Politics

Former MDC-T vice president Elias Mudzuri will challenge interim leader Thokozani Khupe for the presidency, he announced on Friday. “The party has been rocked by leadership disputes which spilled to the Supreme Court.” He promised to rebuild the “falling” party by luring back those who have turned their backs on …

The RBZ’s monetary policy statement from a couple of months ago revealed that agent lines are banned because they no longer serve a purpose. This announcement wasn’t a surprise to many because it looked unlikely that agent lines would be restored. After the suspension of Agent lines, many who used …

The minister of Youth, Sport, Arts and Recreation, Kirsty Coventry, has implored Treasury to consider allocating more funding to the sector. She told parliamentarians sport has become an expensive business since the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic. Coventry made the remarks in a ministerial statement in the House of Assembly …

Youthful Harare West legislator Joana Mamombe suffers from depressive disorder and anxiety, Harare regional magistrate Bianca Makwande has confirmed. This comes in the wake of mental examinations she underwent after the court invoked section 26 of the Mental Health Act to ascertain her suitability to stand trial on charges of …

A TOTAL of 1085 students have graduated at the Lupane State University (LSU) where President Mnangagwa presided over the proceedings Only a fraction of the 1085 graduands who were receiving accolades for excelling in their studies attended the ceremony. Other graduands attended the ceremony online. From the total number of …

Two medical reports handed over to court yesterday state that MDC Alliance member Joana Mamombe has a psychological problem that requires treatment, with her defence lawyer arguing for postponement of her trial on charges of incitement or participating in a public gathering with intent to cause public violence. Her lawyer, …

Two Zimbabwe Cricket players have tested positive for Covid-19. Zimbabwe Cricket confirmed on Thursday saying Regis Chakabva and Timycen Maruma are in isolation and did not travel with the Chevrons to Pakistan. “The two were room-mates for a week while in a bio-secure bubble set up,” said ZC in a …

MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa has come under fire from his supporters in Chiredzi for neglecting a former Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Services officer fired for supporting him. Mahlabera was relieved of his job after a disciplinary hearing set up by the Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Services (ZPCS) convicted him …

Expelled Zanu PF G40 members continue to keep President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s administration restless amid fears they were planning to topple the current leadership from office. Mnangagwa is reported to have told Zanu PF Politburo members Wednesday at the party headquarters in Harare of his fears of the onslaught on social …

President Mnangagwa delivers his annual State of the Nation Address (SONA) today when he opens the Third Session of the Ninth Parliament and sets the Government’s legislative agenda for the coming session. The Head of State and Government will address virtually a joint sitting of both the National Assembly and …