South African police have launched a manhunt for suspects who stole a boxing belt donated to Nelson Mandela by US champion Sugar Ray Leonard. The world champion belt, worth about $3,000 (£2,500), had been on display at the Mandela House museum in Soweto. Police spokesperson Col Dimakatso Sello told the …

Civil servants have resolved to abandon all salary negotiations with government declaring a full-blown strike starting next Monday after their employer refused to pay them in United States dollars. Workers under the Zimbabwe Congress of Public Sector Trade Unions (ZCPSTU) who include nurses and teachers yesterday resolved to down tools …

The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) will embark on a 10-day voters’ roll inspection ahead of the delimitation exercise which shall be conducted in terms of Sections 160 and 161 of the Constitution of Zimbabwe. The exercise will run from July 17-26 with the Commission setting up 11 107 inspection centres …

The Department of Home Affairs is serious about introducing the Border Management Authority (BMA) in South Africa. It has been almost twelve months since the expiry of the special Zimbabwean Exemption Permit (ZEP) was announced. In November, the government announced the decision to discontinue the ZEP. The looming expiration of …

Pricing of goods exclusively in US dollars remains completely illegal and businesses not accepting local currency payments for every product should stop the illegal practice forthwith or risk having their operating licences withdrawn, the Government has said. Some businesses are pegging prices for some of their products exclusively in US …

THE ruling Zanu PF party has bragged that it has the country’s armed forces and war veterans on its side, raising fears that the security sector might be used to influence the outcome of next year’s polls. Addressing a Zanu PF Press conference in Harare last Friday, party spokesperson Christopher …

CHAIRPERSON of the parliamentary portfolio committee on land and agriculture Justice Mayor Wadyajena has been implicated in the Cotton Company of Zimbabwe (COTTCO) looting scandal after allegations police raided a warehouse that he used to store inputs meant for distribution to farmers. Sources said police officers raided the warehouse at …

In a surprise turn of events, the ruling Zanu PF party has accused opposition political parties of fraudulent activities during voter registration processes in an attempt to rig next year’s elections. The ruling party is the one normally at the centre of vote rigging allegations with the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission …

Citizens Coalition for Change has accused the Zanu PF led government of attempts to weaken it through visiting forms of violence on its structures coupled with targeted legal attacks on party and civic leaders viewed a threat to the ruling party’s stranglehold on power. Speaking at a media briefing in …

President Emmerson Mnangagwa has re-introduced the dreaded Border Gezi national youth service programme, now known as Youth Service in Zimbabwe, ahead of general elections next year. Derisively referred to as Green Bombers because of the colour of their uniform and their aggressive nature, graduates from the controversial youth training have …