OPINION

Electoral reforms - What are they

THERE has been a lot of talk since 2008 about electoral reforms. I have received many questions about what exactly this means and have been asked to break it down to into very simple, digestible terms...

By Miriam Tose Majome | Published: 07 July 2018

BUSINESS NEWS

Ex-ZBC employees lose flats transfer matter

THE High Court has dismissed an application by former Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC) employees to force the national broadcaster to grant them ownership of 54 flats at Hartley House in Harare...

By Staff reporter | Published: 07 July 2018

POLITICS

EU mission wants free, fair elections

THE European Union Observer Mission chief election observer, Elmar Brok, yesterday said Zimbabwe should "undo" past wrongs by a free, fair and credible election this year and urged the Zimbabwe Clecto...

By Staff reporter | Published: 07 July 2018

BUSINESS NEWS

Residents drag council to court

RESIDENTS have taken Mutare City Council to the High Court over its alleged failure to audit its financial books for the last five years.The United Mutare Residents and Ratepayers' Trust (UMRRT), led ...

By Staff reporter | Published: 07 July 2018

POLITICS

Zimbabwe freer under Mnangagwa, than Mugabe

FORMER President Robert Mugabe's removal from power, under the weight of a military intervention in November last year, brought forth renewed hope in citizens and Zimbabweans are freer now than they h...

By Staff reporter | Published: 07 July 2018

POLITICS

CSOs, political parties condemn Njelele bombing

CIVIC Society Organisations (CSOs) and political parties have sternly condemned the bombing and desecration of the sacred Njelele rainmaking shrine, a traditional and cultural heritage site, in Matobo...

By Staff reporter | Published: 07 July 2018

POLITICS

ZIPP member assaults colleague in dispute

A ZIMBABWE Partnership for Prosperity (ZIPP) party member has appeared in court charged with assaulting a colleague following a dispute over the manner the party's primary elections were conducted.Kud...

By Staff reporter | Published: 07 July 2018

POLITICS

Mpopoma legislator vows to retain seat

ZANU-PF Mpopoma-Pelandaba legislator Joseph Tshuma has described himself as the candidate of choice in this year's forthcoming elections, claiming the constituency has benefited a lot from the ruling ...

By Staff reporter | Published: 07 July 2018

OPINION

Of economic hardship and the forgotten traffic law

AS the ramshackle commuter omnibus slowly made its way into the Harare-Mutare Highway from Cherima high-density suburb in Marondera, Tawanda Choto (19) hangs precariously on to the rear bumper.This ha...

By Staff reporter | Published: 07 July 2018

POLITICS

Guzah's son case not urgent

HIGH Court judge Justice, Thompson Mabhikwa recently dismissed, as not urgent, an application filed by Hurungwe West MP Keith Guzah's son, Kevin together with his girlfriend, Kudzai Nduku demanding, a...

By Staff reporter | Published: 07 July 2018

BUSINESS NEWS

Govt rolls out nationwide road rehabilitation

THE government has so far released $8 million for the dualisation of the Harare-Gweru highway with a 20km stretch expected to be completed by year-end as efforts to rehabilitate the national road netw...

By Staff reporter | Published: 07 July 2018

POLITICS

Mnangagwa 'justifies' Zanu-PF, chiefs link

PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday said there was no way his government could not engage chiefs, as only those ruling had the mandate to do so.Addressing thousands of Zanu-PF supporters, drawn fro...

By Staff reporter | Published: 07 July 2018

POLITICS

'Chigumba is an able lawyer' claims EU observer mission

The European Union Election Observer Mission in Zimbabwe has described Zimbabwe Electoral Commission chair Justice Priscilla Chigumba as an able lawyer who "knows very much the law and sticks to the l...

By Staff reporter | Published: 07 July 2018

BUSINESS NEWS

2 500 open accounts with women's bank

More than 2 500 women have so far opened accounts with the Zimbabwe Women's Microfinance Bank (ZWMB), which was officially opened by President Mnangagwa last week. Briefing journalists on the progress...

By Staff reporter | Published: 07 July 2018

POLITICS

Chamisa supporter in the court for attacking Khupe's supporter

A 42-year-old Epworth man appeared in court yesterday for vandalising property belonging to another man whom he accused of supporting Dr Thokozani Khupe's MDC-T instead of the MDC Alliance. Asifa Muts...

By Staff reporter | Published: 07 July 2018

POLITICS

Zanu-PF challenges High Court verdict

Zanu-PF has appealed to the Supreme Court against a recent High Court judgment barring it from "forcing pupils and teachers to attend political rallies", saying the decision was made without any proof...

By Staff reporter | Published: 07 July 2018

OPINION

Democracy on trial in Zimbabwe

The number of invitations to foreign observers to our July 30 harmonised elections is unprecedented. The number of presidential contestants is unprecedented, and so is the peaceful environment with ju...

By RADAR | Published: 07 July 2018

POLITICS

Cabinet quota for Zimbabwe youths

PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has said if he wins the July 30 presidential poll, 25 percent of his ministers will be youths as they are the country's future. The President revealed this while responding to ques...

By Staff reporter | Published: 07 July 2018

POLITICS

Mnangagwa disowns Zanu-PF 'rebels'

President Mnangagwa yesterday urged Zanu-PF members to be wary of individuals contesting the July 30 harmonised elections as independent candidates, but masquerading as ruling party cadres. The Presid...

By Staff reporter | Published: 07 July 2018

POLITICS

'It's the law which is arrogant,' says Chigumba

Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) chairwoman Justice Priscilla Chigumba says ZEC cooperates with foreign election observers and missions, but does not take instructions from anybody because it is an...

By Staff reporter | Published: 07 July 2018

BUSINESS NEWS

5 arrested in $4 million, 98kg gold haul

POLICE raided a Harare house following a tip-off on Thursday and recovered US$4 million in cash and 98 kilogrammes of gold stashed in suitcases. National police spokesman Chief Superintendent Paul Nya...

By Staff reporter | Published: 07 July 2018

POLITICS

'No one can stop elections,' says Mnangagwa

Elections will go ahead as scheduled on July 30 and no one has the power to reverse the proclamation scheduling voting on that date, President Mnangagwa has said. Addressing senior Government official...

By Staff reporter | Published: 07 July 2018

POLITICS

Jonathan Moyo pins Gukurahundi blame on Mnangagwa

Former Higher and Tertiary Education minister Jonathan Moyo says he has always held President Emmerson Mnangagwa in contempt mainly for his role in the Gukurahundi atrocities which left an estimated 2...

By Staff reporter | Published: 07 July 2018

POLITICS

Chamisa seeks to design ballot paper

MDC Alliance leader, Nelson Chamisa, who has lined up demonstrations and a regional charm offensive to force the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec)  to effect electoral reforms, has not shut the...

By Staff reporter | Published: 07 July 2018

POLITICS

Obert Mpofu loses property battle

Home Affairs minister, Obert Mpofu, has lost the battle to block the High Court from transferring some of his properties to the Deposit Protection Corporation (DPC) - the liquidator of his now-defunct...

By Staff reporter | Published: 07 July 2018

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