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By Tatenda Dewa | Harare Bureau | A motion by Movement for Democratic Change (MDC-T) co-vice president and Kuwadzana MP, Nelson Chamisa, has finally been accepted for debate following a false start when ruling Zanu PF legislators walked out on Tuesday. The motion is pushing for the establishment of a commission of inquiry into police […]
Statement by leaders of the political parties under the banner of the National Electoral Reform Agenda (NERA) By Didymus Mutasa Leaders of political parties here present Invited Guests and members of the press Good afternoon everyone. As leaders of various political parties under the banner of the National Electoral Reform Agenda (NERA) we welcome you […]
By Tendai Kamhungira High Court judge Lavender Makoni has ordered two Indian businessmen accused of raping a Zimbabwean woman at a Harare hotel to collectively pay $300 000 as surety. The duo — Krishna Satyanarayana Gandlur, 33, and Ravi Krishnan, 40 — were in June released on $1 000 bail each by High Court judge Garainesu […]
By Bridget Mananavire Sadc must intervene in the escalating Zimbabwean crisis and facilitate a smooth transition of power in the country, a group of international elders — Graca Machel, Kofi Annan and Desmond Tutu — have urged. The elders said “Zimbabwe is on the verge of an important transition which, if handled well, could lead to […]
By Blessings Mashaya Harare was turned into a war zone yesterday as police fought running battles with angry MDC youths who had gathered in the capital to present a petition to Home Affairs minister Ignatius Chombo over what they said was growing police brutality. The mayhem left dozens of people injured and property worth tens of […]
By Tatenda Dewa | Harare Bureau | A victim of police brutality has come out to recount the horror he and other passengers went through when anti-riot details launched a teargas canister into a minibus they had boarded. The incident took place on Wednesday during the launch of the MDC-T youth wing’s #MyZimbabwe campaign against […]
Police on Wednesday broke international rules on the use of tear-smoke when they launched a fuming canister into a commuter omnibus with passengers.
By Tinashe Sibanda | Nehanda Showbiz | Internationally acclaimed Zimbabwean comedian, Carl Joshua Ncube recently made a successful attempt in breaking the world record of the longest stretch of performances before paying audiences in a week’s time by staging a total of 31 shows, beating the previous record by Australia’s Mark Murphy of a total of […]
By Tatenda Dewa | Harare Bureau | A senior opposition Zimbabwe People First (ZimPF) member, Retired Colonel Kudzai Mbudzi, on Wednesday launched a book chronicling President Robert Mugabe’s and ruling Zanu PF failures since independence in 1980. Mbudzi’s book, “The National Grievances”, is bound to be used as a resource book in ZimPF election campaigns. […]
Vice President Phelekezela Mphoko was on Wednesday a casualty of angry protesters who burnt down a Choppies supermarket.