Politics

Controversial businessman Wicknell Chivayo, whose lavish public cash donations have sparked widespread debate, has received indirect legal backing after Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube told Parliament that holding large sums of money is not a crime in Zimbabwe.

Ugandan opposition leader Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, popularly known as Bobi Wine, has condemned the arrest of Zimbabwean politician Tendai Biti, describing it as a “cowardly attack” on citizens and democratic freedoms.

Zimbabwe is fast-tracking its Muzarabani oil and gas project to reduce reliance on imported fuel, aiming to stabilize local supplies, shield the economy from volatile global energy prices driven by Middle East tensions, and strengthen the country’s energy security.

MUTARE - Former Finance Minister Tendai Biti, journalist Fanuel Chinowaita, lawyer Nyasha Gerald and Morgan Ncube were arrested in Mutare while mobilising support for the Constitutional Defenders Forum (CDF) that he leads.

CHINHOYI - The Zimbabwe National Students Union (ZINASU) has raised the alarm after Dylan Cole, a Chinhoyi University student leader, was allegedly abducted from a lecture theatre.