Ex-Zanu PF member, Aice Lumumba, who is facing charges of undermining the authority of President Mugabe, hit a brick wall after after his application was denied to be removed off remand.Harare provincial magistrate Vakayi Chikwekwe ruled that there was no need to set aside the court proceedings saying the State can always seek the Prosecutor-General’s permission to prosecute.He said the anomaly

Zanu PF stalwart, Minister of Higher Education Professor Jonathan Moyo is at it again, this time caught on a tweeter war with EU Ambassador to Zimbabwe, Philippe Van Damme over #ThisFlag comments.The exchange of words came after the Ambassador sighted that the Herald story which had sighted that the French Envoy to Zimbabwe , Laurent Delahousse, had openly acknowledged that they are part of the "t

HARARE - FIRST Lady Grace Mugabe ally Jason Machaya who is Zanu PF Midlands Provincial Affairs minister yesterday escaped death by a whisker after he was involved in a car accident along the Harare-Gweru Road yesterday.  He was admitted at Avenues Clinic in Harare.  His wife confirmed the accident, which occurred just outside Chegutu. She said Machaya was travelling alone from Harare to

EMBATTLED MDC-T president Morgan Tsvangirai unilaterally appointed two new vice presidents to the presidium in exchange for money to fork hospital bills for his cancer treatment, it has emerged. A top brass official in the MDC-T who refused to be named revealed that some party members believed that the two appointments were motivated by financial need by Tsvangirai, as he needed money to pa

Robbers allegedly ransacked a Roman Catholic Church and got away with $11 000 and a Toyota Hilux, after tying up the priest.The robbery occurred on Saturday around 9PM at St Charles Lwanga Catholic Mission in Ndolwane area, Bulilima District. Sources close to the church revealed to a local publication that the three men tied and gagged Father Sony Xavier before locking him up in his house, as they

President Robert Mugabe’s regime is under siege as fed-up citizens take to the streets almost on a daily basis in the country’s urban areas to register their anger over the state of the economy and human rights violations.True to their reputation, the country’s police force has reacted with brute force and leaked videos have shown uniformed officers torturing Harare residents after a recent

MOVEMENT for Democratic Change president Morgan Tsvangirai made a monumental blunder when he promoted two members to the presidium as vice presidents without consulting his deputy Thokozani Khupe who has since distanced herself from the shock appointment of Ellias Mudzuri and Nelson Chamisa as her other vice-presidents.Yesterday Khupe refused to comment on the matter saying her boss Tsvangirai

Residents in Bulawayo have been hit by burial space shortages forcing bereaved families to travel over 32km to bury their loved ones.The crisis has been accredited to Government’s delay in gazetting new cemeteries for Bulawayo. The city identified land for a new cemetery in Pumula South suburb and along Harare Road in 2014 but cannot start burials before the Government gives the nod. Councillors

Villagers in Binga have accused some teachers working working in their communities of impregnating school children, leading to a high number of drop outs in their district.The community at Siansundu Ward told a local publication that teachers made pupils pregnant but education officials were not punishing them, despite complaints. Chief Saba said community leaders were disturbed by the matter in t

HARARE- Magistrate Vakai Chikwekwe yesterday reduced bail to $50 for the 58 Epworth and Mabvuku demonstrators, who are still in custody after failing to raise the initial $100 bail granted on Friday last week.The demonstrators’ lawyer, Trust Maanda also successfully requested the court to have Bindura University of Science Education student, Dudzai Jingu to be allowed to report once at Bindura

Two men from Gokwe were sentenced to 30 years in prison for killing a fellow gold panner in a tribal motivated fight in Shangani.Bulawayo High Court judge Justice Francis Bere convicted McIntosh Nhawu (29) and Tapiwa Liberty Maupa (33), both from Zhomba area, of murder with actual intent. The pair was part of a gang that crushed Mandlenkosi Sibanda’s head with a concrete block weighing 29kg in 2

A 61 year old man from Bulawayo has been dragged to court by his landlord with accusations that he is cohabiting with the landlord's 25 year old daughter.Eugene Moyo (60) is seeking an eviction order for his tenant Isiah Moyo who is having a relationship with his daughter Lorraine Nozipho Moyo. Eugene said he was disgusted that his daughter insisted on living with a man who is more than twice her

A head on collision of a Honda CRV and Nissan X-salon left four people dead and three others seriously injured along the Masvingo-Mashava road yesterday, with one of the drivers fleeing the scene. The driver of the CRV, Gladman Jekese (49), who allegedly encroached onto the lane of oncoming traffic, fled the scene in fear of being arrested for causing the accident. National police spokesperson Sen

Zimbabwean Ministers have come out guns blazing to silence critics on the success of the wave of protests and mass stay-aways that hit the country last week.Home Affairs Minister Dr Ignatius Chombo in a statement last night blasted Zimbabweans living in the diaspora for joining in the mass protests sighting that they are being used by "agents of regime change."Chombo went on to denounce the protes

ZIMBABWE- Three of the four top brass managers of the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission that were suspended have been fired after accusations of fraud and corrupt dealings were leveled against them.Those that were fired yesterday are Christopher Chisango (general manager finance, administration and human resources), Edwin Mubataripi (general manager, prevention and advocacy) and Gibson Mangwiro,