2018

POLITICS

Chidyausiku's widow sues JSC over terminal benefits

THE late national hero and former Chief Justice Godfrey Chidyausiku's wife, Farai, has petitioned the High Court seeking an order to compel the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) to facilitate payment ...

By Staff reporter | Published: 23 June 2018

POLITICS

NPRC develops peace pledge

THE National Peace and Reconciliation Commission (NPRC) yesterday developed a peace pledge which is expected to be signed on Tuesday by different political parties contesting in the 2018 elections as ...

By Staff reporter | Published: 23 June 2018

POLITICS

Chamisa targets Mnangagwa ally

PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's close confidante, Local Government minister July Moyo's bid to represent Redcliff in next month's elections will come under scrutiny after opposition MDC Alliance leader...

By Staff reporter | Published: 23 June 2018

POLITICS

Zec, political parties clash

THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) multiparty liaison committee meeting with political parties participating in the July 30 elections was yesterday marred by chaos and ended prematurely after a m...

By staff reporter | Published: 23 June 2018

POLITICS

Majome not yet served with dismissal letter

HARARE West MP, Jessie Majome yesterday poured cold water on claims that she had been fired from the MDC-T after refusing to withdraw as an independent parliamentary candidate for the constituency.Maj...

By Staff reporter | Published: 23 June 2018

BUSINESS NEWS

Zinara fires CEO

ROAD administrator, Zimbabwe National Roads Administration (Zinara) wielded the axe on chief executive officer Nancy Masiyiwa-Chamisa on Thursday as the corruption scandal rocking the parastatal reach...

By Staff reporter | Published: 23 June 2018

OPINION

Privacy and the voter's roll

AS the election period unfolds some interesting legal issues and questions are creeping into public conversations. One of the most topical issues this past week concerned the propriety and legality of...

By Miriam Tose Majome | Published: 23 June 2018

BUSINESS NEWS

NBSZ appoints chairperson

THE National Blood Services Zimbabwe has appointed a new board chairperson, Advocate Rodgers Matsikidze who takes over from Justice Leslie George Smith who retired after 37 years at the helm.Matsikidz...

By Staff reporter | Published: 23 June 2018

POLITICS

Zanu-PF co-opts 5 new central committee members

ZANU-PF Bulawayo province has co-opted five new Central Committee members to replace those who are no longer party members as it gears up for the elections next month.The new Central Committee members...

By Staff reporter | Published: 23 June 2018

POLITICS

Ballot printing starts next week

Printing of ballots to be used in next month's harmonised elections will begin next week following the closure of the window period for aspiring candidates to withdraw their candidature yesterday.Cand...

By Staff reporter | Published: 23 June 2018

POLITICS

Khaya Moyo slaps reckless driver with $35k lawsuit

ENERGY and Power Development Minister Simon Khaya Moyo is suing a Bulawayo motorist for more than $35 000 for causing a road traffic accident which resulted in extensive damages to a car belonging to ...

By Staff reporter | Published: 23 June 2018

POLITICS

Zec gazettes presidential candidates

The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission has gazetted the 23 presidential election candidates who successfully filed their papers when the nomination court sat on June 14, 2018. The electoral management body...

By Staff reporter | Published: 23 June 2018

POLITICS

AU deploys support teams to assist Zec

The African Union (AU) has deployed five independent electoral assistance missions to provide technical support to Zec ahead of the harmonised polls.In a statement, AU, Department of Political Affairs...

By Staff reporter | Published: 23 June 2018

POLITICS

Obert Mpofu sued in 'bribery' case

EIGHT immigration officers who were suspended for allegedly receiving bribes from foreigners to alter visas have taken the Minister of Home Affairs and Culture Dr Obert Mpofu to court challenging thei...

By Staff reporter | Published: 23 June 2018

POLITICS

Fake ballot paper sample in circulation

THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) has said there is a fake ballot paper and a fake picture of Zec chairperson Justice Priscilla Chigumba circulating on social media meant to tarnish the commissi...

By Staff reporter | Published: 23 June 2018

POLITICS

Mnangagwa recounts poisoning incident

PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday recounted the day he was poisoned while attending a Zanu-PF rally in Gwanda last August.Mnangagwa who was then the Vice President, had to be airlifted to Gweru e...

By Staff reporter | Published: 23 June 2018

POLITICS

Mnangagwa to meet teachers

THE Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education has organised an indaba between teachers and President Emmerson Mnangagwa to discuss conditions of service and challenges facing the education sector.Th...

By Staff reporter | Published: 23 June 2018

POLITICS

Voters' roll row spills into Supreme Court

The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission has approached the Supreme Court challenging a High Court decision forcing it to provide independent electoral watchdog, the Electoral Resource Centre (ERC), with a c...

By Staff reporter | Published: 23 June 2018

POLITICS

Mat South aims for Zanu-PF clean sweep

Thousands of Zanu-PF supporters yesterday thronged Phelandaba Stadium here and convinced President Mnangagwa of a massive victory on July 30. People from all the seven districts started trooping into ...

By Staff reporter | Published: 23 June 2018

POLITICS

Mnangagwa launches Command Livestock

President Mnangagwa launched the Command Livestock programme at Gwanda Showgrounds yesterday and vowed his administration would prioritise economic development and not politics. He handed over 660 hei...

By Staff reporter | Published: 23 June 2018

POLITICS

Mnangagwa's triumphal return to crime scene

TEN months ago, he left Phelandaba Stadium unconscious, a victim of poisoning as the G40 cabal sought to stem the popular tide that saw him receive thunderous receptions at rally-after-rally, adulatio...

By Staff reporter | Published: 23 June 2018

POLITICS

Mnangagwa speaks on devolution and second republic

GWANDA President Mnangagwa's Government is working on a second republic in which constitutional provisions to devolve power to provincial levels will become reality soon after next month's harmonised ...

By Staff reporter | Published: 23 June 2018

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