Politics

Days after walking out of Chikurubi Maximum Prison – Advocate Fadzayi Mahere has revealed that she has tested positive for Covid-19. The MDC Alliance spokesperson was arrested on allegations of publishing falsehoods. She was eventually granted bail by Harare magistrate Trynos Utahwashe after seven days behind bars. Soon after release, …

Dr Sibusiso Busi Moyo, the army general that sensationally announced the November 2017 coup that toppled Robert Mugabe has reportedly succumbed to Covid-19.Nhau spoke to a close aide of SB Moyo this morning, who confirmed that indeed the revered soldier was no more.This came after several posts on social media …

MDC-A spokesperson Fadzayi Mahere has revealed that she has tested positive for Covid-19, a few days after leaving Chikurubi Maximum Prison where she was incarcerated for allegedly publishing falsehoods. Mahere disclosed her status through her Facebook account. “Despite having been in an ‘isolation cell’ and the ‘quarantine section’ at Chikurubi …

Overcrowding at prisons exposedPoor Covid-19 prevention methodsPrison conditions worsened by Covid-19ZPCS ignoring court orders By Kundai Marunya President Mnangagwa’s Government is under fire from civil rights groups, activists, human rights defenders and lawyers representing incarcerated individuals for the “inhumane treatment of prisoners” and deplorable state of prisons and police holding …

By Daniel Kachere Magistrate Ngoni Nduna has granted Harare City town clerk Hosiah Chisango Z$50 000 bail on charges of criminal abuse of office or alternatively contravening section 4(a) and 14 (2)(b and c) of the Prevention of Corruption Act Chapter 9:16.Chisango was ordered to stay at least 100 metres …

For years, service delivery has been a big issue that often invokes anger when debated.The anger is usually directed at urban councils as ratepayers rightly accuse local authorities of failing to deliver services paid for.Be it refuse collection, sewer and water, among other amenities, the system is on the brink …

New antigen test kits deployedEasy-to-operate, less-invasive15-minute rapid detection By Daniel Kachere Government will use one of the latest technologies to screen for Covid-19 at roadblocks and checkpoints where healthcare workers are set to be deployed as part of efforts to curb the spread of the coronavirus.Health professionals are joining members …

Our Kadoma bureau had quite a sad story today about how Kadoma City Council has been battling Covid-19 since last year – roughly just before the year ended.They had plans to reopen their offices by January 4 but have had to shelve those plans due to an increase in cases …

By Kundai Marunya The United Kingdom government has pledged £4 million (US$5.4 million) to feed 110 000 poor people living in eight urban areas across Zimbabwe.The pledge is part of a global package worth £47 million to provide food, nutrition, water and shelter to help over 1.3 million vulnerable people …

Allegations of torture and gross human rights abuses aside – the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) appears to have done a sterling job in apprehending a gang that allegedly robbed a cash-in-transit vehicle of over US$2.5 million and Z$43 090 in cash along Harare-Chinhoyi highway.This was the first high-profile heist in …