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 […]
Garwe orders fresh crackdown on Harare vendors
By Victor Fanuel HARARE — Local Government and Public Works Minister Daniel Garwe has ordered a fresh crackdown on illegal vending in Harare, declaring that the deterioration of urban order is no longer acceptable. However, the latest enforcement drive risks repeating a cycle of evictions and returns that has persisted under successive governments. Garwe’s order follows […]
Mash West raises over US$500,000 for Zanu PF conference
By Naledi Nyoni HARARE — Zanu PF’s Mashonaland West province has raised more than US$500,000 in cash and pledges, well above its US$300,000 target, as it prepares to host the ruling party’s annual National People’s Conference in Chinhoyi in October. Mashonaland West raised the money at a fundraising dinner held at a Harare hotel on Friday, […]
Govt says 180 aboard Kariba ferry as probe begins, death toll hits 94
By Naledi Nyoni HARARE — Government has launched a formal investigation into the Lake Kariba ferry disaster after revising the number of people aboard the ill-fated Mbuya Nehanda to about 180, as the death toll rose to 94. The August 11 tragedy is now Zimbabwe’s deadliest transport disaster on record, surpassing the 1991 Nyanga bus crash […]
Mnangagwa declares Kariba boat tragedy a national disaster, flags maritime safety failures
By Naledi Nyoni HARARE — President Emmerson Mnangagwa has declared the capsizing of a Rural Infrastructure Development Agency (RIDA) boat on Lake Kariba a national disaster, while acknowledging that the tragedy exposed serious shortcomings in Zimbabwe’s maritime safety capabilities. In a condolence message issued on Wednesday, Mnangagwa said 44 bodies had been recovered following the accident, […]
Govt machinery moves to protect Kaguvi, Nehanda shrines amid mining row
By Victor Fanuel MHONDORO — Government agencies have moved to investigate and safeguard the Sekuru Kaguvi, Mbuya Nehanda and Chinengundu Mashayamombe heritage sites after communities raised alarm over mining-linked developments they fear could damage sacred shrines and ancestral sites in Mhondoro. Ahead of Heroes Day commemorations, when Zimbabwe honours heroes of the First and Second Chimurenga, […]
Mnangagwa declares disaster after SA bus crash kills 11 Zimbabweans
By Naledi Nyoni HARARE — President Emmerson Mnangagwa has declared a state of disaster following a bus crash in South Africa that claimed the lives of 11 Zimbabweans travelling home from Cape Town. Government said the declaration, made under Section 27(1) of the Civil Protection Act, will speed up the mobilisation of resources to assist […]
Mutsvangwa hands returnees 1,000 dignity kits as deportations from South Africa continue
By Naledi Nyoni BEITBRIDGE — Women’s Affairs Minister Monica Mutsvangwa has handed over 1,000 dignity kits to Zimbabwean women returning from South Africa through the Beitbridge Reception Centre, saying the government has support structures in place to help them rebuild their lives. The dignity kits, donated by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), contain sanitary pads, […]
Chamuka rallies behind CAA3, urges Zimbabweans to shun anti-government protests
By Naledi Nyoni HARARE — Controversial opposition politician Herbert Chamuka has endorsed the newly enacted Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No. 3) Act, breaking ranks with most opposition parties and civil society groups campaigning against the law. The People’s Unity Party (PUP) leader Chamuka urged Zimbabweans to boycott Friday’s anti-government protests, accusing organisers of exploiting ordinary citizens’ […]
ACT-SA demands resignation of ministers Edgar Moyo, Frederick Shava over welfare funds scandal
By Staff Reporter HARARE — The Anti-Corruption Trust of Southern Africa (ACT-SA) has called for the resignation of Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare Minister Edgar Moyo and Higher and Tertiary Education Minister Frederick Shava following court proceedings over their unauthorised borrowing of public welfare funds. In a statement on Monday, ACT-SA said the two ministers […]