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Parly to buy MPs laptops by year end
PARLIAMENT has undertaken to buy laptops for all legislators before the end of the year as Government intensifies its Electronic Government (e-government) drive through the use of Information and Comm...Published: 09 Nov 2019 at 10:05hrs | 66 | by Staff reporter
Debunking myths surrounding the conduct of elections in Zimbabwe
THE founding tenets of Zimbabwe are based on respect for certain values and principles, which include, amongst others: the supremacy of the constitution, the rule of law, fundamental human rights and ...Published: 08 Nov 2019 at 05:14hrs | 136 | by Staff reporter
Job Sikhala will never ever leave Zimbabwe because of Mnangagwa regime
I have received a number of inquiries from countless members of the press, colleagues, sympathisers and friends about my attitude towards my indictment for trial from 27 January to 30 2020 at the Masv...Published: 07 Nov 2019 at 15:32hrs | 3207 | by Job 'Wiwa' Sikhala
Mnangagwa's wife sucked into Buyanga, girlfriend child custody wrangle
FIRST Lady Auxilia Mnangagwa has been placed at the centre of a custody wrangle between South Africa based property tycoon Frank Buyanga and his ex-girlfriend Chantelle Muteswa.An audio leaked...Published: 07 Nov 2019 at 12:43hrs | 3788 | by newzimbabwe
ZACC closes in on 44 bigwigs
Forty-four serving and former Cabinet ministers, permanent secretaries, parastatal bosses and legislators are facing "imminent" arrest for corruption, Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) chairp...Published: 06 Nov 2019 at 11:29hrs | 821 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa exposed
I walked in the hospital ward in one of our main hospitals in Zimbabwe. The stench of death enveloped the corridors. There was no nurse insight no doctor insight either. I entered into one ward nobody...Published: 05 Nov 2019 at 19:36hrs | 14229 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Walter Mzembi 'A deferred potential Presidential aspirant'
Global Institute of Policy Analysis and Research - A local Think Tank predicts Walter Mzembi as one of the key front runners and potential deferred presidential aspirant in the near future.Wel...Published: 04 Nov 2019 at 08:20hrs | 3783 | by T Muzambhindo
Economic governance framework at the core of Zimbabwe's macro-economic problems
It is now a time-tested fact that the long-term macroeconomic and development outcomes of any society are not narrowly defined by simple answers to simple questions like which individual is presiding ...Published: 01 Nov 2019 at 21:54hrs | 486 | by Dr Nathan Matemera
Zimbabwe's Commonwealth re-admission hangs in the balance
ZIMBABWE'S desperate bid to re-join the Commonwealth is hanging in the balance after the United Kingdom this week accused President Emmerson Mnangagwa's administration of falling short of satisfying r...Published: 01 Nov 2019 at 06:46hrs | 973 | by Staff reporter
Economic governance framework at the core of Zimbabwe's macro-economic problems
It is now a time-tested fact that the long-term macroeconomic and development outcomes of any society are not narrowly defined by simple answers to simple questions like which individual is presiding ...Published: 31 Oct 2019 at 13:03hrs | 503 | by Dr Nathan Matemera
Old Mutual wants judge removed in 'desperate attempt' to delay case
A bid by Old Mutual to have the judge presiding over its legal battle with its axed CEO Peter Moyo removed from the case is a "desperate attempt" to prevent the start of the contempt of court hearing ...Published: 29 Oct 2019 at 17:19hrs | 342 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe police officers undergo rights training
THOUSANDS of Zimbabwe Republic Police officers have been taken through human rights training to help them apply the skills when handling the public.However, the recent death of a Harare vendor...Published: 29 Oct 2019 at 10:34hrs | 542 | by newzimbabwe
Mohadi's ex-wife jailed
Vice-President Kembo Mohadi's former wife was last week jailed for 90 days for interfering with farming activities at the Zanu-PF heavy weight's farm.Tambudzani, a Zanu-PF senator, violated a ...Published: 20 Oct 2019 at 23:55hrs | 5232 | by Staff reporter
Judiciary is compromised: An insider's view of the justice system
Celebrated human rights lawyer Beatrice Mtetwa says interference by the executive in the operations of the country's judiciary has compromised the justice system.Mtetwa (BM) told Alpha Media H...Published: 20 Oct 2019 at 23:48hrs | 296 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa rejects church's proposal on elections
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has rejected proposals by the Zimbabwe Heads of Christian Denominations (ZHOCD) to have a seven-year moratorium on elections saying secular systems are run on laws which are bound ...Published: 20 Oct 2019 at 23:36hrs | 248 | by Staff reporter
Naming and shaming corrupt Bigwigs is not enough: They ought to rot in jail - Nomboka
Responding to a question posed by this reporter during a live interview on ‘what should have been done by seating parliamentarians which they were apparently not doing to put an immediate stop to ra...Published: 20 Oct 2019 at 23:24hrs | 426 | by Agencies
'Rape accused MDC-A MP not arrested'
Contrary to state media reports, MDC-Alliance Magwegwe MP Anele Ndebele has not been arrested for rape neither have the police notified him of any intention to place him under arrest, a party youth le...Published: 17 Oct 2019 at 12:18hrs | 40 | by Ndou Paul
Govt dismisses warped NGO report
Government yesterday fired a salvo on the local NGO report questioning the independence of the Judiciary and described it as "tired and old rhetoric" that should be smoked for its inequity. Ju...Published: 16 Oct 2019 at 07:12hrs | 73 | by Staff reporter
All bark, no bite: The case of Zacc
THE November 2017 coup brought new dreams and hopes among the citizens, many who believed the new regime would knock corruption off very high perch. However, after ad infinitum calls against the corru...Published: 15 Oct 2019 at 06:46hrs | 280 | by Cliff Chiduku
No judicial capture: Justice Malaba
Chief Justice Luke Malaba has once again vouched for the independence of the judiciary, declaring himself a servant of the law.Speaking at the inaugural Herbert Chitepo Memorial lecture at the...Published: 13 Oct 2019 at 07:11hrs | 396 | by Staff reporter
CJ Malaba reaffirms judiciary's independence
Chief Justice Luke Malaba has reaffirmed that the country's judiciary is independent and everyone including the executive is answerable to the rule of law.He made the remarks while delivering ...Published: 12 Oct 2019 at 19:46hrs | 1077 | by Staff reporter
'Make MPs' assets disclosure mandatory'
NEW chairperson of the African Parliamentarians Network Against Corruption (APNAC) Priscilla Misihairabwi-Mushonga has called on governments to impose mandatory disclosure of assets laws on MPs and pu...Published: 12 Oct 2019 at 10:34hrs | 488 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt must come clean on salary discrepancies
AS far as this country's statutes are concerned, civil servants' wages and benefits are not a secret to the extent that they should actually be published in the Government Gazette. It does not matter ...Published: 12 Oct 2019 at 10:34hrs | 2434 | by Staff reporter
Election dispute resolution in Zimbabwe
This paper on election dispute resolution (EDR) departs from the point that the electoral competition is often accompanied by disputes and tensions, as political parties and candidates jostle for powe...Published: 11 Oct 2019 at 07:11hrs | 416 | by Zesn
US blacklists Gupta family
The US Treasury announced sanctions against the controversial Gupta family and associate Salim Essa, it said in a statement on Thursday."The Guptas and Essa have used their influence with prom...Published: 10 Oct 2019 at 16:54hrs | 951 | by Staff reporter
Politics dogs anti-graft body Zacc
THE Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) is facing an uphill task as it battles to break deeply entrenched corruption cartels in government, which are allegedly using their vast networks in the ...Published: 10 Oct 2019 at 06:54hrs | 482 | by Staff reporter
Cracks emerge in the National Peace and Reconciliation Commission
The National Peace and Reconciliation Commission (NPRC) has allegedly been rocked by divisions with some commissioners said to be unhappy over the government's lack of commitment in addressing past hu...Published: 06 Oct 2019 at 15:29hrs | 158 | by Staff reporter
Trevor Manuels and other Old Mutual directors headed towards a tragedy of their own making
When Old Mutual's board of directors decided to terminate Peter Moyo's contract, they didn't seem to have a plan for what would come nextLet's imagine for a moment a hypothetical scenario in w...Published: 02 Oct 2019 at 18:00hrs | 1716 | by Tebogo Khaas
Chief Justice Malaba wades into the political arena - MDC
The judiciary is a key cornerstone of any State. Zimbabwe theoretically is a constitutional democracy where the Constitution is the supreme law of the land and any law, practice, custom or conduct inc...Published: 01 Oct 2019 at 10:42hrs | 1470 | by Luke Tamborinyoka
Mnangagwa to address nation, open 9th Parliament today
It is all systems go for the State of the Nation Address (SONA) and official opening of the Second Session of the Ninth Parliament by President Mnangagwa, today. It was a hive of activity yesterday at...Published: 01 Oct 2019 at 06:38hrs | 26 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa to spell out legislative agenda
It's all systems go for the State of the Nation Address (SONA) and official opening of the Second Session of the Ninth Parliament of Zimbabwe by President Mnangagwa today. It was a hive of activity ye...Published: 01 Oct 2019 at 06:25hrs | 552 | by Staff reporter
'MDC demos politics at play'
THE courts never denied the opposition MDC-Alliance the right to demonstrate as wrongly presented to the United Nations but those allegations should be read as a deliberate attempt to malign the judic...Published: 30 Sep 2019 at 06:40hrs | 236 | by Daniel Nemukuyu,
Chief Justice speaks on rule of law
THE courts never denied the opposition MDC-Alliance the right to demonstrate as wrongly presented to the United Nations but that should be read as a deliberate attempt to malign the judiciary and to s...Published: 30 Sep 2019 at 06:21hrs | 274 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's Sona slated for Tuesday
President Emmerson Mnangagwa will deliver his State of the Nation Address (Sona) when he officially opens the Second Session of the Ninth Parliament on Tuesday.Rehearsals for the ceremonial pa...Published: 29 Sep 2019 at 12:26hrs | 152 | by Staff reporter
New union for judiciary workers
JUDICIARY workers have formed a new union, Judiciary Employees Union of Zimbabwe, to defend them against arbitrary dismissals and transfers after being left out of the Apex Council.Secretary-g...Published: 27 Sep 2019 at 08:01hrs | 88 | by Staff reporter
Anti-graft prosecutor calls for stiffer penalties
Presidential anti-corruption special prosecution unit head Tabani Mpofu has called for stiffer penalties on people convicted of graft in order to effectively deal with the scourge, which he said is co...Published: 26 Sep 2019 at 07:15hrs | 146 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa says they outsmarted cash oligarchs
Government last Friday outsmarted some individuals and entities that were behind the sharp rise in foreign exchange rates, a development that has seen the United States dollar falling against the loca...Published: 23 Sep 2019 at 06:15hrs | 1392 | by Staff reporter
African Religion and Governance in a changing world. Where thou goest native Africa!
It is my humble intention to speak to this paper in response to my learned brother Kenyan Professor Patrick Loch Otieno Lumumba's presentation to The All-Africa Religious Liberty 3rd Congress in...Published: 22 Sep 2019 at 15:00hrs | 517 | by Reginald Nyathi
Where is full judgment on 2018 electoral case?
ON August 24, the Constitutional Court (ConCourt) handed down its abridged judgment in the electoral challenge case brought by the opposition candidate, Nelson Chamisa, against the ruling Zanu-PF's Em...Published: 20 Sep 2019 at 07:24hrs | 1926 | by Swikani Ncube
Trevor Manuel proves that he is a delinquent
Old Mutual chair Trevor Manuel, who proved that he is a delinquent, has apologised for his remark about a judge who delivered a ruling against the company in litigation involving its axed CEO Peter Mo...Published: 17 Sep 2019 at 21:08hrs | 2798 | by Staff reporter
Abductions choreographed ahead of Mnangagwa's UNGA meeting
Deputy Chief Secretary to the President and Cabinet in charge of Presidential Communications Mr George Charamba said the recent alleged abductions were choreographed ahead of the President's United Na...Published: 17 Sep 2019 at 10:07hrs | 1884 | by Staff reporter
MDC bigwig threatens Mnangagwa with ICC prosecution
MDC deputy secretary for legal affairs and Gweru urban legislator, Brian Dube, says the continued human rights violations in the country coupled with the August 2018 and January 2019 army killings, co...Published: 09 Sep 2019 at 12:00hrs | 3546 | by Staff reporter
'Mnangagwa not immune to ICC prosecution'
MDC deputy secretary for legal affairs and Gweru urban legislator, Brian Dube, says the continued human rights violations in the country coupled with the August 2018 and January 2019 army killings, co...Published: 09 Sep 2019 at 06:47hrs | 701 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa condemns sanctions at WEF conference
Zimbabwe is facing unique challenges of a malfunctioning economy and a "collapsed" local currency that will need a private-sector led strategy to get it back on track, President Mnangagwa has said. ...Published: 07 Sep 2019 at 08:52hrs | 179 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe judiciary not captured
Chief Justice Luke Malaba has rubbished claims that the Zanu PF government is exerting pressure on the bench to deliver politically-favourable judgements - emphasising that the country's Judiciary is ...Published: 06 Sep 2019 at 07:31hrs | 213 | by Staff reporter
Mangwana implicated in stalled trial
Prosecutor-General (PG) Kumbirai Hodzi yesterday told a Harare magistrate that he wanted to investigate complaints brought by a client of Zanu-PF politburo member Munyaradzi Paul Mangwana when he trie...Published: 06 Sep 2019 at 07:16hrs | 615 | by Staff reporter
Africa'second revolution whose time has come: Breaking-away from oppressive partisan poverty politics
The high-sounding and inspirational liberation of the entire of Africa by political parties and liberation movements that lost its cause! The law-abiding citizens that have been reduced to the level o...Published: 05 Sep 2019 at 21:20hrs | 1489 | by Reginald Thabani Gola
Dlodlo queries Charumbira's silence over Ndiweni case
MATABELELAND chiefs secretary Nothiwani Dlodlo has questioned the silence of the National Chiefs' Council president Fortune Charumbira following the incarceration of outspoken Ntabazinduna chief, Nhla...Published: 05 Sep 2019 at 08:08hrs | 1830 | by Staff reporter
Chief Justice Malaba challenges Chamisa's MDC to bring political interference evidence
ANYONE accusing the judiciary in Zimbabwe of being compromised by politicians should bring evidence to support the claim, Chief Justice Luke Malaba has said.In an interview with NewZimbabwe.co...Published: 05 Sep 2019 at 08:02hrs | 1639 | by newzimbabwe
'Graft hindering justice delivery'
NATIONAL Transitional Justice Working Group (NTJWG) deputy chairperson Paul Themba Nyathi has said government should understand that corruption is the main hindrance to the nation's achievement of fre...Published: 03 Sep 2019 at 07:57hrs | | by Staff reporter
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