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Zanu-PF-linked extortion ring fleeces residents
Several Zanu-PF officials are allegedly running a large-scale extortion scheme in Harare South, targeting over 150,000 illegal residents by demanding US$50 in "regularisation fees" from each household...Published: 15 Sep 2024 at 10:01hrs | 1352 | by Staff reporter
500 benefits from Zimbabwe's Presidential scholarships
The government has sent off over 500 students benefiting from the Presidential Scholarship Programme to study at universities in Cuba, Serbia, Russia, India, Pakistan, Malaysia, and Indonesia. The pro...Published: 03 Aug 2024 at 12:22hrs | 415 | by Staff reporter
CCC activists have a case to answer
Harare magistrate Sharon Rakafa on Monday dismissed the application for discharge by Grandmore Hakata, the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) Glen View South Member of Parliament, and 39 other party ...Published: 31 Jul 2024 at 10:49hrs | 777 | by Staff reporter
Ruling in CCC 39 case postponed
In a recent court proceeding, Harare magistrate Dennis Mangosi, substituting for Sharon Rakafa who was on leave, postponed the judgment in the case involving Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) Glen V...Published: 07 Jul 2024 at 10:56hrs | 21 | by Staff reporter
ZEC paid US$5.4 million for fancy V11 display boxes that it never used
The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) splurged US$5 million on gadgets to display digital V11 polling station forms for last August's elections - but the devices, bought at inflated prices, were onl...Published: 28 Jun 2024 at 09:16hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Chirumanzu chieftainship takes new twist
The Chirumanzu chieftainship dispute has escalated with the royal family filing an urgent High Court application to halt the appointment of Albert Nyamande Muzondo as the substantive chief. The Midlan...Published: 23 Jun 2024 at 10:30hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe gears up for Sadc summit
THE country is geared up for the Sadc summit for Heads of State and Government set for August with several massive construction works ongoing, while a Sadc interministerial team is in Harare to finali...Published: 03 Apr 2024 at 06:03hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
CCC Glen View-40's request for removal from remand rejected
Glenview South lawmaker, Grandmore Hakata, jointly charged with 39 other Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) activists for holding an unsanctioned rally have had their application for refusal of furth...Published: 22 Feb 2024 at 15:56hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Former MP, 39 others further remanded
A HARARE Magistrate has dismissed an application by former Glenview South Member of Parliament Learnmore Hakata for refusal of further remand for holding an unsanctioned road show.Hakata, who ...Published: 21 Feb 2024 at 07:19hrs | | by Staff reporter
Govt steps in to fix Harare mess
The GOVERNMENT has stepped in to restore sanity in the capital, Harare, by supplying potable water and rolling out a major clean-up campaign to curb the spread of cholera.Thirty-six trucks hav...Published: 07 Jan 2024 at 17:35hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Cholera outbreak in Zimbabwe kills over 150
These days, Catherine Mangosho locks her 3-year-old grandson in the house for hours on end in an attempt to shield him from a deadly cholera outbreak in Zimbabwe.The virulent bacterial disease...Published: 25 Nov 2023 at 07:45hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
40 CCC members further remanded
GLEN VIEW South legislator Grandmore Hakata and 40 other members of the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) have had their case of disorderly conduct extended, with a new remand date set for November ...Published: 25 Oct 2023 at 06:45hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa appoints line ministries permanent secretaries
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has with immediate effect appointed deputy chief secretaries, line ministries' permanent secretaries and provincial affairs secretaries for devolution.In a stateme...Published: 06 Oct 2023 at 21:10hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Swearing in of elected councillors postponed
THE Ministry of Local Government and Public Works has said new dates were being set for the swearing-in of the recently elected councillors.In a letter dated Sunday, addressed to all town cler...Published: 05 Sep 2023 at 06:14hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF has so far secured 109 seats out of the 171 constituency results
Zanu-PF is poised for a landslide Parliamentary election victory after it secured 109 legislative seats out of the 171 constituency results that were announced by the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission's p...Published: 25 Aug 2023 at 23:20hrs | 35 | by Staff reporter
CCC 40 expected in court today
OPPOSITION Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) Glen View South aspiring Member of Parliament, Grandmore Hakata and 39 other party members spent the weekend behind bars on a charge of disorderly conduc...Published: 21 Aug 2023 at 06:40hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's supporters arrested for holding car rally
Forty Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) supporters, including aspiring MP for Glenview South Gladmore Hakata, were arrested in Harare's Machipisa suburb on Tuesday for allegedly holding an unsanctio...Published: 16 Aug 2023 at 21:39hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Aspiring CCC MP scuffled with police officers
A total of 40 Citizen Coalition for Change (CCC) activists have been arrested.CCC spokesperson Fadzayi Mahere confirmed the arrest."I can confirm that 40 CCC members have been ar...Published: 16 Aug 2023 at 06:52hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Foreign funded report fingers Zanu-PF
Zanu-PF activists and its affiliate, Forever Associates Zimbabwe (FAZ), have been cited among leading perpetrators of political violence.FAZ has been linked to the dreaded spy agency, Central ...Published: 16 Aug 2023 at 06:48hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's opposition parties slam 'uneven playing field' ahead of 2023 general elections
OPPOSITION parties in Zimbabwe have raised a red flag over the lack of preparedness of the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) to deliver a free, fair, credible and uncontested outcome in the general ...Published: 14 Aug 2023 at 06:27hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Mwonzora to compensate land reform displaced farm employees
OPPOSITION MDC leader Douglas Mwonzora says he will compensate black farm workers who lost their jobs when Zanu-PF embarked on a land reform programme if he is elected as president on August 23....Published: 04 Aug 2023 at 06:41hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF pledges to rid cities of opposition mess
The Government has finished a geo-technical survey for a number of irregular urban dwellings which sprouted under the watch of inept opposition led local authorities and will soon move workmen on the ...Published: 28 Jul 2023 at 06:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF pledges to clean up opposition rot in cities
Zanu-PF will put in place measures to clean the rot in towns and cities brought about by incompetent opposition councillors who have been in charge of urban councils since 2000, Vice President Dr Cons...Published: 25 Jul 2023 at 06:40hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
MDC councillors plot to rip off Gweru
ACTING Gweru district development coordinator Tarisai Mudadigwa has written a letter to acting town clerk Livingston Churu, ordering him to stop plans by councillors from the Douglas Mwonzora-led MDC-...Published: 09 Jul 2023 at 14:23hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Bogus CCC candidates refuse to withdraw from race
THE 17 individuals who successfully filed their parliamentary nomination papers in Harare province on a CCC ticket ahead of the general elections to be held on 23 August - despite not being on the off...Published: 03 Jul 2023 at 15:57hrs | | by Staff reporter
Government says NO to payment of bills in forex
THE directive late last week by the Government that all local councils must continue charging in local currency as opposed to United States dollars as had just been announced by the Harare City Counci...Published: 03 Jul 2023 at 07:08hrs | 6 | by Staff rporter
VIEW: Full Zimbabwe poll candidate list
THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) yesterday gazetted the final list of candidates who successfully submitted their papers during the sitting of the Nomination Court for the August 23 harmonised ...Published: 01 Jul 2023 at 08:12hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chamisa, CCC candidates plot victory
OPPOSITION Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa is set to meet aspiring parliamentary candidates to strategise for the August 23 elections.The engagements between Chamisa and seni...Published: 29 Jun 2023 at 21:00hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
CCC appeals Zec decision to accept smuggled candidates
THE opposition CCC has filed a notice of appeal at the Electoral Court against the decision of the nomination court to accept parliamentary and local authority election candidates who were not on the ...Published: 26 Jun 2023 at 19:40hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
FULL LIST: CCC 'fake' candidates unveiled
FRAUDULENT DOUBLE CANDIDATES Pursuant to our press briefing on 22 June 2023, we filed objections against double candidates in terms of the procedure provided for under the Electoral Act. We ha...Published: 26 Jun 2023 at 16:32hrs | 1 | by CCC
Fraudster who forged CCC officials' signatures in Kariba double candidature faces arrest
TROUBLE awaits a Kariba man, who allegedly forged signatures of two Citizens' Coalition for Change (CCC) top officials on his nomination papers as a parliamentary candidate at Chinhoyi Magistrates Cou...Published: 26 Jun 2023 at 06:44hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe Headmen earning less than US$1
Zimbabwe's 36 000 village heads who have been accused of intimidating their subjects to support Zanu-PF are earning a paltry $5 000 in allowances, which is less than US$1 at the official exchange rate...Published: 25 Jun 2023 at 09:38hrs | | by Staff reporter
CCC lodges complaint with ZEC
OPPOSITION Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) has identified 20 cases of fraudulent registration of candidates under their banner at the Nomination Court with those on Zimbabwe Electoral Commission's...Published: 23 Jun 2023 at 07:44hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa blames forgeries in CCC double candidate controversy
The Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) maintains it did not field double candidates at the nomination court on Wednesday ahead of August 23's elections, instead the party says over a dozen National A...Published: 22 Jun 2023 at 18:39hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF dishes out free-range chickens
Zanu-PF Churu constituency candidate, Ephraim Fundukwa, has hit the ground running after rolling out several projects in the area in line with President Mnangagwa's clarion call of leaving no one and ...Published: 02 Jun 2023 at 06:38hrs | | by Staff reporter
Gweru residents fume over directors' 'big' stands
GWERU residents are fuming over allegations that the local authority plans to give council directors residential stands measuring 2 000 square metres each.In a notice, acting town clerk Living...Published: 10 May 2023 at 05:59hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Home Affairs secretary in meddling storm
HOME Affairs permanent secretary Gerald Gwinji has been accused of meddling in a case where he made attempts to summon his counterpart, secretary for Local Government ministry Zvinechimwe Churu, on be...Published: 05 May 2023 at 06:20hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF moots more primary poll reruns
The ruling party on April 15 held primary election reruns in Churu, Mbare, Gokwe Nembudziya and Zvimba West after violence and vote rigging marred the initial polls.The reruns saw Justice mini...Published: 28 Apr 2023 at 07:02hrs | | by Staff reporter
Gweru set to duplicate traffic lights
GWERU City Council environment committee chairperson, councillor Trust Chineni (ward 15) says the local authority has approved plans to install traffic lights next to the ones installed earlier by one...Published: 26 Apr 2023 at 06:27hrs | | by Staff reporter
Politburo endorses final list of candidates
The Politburo yesterday endorsed the final list of candidates who will represent the revolutionary party in the upcoming harmonised elections, with Robert Nyemudzo bouncing back in Chipinge South, aft...Published: 20 Apr 2023 at 07:29hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's son to stand as Zanu-PF MP
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa' son, Kudakwashe David, has won the ticket to stand as a Zanu-PF youth quota candidate in the Midlands province.This emerged yesterday when Zanu-PF national politi...Published: 18 Apr 2023 at 19:56hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa allies humiliated
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's allies were once again left licking their wounds after suffering a second humiliating defeat in the ruling Zanu-PF party primary election re-runs.Mnangagwa had r...Published: 17 Apr 2023 at 06:22hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF reruns results out tomorrow
The results of the ZANU PF primary election reruns will be announced tomorrow following the largely peaceful party internal polls that were held in four constituencies yesterday.Scores of part...Published: 16 Apr 2023 at 08:57hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF primaries reruns this weekend
RERUNS for the Zanu-PF primary elections will be held tomorrow with any candidate who will engage in acts of violence facing immediate expulsion.Reruns will be held in Mbare, Churu, Gokwe-Nemb...Published: 14 Apr 2023 at 07:32hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa saves humiliated Zanu-PF allies
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa ignored recommendations by a Zanu-PF special ad-hoc committee charged with dealing with the party's primary election disputes to save allies who suffered humiliating defea...Published: 09 Apr 2023 at 11:32hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF's rigging tendencies exposed
Zanu-PF's rigging practices in elections were seriously exposed during internal primary polls to choose candidates who will represent the party in the coming watershed general plebiscite. The party ha...Published: 08 Apr 2023 at 16:37hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF ropes in chiefs to pick candidates
Zanu-PF has confessed that traditional leaders played a pivotal role in selecting its candidates during the recent primary elections, despite the Constitution directing traditional leaders to be apoli...Published: 07 Apr 2023 at 09:14hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF says ready for re-runs
THE ruling Zanu-PF party yesterday said it was all systems go for primary election re-runs after going through all the complaints raised by candidates and party supporters.The ruling party has...Published: 06 Apr 2023 at 06:44hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF Primaries: Remaining candidates announced
Zanu-PF has announced the final list of candidates who will represent the party in the forthcoming harmonised elections with 205 candidates cleared, and only five remaining to allow for reruns....Published: 06 Apr 2023 at 06:38hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Drug syndicate cops jailed two years
Two Chiweshe-based cops who conspired to destroy evidence in a case where a schoolboy bought mbanje from a female drug dealer were today jailed for two years by Concession Magistrate Joshua Nembaware....Published: 04 Apr 2023 at 19:07hrs | 1 | by Simbarashe Sithole
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