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Boy (12) Hangs Himself

A 12-YEAR-OLD boy from Bulawayo’s Pumula South suburb last week hanged himself while on his way to school.The boy, identified as Owami Mabhena, was going to school with his nine-year-old brother when he committed suicide“On April 26 at 8am, the boy from Pumula South and his younger brother, a male …

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MDC Alliance Youth Leaders’ Trial Off To A Dramatic Start

THE trial of MDC Alliance youth leaders Joana Mamombe, Cecilia Chimbiri and Netsai Marova, accused of faking abduction, was off to a dramatic start, after they made several applications, subsequently dismissed.Through their lawyers, Alec Muchadehama and Jeremiah Bamu, the trio sought for the postponement of their trial on the basis …

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Bulawayo Lawyer Sues Mnangagwa

BULAWAYO lawyer Nqobani Sithole has taken President Emmerson Mnangagwa, Speaker of the National Assembly Jacob Mudenda, Senate President Marble Chinomona and Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs minister Ziyambi Ziyambi to court contesting the legality of the restoration of Constitutional Amendment No 1 (HB 1A. 2017) which lapsed in July 2018.Sithole …

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Chamisa Told To Sleep With One Eye Open

One great politician once said: “It is not the vote which counts. But who counts the vote,” meanwhile with that in mind, some have been asking as to how an opposition party can protect its votes against rigging.Political analysts have implored the opposition parties in Zimbabwe particularly, the Nelson Chamisa …

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Tavengwa To Stay Put At Harare City

By Tatenda Kunaka Harare City’s Tatenda Tavengwa (24) who was hoping to find greener pastures to elevate his football career has decided to stay put at the club, Nhau has learnt. Tavengwa told Nhau that he was not going anywhere and was training with the club despite being offered another …

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ZUJ Condemns Harassment Of Journalists

 By Denzel Nemhara The Zimbabwe Union of Journalists has condemned the continued harassment of media practitioners by politicians and the general public who see themselves as “immune to the rule of law”. This follows the harassment of The Herald’s Mashonaland Central Bureau chief Fungai Lupande by an aide escorting former …

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ZOCC Celebrates Chin’ono’s High Court Judgment

ZOCC Celebrates Chin’ono’s High Court Judgment The Zimbabwe Online Content Creators (ZOCC) has welcomed the High Court ruling which cleared journalist Hopewell Chin’ono of criminal charges allegedly committed while discharging his journalistic duties. In her ruling, Justice Jester Hellena Charehwa yesterday quashed charges of communicating false information leveled against the …

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S Africa’s Ramaphosa Admits ANC ‘Mistakes’ Before Graft Panel

South Africa’s President and African National Congress (ANC) leader Cyril Ramaphosa has said the country’s governing party could have done more to halt state corruption under his predecessor, Jacob Zuma. During a much-anticipated appearance before a judicial panel probing allegations of corruption and fraud under Zuma, Ramaphosa said on Wednesday …

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Victoria Falls Town Clerk Suspended

By Rutendo Mapfumo The Town Clerk for the City of Victoria Falls Ronnie Dube has been suspended with immediate effect, Indaba has heard. According to a press statement released by the resort city’s Mayor, Councillor Somvelo Dlamini, he is facing several allegations bordering around abuse of office, corruption, and incompetence. …

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Chinese Coal Miner Accused Of Drilling Graves In Hwange

A CHINESE-owned mining company denied on Tuesday it had drilled holes in a burial site in Zimbabwe after local people complained about what they viewed as the desecration of graves. Pictures posted on social media last weekend showed deep holes near graves in the Dinde area of Zimbabwe’s western Hwange …

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