Politics

Kenya’s former president Uhuru Kenyatta arrived Tuesday in eastern DR Congo’s main city of Goma as fresh clashes between Congolese forces and M23 rebels occurred just to the north. Troops in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) were battling M23 fighters in Kibumba, 20 kilometres (12 miles) north of Goma, …

Harare’s High Court has finally granted 14 Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) activists their freedom after being incarcerated at Chikurubi Maximum Prison for the past five months. Party spokesperson, Fadzayi Mahere confirmed the development through her official twitter handle. “We breathe a sigh of relief but we don’t celebrate. They …

Chitungwiza North Member of Parliament, Godfrey Sithole has been granted bail. This follows his incarceration at Chikurubi Maximum Prison for the past five months on allegations of inciting public violence after the heinous murder of Moreblessing Ali, a Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) activist in June this year. His co-accused, …

The launch of Zimbabwe’s first satellite from a NASA facility in Virginia belies rhetoric that the country is under economic sanctions, the United States embassy in Harare said on Tuesday. Zimsat-1 was launched into orbit from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia on Monday as part of the Japanese-sponsored Joint …

Suspected Zanu PF youths yesterday cordoned off the Media Centre in the capital to block opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) party leaders from holding a Press conference. CCC spokesperson Fadzayi Mahere, secretary for elections Ian Makone and his deputy Ellen Shiriyedenga were forced to escape through the back door …

The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) has come under attack from the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) for presiding over what it claims is a flawed delimitation process ahead of next year’s polls. CCC and other opposition parties feel that the delimitation process is marred by confusion and lacks clear guidelines …

Lands and Agriculture minister Anxious Masuka has unwittingly exposed Zanu PF’s plot to use State resources to buy votes ahead of next year’s polls. Addressing villagers in the Chinyamukwakwa area of Chisumbanje, Chipinge, over the weekend while handing over 250 plots from ethanol producer, Green Fuel to villagers, Masuka told …

Former ZIPRA cadres have demanded to be part of the Gukurahundi resolution stakeholders, warning that any efforts to resolve the longstanding conflict without them and ZAPU members will not yield the desired results. President Emmerson Mnangagwa last month met members of the national Council of Chiefs in Bulawayo and resolved …

THE government and the Marange community are set to collide during this week’s visit by officials from the World Diamond Council (WDC) at a time human rights abuses and the looting of diamonds in the area are escalating. The WDC’s visit to Marange on Tuesday is part of an exercise …

Former Zimbabwe People’s Revolutionary Army (ZIPRA) commander, Jonh Gazi has accused President Emmerson Mnangagwa of sidelining former ZIPRA and fellows from main wing, Zimbabwe People’s Union (ZAPU) He decried the pampering of formerly ZANU members with government positions and other material benefits. Gazi, who is the chairperson of Nitram (Pvt) …