Politics

Former Norton legislator Temba Mliswa has accused retired Air Marshal Henry Muchena of playing a central role in the violence that followed Zimbabwe’s disputed 2008 elections, alleging the former military officials and his current associates helped orchestrate a campaign to keep then President Robert Mugabe in power.

Controversial Zimdancehall artists Hulengende and Malloti Rose have come under scrutiny after being named in Parliament over allegations that they are promoting and normalising drug and substance abuse through their social media content.

HARARE - A group of retired generals led by Air Marshal (Retired) Henry Muchena has warned former Norton legislator Temba Mliswa over his remarks on their submission to Parliament regarding Constitutional Amendment Bill No. 3, insisting their actions were constitutional and reaffirming their stance with the declaration that “once a soldier, always a soldier.”

HARARE - The Zimbabwean government has issued an urgent alert to citizens about a rise in scams, with perpetrators posing as Vice President Constantino Chiwenga and his wife, Miniyothabo Baloyi Chiwenga, to solicit money and personal information.

Resistance to plans to extend the term of office of President Emmerson Mnangagwa is intensifying after a group of retired generals and senior civil servants who are ex-combatants warned that any constitutional amendments must be decided by Zimbabweans through a referendum.