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At least 40 independence war veterans were arrested in central Harare on Tuesday during a demonstration over low pensions. The war veterans were prevented from presenting a petition to President Emmerson Mnangagwa after they were rounded up by anti-riot police who arrived in pick-up trucks and lorries. The Zimbabwe Lawyers …

Zimbabwe’s main opposition MDC Alliance on Tuesday said regional bloc SADC had struck the right tone when it called for the lifting of personal sanctions on Zimbabwean officials, while also leaning on President Emmerson Mnangagwa to pursue dialogue and implement political reforms. SADC chairman and Malawi president Lazarus Chakwera on …

The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ)’s Financial Intelligence Unit has proposed the phasing out of physical bulk airtime recharge sales and put a cap on individual electronic purchases, citing the need to curb the rampant abuse of the platforms by illicit currency speculators. The measures are contained in a circular …

The Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Portfolio Committee has called for increased budgetary allocations to independent commissions to enable them to fulfil their mandate in aiding democracy. The Constitution provides for independent commissions such as the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc), Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission, National Peace and Reconciliation Commission and the …

One of the country’s top reggae sound system Judgement Yard is teetering on the brink of collapse following a massive fall out between the Master of Ceremonies (MC) Etherton Beenie (real name Etherton Mutemasango) and selector DJ Flevah. The duo’s combination made them one of the most sought after sound systems …

The mass killing of people that occurred in Matabeleland and parts of Midlands in the 1980s in Zimbabwe was a genocide, an international crime, an international law expert has said. From 1982 to 1987, an estimated 20 000 people, mostly Ndebele, were beaten, tortured, burnt, hacked to death or shot …

Home Affairs minister Kazembe Kazembe has been implicated in massive tender scandal after a company he has interests in won a lucrative tender under suspicious circumstances, it has emerged. The company, Learbridge Investments (Learbridge) was awarded the tender ahead of more reputable firms offering the service at lesser costs. The …

African Apostolic Church (AAC) founder Bishop Paul Mwazha celebrated his 103rd birthday on Saturday in Waterfalls at a well-attended gathering. Over 16 000 congregants of AAC, popularly known as VaApositori vekwaMwazha, mainly from Harare and Chitungwiza converged in Waterfalls for what they call Gumhano, a monthly church service gathering and …

Soldiers arrested most of the members of Sudan’s cabinet today and a military officer dissolved the transitional government, while opponents of the takeover took to the streets where gunfire and injuries were reported, Reuters said. Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan, a military officer who headed the Sovereign Council, a power-sharing ruling body, …

The Southern African Development Community (SADC) has intensified its call for sanctions against Zimbabwe to go, saying the illegal restrictions are impeding on the country’s ongoing economic recovery efforts. On Friday last week, the Dean of African Group of Heads of Mission and SADC Ambassadors to the United Kingdom converged …