Politics

High Court judge Justice Benjamin Chikowero has granted Harare mayor Jacob Mafume Z$30 000 bail, ending his 14-day incarceration.Mafume was arrested over allegations of criminal abuse of office.He was ordered not to interfere with any witnesses, surrender his passport to the clerk of court and continue residing at his place …

Internal power struggles citedIs Govt targeting opposition run councils? Scores of councillors and council officials have been arrested this year alone, in what one side of Zimbabwe’s polarised media has described as a deliberate and targeted operation against opposition officials running various Zimbabwean urban councils.The other side, however, sees this …

Nhau Correspondent Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa has bemoaned the breeding of corruption by officials from almost every sector of the country’s economy. Speaking at the launch of the Judicial Service Commission(JSC) five-year strategic plan in Harare Wednesday, Mnangagwa said “opaque operations in the public, private sectors and NGOs breed corruption …

Sand poachers target graveyards, residential areasAttack authorities, law enforcementNationwide disease outbreak looms By Kundai Marunya The coming of the rainy season has left residents exposed to massive environmental and health hazards. Already, Harare and Bulawayo have recorded a high rate of diarhoea cases which surged with the coming of the …

Outcry over ban of second-hand cars‘Cruel ban by pampered Govt employees’‘Misplaced priorities’ by Govt Analysts have described the planned ban on the importation of second-hand cars contained in Finance and Economic Development Minister Mthuli Ncube’s ZW421,6 billion budget proposal delivered in Harare Thursday as a “not well-thought out policy”Prof Ncube …

Nation hit by ARV shortagesFears of stockouts grip patientsGovt moves to procure drugs directlyPrices of medication skyrocket Amidst rising cases of Covid-19, Zimbabwe’s health sector has been dealt another heavy blow, key drugs that treat a number of chronic ailments are in short supply. This has led to price hikes …

Tawanda Matanhire Epworth residents have raised concerns over the way donations from the World Health Organisation (WHO) in cooperation with DanChurchAid (DCA) were distributed to underprivileged families. Some of the donations which were meant to benefit poor families in the wake of Covid-19 are said to have been handed to …

The open defiance by kombis, pirate taxis, bars and nightclubs, and artists (particularly musicians) against Covid-19 regulations should not be viewed solely as case of rogue or criminal behaviour, but as a symptom of a much bigger problem involving the Government of Zimbabwe’s capacity to holistically address the plight of …

20 housing cooperatives lose court caseWomen, children face harsh rainy seasonGovt supports demolitions By Kundai MarunyaCity of Harare (CoH) is ready to act on their court victory against 20 housing cooperatives that illegally sold land to unsuspecting residents, a development that will leave approximately 30 000 people without shelter. The …

Nhau CorrespondentLack of diversity has been cited as a major concern for the newly licensed television stations, whose ownership is either linked to already existing media houses, Government or the ruling party ZANU PF. Of the six stations licensed by the Broadcasting Authority of Zimbabwe (BAZ) – Zimpapers Television Network …