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Former President Robert Mugabe’s son, Robert Junior has reportedly set his eyes on contesting for the Zvimba West Legislative seat in the upcoming 2023 elections to secure power in his rural home. Highly placed sources told the reporter that plans for him to contest for the seat are already in …

The late Robert Gabriel Mugabe’s son Robert Junior made a surprise appearance at a Zanu PF rally in Chitungwiza where President Mnangagwa has a star rally. In pictures circulating on social media, Robert Junior was spotted shaking hands with Mnangagwa. He was also pictured in the company of Emmerson Mnangagwa …

WAR veterans have accused President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s government of insincerity, lying and abusing former freedom fighters by falsely promising them money if they campaign for Zanu PF ahead of the 2023 general elections. MOSES MATENGA The war veterans told The NewsHawks this week that the announcement by Defence minister Oppah …

THE Pietermaritzburg High Court has sentenced eight men, among them Zimbabweans, to three life sentences and a total of 120 years in prison on Wednesday for cash-in-transit (CIT)-related crimes. According to Warrant Officer Bonnie Nxumalo, on 1 September 2017, a team of Port Shepstone-based Hawks’ Serious Organised Crime Investigation, Special Task …

A new political outfit named United Zimbabwe Alliance has been launched amid calls for the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) to be accountable and stick to their mandate as enshrined in the constitution. Speaking at the launch in Harare, party president Elisabeth Valerio said most citizens believe that their votes are …

Zimbabwe was up for debate in both houses of the British Parliament yesterday with a full debate in the House of Lords. In the House of Commons Ruth Jones asked two questions one on what the government was doing about the deportation of Joram Nechironga, a Zimbabwean who joined the …

Immigration lawyer Samantha Murozoki did not plan to be still cooking for her neighbourhood two years after she first gave out some spare sadza porridge to hungry children in her street. Murozoki made headlines at the start of the Covid pandemic when the number of people queueing outside her small …

Energy minister Soda Zhemu says power cuts will persist because Zimbabwe’s electricity is too cheap, a situation he says is pushing “unproductive” demand by domestic customers. Zhemu is supporting power utility ZESA’s request to the Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (ZERA) for a review of tariffs. The last review was in …

By Purity Marungisa and Pavel MwaoseniThe Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (ZERA) has reviewed the prices for diesel and petrol with immediate effect due to increasing oil prices on the international markets, ripple effects of the Russia-Ukraine war. According to the new pricing structure, diesel now costs $218.01 or US$1.68 per …

By Purity MarungisaPresident Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa has appointed Nelson Mutsonziwa as the Acting Prosecutor General following the resignation of Kumbirai Hodzi from the post due to health related issues. Hodzi assumed the position in 2018 after another resignation had been tendered by Ray Goba. Chief Secretary to the President and …