POLITICS

Row over Zimbabwe judges appointments

LEGAL experts have demanded that the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) releases the scoresheets of candidates who were publicly interviewed for four advertised Supreme Court judges' vacancies, as they...

By Staff reporter | Published: 22 June 2018

POLITICS

Zim opposition headed for yet another crushing defeat

MDC-T deputy president Obert Gutu says Zimbabwe's opposition was headed for yet another crushing electoral defeat to a Zanu-PF that has maintained an octopus grip on the country's poll management syst...

By Staff reporter | Published: 22 June 2018

POLITICS

'It's a fake voters' roll'

OPPOSITION parties and civil society groups have poked holes in the biometric voters' roll released by the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) this week, describing it as "fake" and a mere "list of na...

By Staff reporter | Published: 22 June 2018

POLITICS

Chiwenga tightens grip on Zim government

VICE President Constatino Chiwenga has been given new responsibilities to administer Zimbabwe's public procurement processes, anti-corruption drive and key components of the Home Affairs ministry, ign...

By Staff reporter | Published: 22 June 2018

BUSINESS NEWS

Zimra delays $100 million facility

A US$100 million commercial loan recently advanced by the United Kingdom (UK) government, through the state-run Commonwealth Development Fund (CDC), to Zimbabwe's private sector has been delayed by th...

By Staff reporter | Published: 22 June 2018

BUSINESS NEWS

Finmark Trust to establish base in Zim

FinMark Trust, an independent trust established to promote financial inclusion and regional financial integration, has announced its plans to set up base in Zimbabwe. FinMark, which provides evidence ...

By Staff reporter | Published: 22 June 2018

POLITICS

Ministers in trouble over Zanu-PF funds

TRANSPORT minister Joram Gumbo and his Local Government counterpart July Moyo are in deep trouble over US$300 000 which was sunk in a botched deal in which controversial airline Zimbabwe Airways (ZimA...

By Staff reporter | Published: 22 June 2018

POLITICS

Zhuwao urges Mutinhiri to back Chamisa

One of the brains behind the National Patriotic Front (NPF), Patrick Zhuwao, has called on the party's presidential candidate, Brig-Gen Ambrose Mutinhiri (RTD), to withdraw from the race and root for ...

By Staff reporter | Published: 22 June 2018

POLITICS

'Ministers to apply for posts'

OPPOSITION Alliance for People's Agenda (APA) presidential candidate Nkosana Moyo has pledged a governance paradigm shift, where prospective Cabinet ministers would have to apply and be considered on ...

By Staff reporter | Published: 22 June 2018

POLITICS

Zanu-PF Green Bombers are back

THE decision by the ruling Zanu-PF government to re-engage the "Green Bombers" ahead of next month's general elections raises a stink given their record of being used as pawns to harass and beat up op...

By Staff reporter | Published: 22 June 2018

BUSINESS NEWS

Govt urged to be transparent to attract FDI

Zimbabwe is part of the countries which are lowly ranked in terms of budget transparency, accountability and citizen participation, an expert has said.Speaking on the sidelines of a transparency works...

By Staff reporter | Published: 22 June 2018

POLITICS

MDC-T activists petition Chamisa

The Nelson Chamisa-led MDC Alliance members for Shurugwi South have petitioned him to resolve the issue of the parliamentary candidate for the constituency saying they were not comfortable with the se...

By Staff reporter | Published: 22 June 2018

POLITICS

Muzorewa sues Zec over rejected nomination papers

OPPOSITION United African National Council president Gwinyai Henry Muzorewa has petitioned the High Court, seeking an order to compel the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) to accept his nomination p...

By Staff reporter | Published: 22 June 2018

POLITICS

NPF orders members to regularise candidature

THE opposition Zimbabwe National Patriotic Front (NPF) has ordered its members who filed to contest the elections on the party ticket without authorisation to regularise their candidature no later tha...

By Staff reporter | Published: 22 June 2018

POLITICS

3 ex-mayors battle for Kadoma seat

NEXT month's election will trigger an intriguing political fight involving Kadoma's two former mayors as well as the incumbent for the sole parliamentary ticket for Kadoma Central constituency.Outgoin...

By Staff reporter | Published: 22 June 2018

BUSINESS NEWS

Bulawayo residents insist on 24/7 clinics

BULAWAYO residents have refused to back down on their quest to have 24-hour service delivery at local clinics, saying primary healthcare was a right that they should access at any time.This came after...

By Staff reporter | Published: 22 June 2018

BUSINESS NEWS

Chamisa keeps alliance partners on hold

OPPOSITION MDC Alliance presidential candidate Nelson Chamisa has kept his disgruntled partners, who are demanding an urgent meeting to iron out differences relating to allocation of seats, on hold.Th...

By Staff reporter | Published: 22 June 2018

POLITICS

Undenge denies maintenance arrears

FORMER Energy and Power Development minister Samuel Undenge (62), who is accused of defaulting paying R226 805 maintenance, pleaded not guilty to the charges when he appeared before a Harare magistrat...

By Staff reporter | Published: 22 June 2018

BUSINESS NEWS

Govt urged to establish Environmental Commission

PARLIAMENT has recommended the establishment of an Environment Commission by January next year to protect the environment, including wetlands.The issue was suggested in a recent report by the Parliame...

By Staff reporter | Published: 22 June 2018

POLITICS

MDC Alliance threatens upcoming poll boycott

The MDC Alliance is threatening to boycott the forthcoming elections next month unless their demands are met.The alliance is accusing the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission of failing to meet its legal and...

By Staff reporter | Published: 22 June 2018

OPINION

A new dawn beckons for Zimbabwe

The forthcoming harmonised elections are vaunted as Zimbabwe's most important elections since independence in 1980, primarily because they seek to endorse or reject the new dispensation that rolled in...

By Cuthbert Mavheko | Published: 22 June 2018

BUSINESS NEWS

Zim economy to grow faster than projected

Zimbabwe's economy is likely to grow faster that initially projected, largely driven by mining and agriculture. Minister Chinamasa said on Tuesday the economy would expand 6 percent in 2018, faster th...

By Staff reporter | Published: 22 June 2018

BUSINESS NEWS

Property skewed to residential

The real estate sector in Zimbabwe has hit its lowest although opportunities still abound across the country's major cities, experts say. Activity in the sector has been skewed towards residential dev...

By Staff reporter | Published: 22 June 2018

POLITICS

Chamisa's MDC gets roll, demands voters' photos

MDC Alliance on Tuesday said it had received a copy of the voters' roll for the July 30 harmonised elections, but immediately demanded photographs of all registered voters to conduct an audit through ...

By Staff reporter | Published: 22 June 2018

POLITICS

Zanu-PF intensifies poll campaign

Zanu-PF youths here have promised to mobilise at least 30 000 votes for the party and its Presidential candidate Emmerson Mnangagwa in the forthcoming harmonised elections. To that end, the youths sai...

By Staff reporter | Published: 22 June 2018

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