Politics

The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has exonerated First Lady Auxillia Mnangagwa and her son Collins of any wrongdoing after they were linked to a gold smuggling scam fronted by suspended Zimbabwe Miners Federation president Henrietta Rushwaya. Rushwaya was arrested last Monday after being caught in possession of 6kg of gold …

Mawarire defends Jah Prazyah against journalist Hopewell Chin’ono. Opposition National Patriotic Front (NPF) party spokesperson Jealousy Mawarire has come out in defence of musician Jah Prayzah following his verbal spat with investigative journalist Hopewell Chin’ono on Twitter yesterday. Chin’ono had challenged Jah Prayzah, who is considered to be the poster …

Minister of Energy Zhemu Soda has been accused of bribing Zanu PF Mashonaland Central provincial members to support him as Muzarabani district coordinating committee (DCC) chairperson. Soda who is allegedly using president Emmerson Mnangagwa’s appointment as a tool to be uncontested is reported to have bribed provincial youth members to …

MDC Alliance vice-chairman Job Sikhala has claimed that several approaches were made by people from the Thokozani Khupe led MDC-T for him to join and become their president, but the Zengeza West MP turned down the offer because he did not want to betray the will of the people. On …

The ZPCS Commissioner-General handover and takeover ceremony has started at Ntabazinduna Training school with President ED Mnangagwa as the chief witnessing officer. In his farewell speech, the outgoing Commissioner General Maj-Gen (Rtd) Paradzai Zimondi passionately saluted ZPCS staff for the support during his tenure. “I am one of the most …

Three of the four Kutama villagers who allegedly stole nearly US$1 million dollars from the late former President Robert Mugabe in Zvimba have been living in opulence since the strongman’s death, with the full knowledge, they will never account for their misdeeds now that the complainant is dead. The suspects, …

THE chief operations officer of the regulator that supervises higher education, the Zimbabwe Council of Higher Education (Zimche), had just one O Level pass although reportedly produced fake certificates saying she had five O Levels plus tertiary qualifications. The embarrassed education quality regulator and Mrs Florence Chimbumu have now parted …

WHILE some, mainly close relatives and cronies, mourned the death last year of Zimbabwe’s long-time ruler Robert Mugabe –which was global news—two years after he was ousted in a coup, others celebrated for political reasons. Yet there were people for whom Mugabe’s death turned out to be a blessing in …

Some unions representing teachers have revised their salary demands from US$500 basic salary to US$360 per month after a meeting with President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Monday. Another round of stakeholder meetings is lined up, with the National Joint Negotiating Council (NJNC) scheduled to convene next week. An internal memo seen …

Harare magistrate Ngoni Nduna has upheld the State’s decision to deny Zimbabwe Mining Federation president, Henrietta Rushwaya, bail. In the initial appearance, the State had consented to bail but changed its decision on Wednesday after new circumstances arose in the case. Besides possession of 6kg of gold, she now stands …