Mnangagwa grants gun amnesty, police warn of post-deadline checks
By Naledi Nyoni HARARE —President Emmerson Mnangagwa has granted a national firearms amnesty allowing individuals and institutions to surrender unlicensed and illegally acquired guns without prosecution. Police have warned that physical checks and verification exercises targeting suspected illegal firearm holders will be conducted after the amnesty deadline expires. The amnesty, announced by police on Monday, […]
Govt probes WhatsApp account takeovers as businesses face cyber threat
By Staff Reporter HARARE — Government is investigating a recent wave of WhatsApp account takeovers targeting businesses and individuals, with possible links to mobile messaging systems and Meta’s advertising services under scrutiny. Information and Communication Technology, Postal and Courier Services minister Tatenda Mavetera said the government was working with the affected mobile network operator and other […]
Grant Thornton partner faces US$200,000 adultery claim from journalist
By Victor Fanuel HARARE – Grant Thornton Zimbabwe partner Kundai Francis Tibugare is facing a US$200,000 adultery claim from veteran journalist Musorowegomo Mukosi, who accuses him of having an affair with his wife and destroying their nine-year marriage. Mukosi, a former ZBC reporter, has, through his lawyer Admire Rubaya, accused Tibugare, who is also Telecel Zimbabwe’s […]
Falcon challenges military ‘seizure’ of golf club under controversial cantonment law
By Victor Fanuel HARARE — Falcon Golf Club has launched a fresh High Court challenge against the military takeover of its Hatfield premises, asking the court to set aside a government decision that placed the disputed property under a defence cantonment. In a review application filed under HCH 5002/26 on October 5, Falcon Golf Club, represented […]
Prophet linked to leaking of Chivayo rituals audio arrested
By Victor Fanuel HARARE — A self-styled prophet allegedly linked to the leaking of an audio recording in which late businessman Wicknell Chivayo discussed performing rituals to become rich has been arrested. Christopher Guzha, also known as Madzibaba DVD, was arrested in Goromonzi on Sunday on allegations of armed robbery after an EcoCash agent lost US$12,000, […]
Mnangagwa ally’s secret judge meetings raise CAA3 alarm
By Victor Fanuel HARARE — A lawyer with deep connections to President Emmerson Mnangagwa has been making private visits to Constitutional Court judges and hosting some of them at his home, according to well-placed sources. The meetings have raised questions over what is being discussed behind closed doors, coming days before the court begins hearing challenges […]
Trip Trans buses booted out in Harare land row
By Victor Fanuel HARARE — Embattled bus operator Trip Trans was booted off disputed land in Harare’s Graniteside on Friday as council officials swooped in to enforce an order forcing the company to vacate the property. Council officials arrived at the property amid tension, bringing to a head a long-running boundary dispute between Trip Trans and […]
Air Force, defence minister dragged to court over Falcon Golf Club takeover
By Victor Fanuel HARARE — A long-running dispute over land in Harare has erupted into a High Court battle after Falcon Golf Club accused the Air Force of Zimbabwe of forcibly taking over its premises, ripping out doors and ceilings and converting the clubhouse into what the military now calls its own golf estate. Falcon Golf […]
‘A scar on the conscience of the world’ — Britain turns on Israel as Gaza death toll passes 70,000
By Marshall Bwanya LONDON — More than 70,000 Palestinians are dead, at least 20,000 of them children, millions have been displaced and Gaza has been reduced to a landscape of shattered homes and broken families. For British Prime Minister Andy Burnham, the devastation has become impossible to reconcile with years of Western declarations in support of […]
Human rights commissioner Muduva dies after wife’s axe attack
By Staff Reporter HARARE — Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC) commissioner Dr Martin Muduva has died after his wife allegedly attacked him with an axe in Dzivarasekwa Extension, in a suspected domestic dispute. Muduva, who doubled as a Midlands State University lecturer, died on Wednesday morning at Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals, where he had been receiving […]