Zimbabwean 2018 elections could be negatively affected by the government's delays in filling up 6 vacant posts at the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec), the Zimbabwe Election Support Network (Zesn) said.In a statement, Zesn called for the expeditious appointment of the six commissioners, whose interviews were held early this month.“It is imperative for the new commissioners to be sworn in imme

Primary and Secondary Education minister Lazarus Dokora's policy to introduce a National pledge has been meet by further resistance with a protest march being held in Harare yesterday demanding government to remove the policy imposed on primary and secondary schools in May.The clergymen, operating under the Prayer Network of Zimbabwe (PNZ) banner, claimed it was unconstitutional to force pupils to

Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority director-general Edson Chidziya was yesterday given a 60 day suspension slap to pave way for investigations following anomalies identified in rhino horns stockpiles.In a statement yesterday, the ZPWMA said Chidziya would be on forced leave in order for him not to interfere with the probe.“Chidziya will be on full benefits for the 60 days. Meanwhil

Home Affairs Deputy Minister Obedingwa Mguni has castigated the use of cellphones by officers in the Registrar-General’s offices during working hours, saying this was resulting in little attention being paid to people seeking passports, birth certificates and other important documents. Speaking during the Home Affairs Ministry’s awareness campaign in Ward 18 at Nkunzi Area in Tsholotsho South

National Vendors Union chairman Stendrick Zvorwadza who was arrested for protesting against Vice President Phelekezela Mphoko's stay at a hotel was yesterday hurled before the courts for threatening to burn down Rainbow Towers Hotel.Zvorwadza (47) appeared before Harare magistrate Mr Vakayi Chikwekwe facing threats to commit malicious damage to property.He was remanded to July 13 for trial.Through

Thieves fleeced Businessman Wicknell Chivayo of  various clothing items including 30 pairs of shoes worth thousands of dollars after they broke into his house in Ballantyne Park in Harare. One of the suspects, Ignatius Magaya (40) of Mufakose, has since been arrested in connection with the matter. Magaya is also facing 10 more counts of unlawful entry after he broke into houses of other peop

Political and social tensions are escalating in Zimbabwe amid preparations for the impending 2018 election campaigns.  The violent streak in our politics remains a cause for concern and one may never know which matchstick will cause an uncontrollable inferno.President Robert Mugabe’s recent description of war veterans as dissidents and the threats to crush those stoking succession talk have

Tongai Muzenda, son of the late Vice President, Simon Muzenda reportedly failed to hold back tears as he narrated his persecutions by alleged Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa's loyalists when he met President Robert Mugabe.The drama occurred when Mugabe flew to Masvingo province at the weekend and met the warring factions in a closed-door meeting at Triangle Country Club.Sources at the meeting co

Zimbabwe People First (ZimPF) leader Joice Mujuru has vowed to repeal the infamous indigenisation law enacted by her former Zanu PF party saying this would attract foreign investors. “We want those who want to invest in this country to come, but it’s impossible because we don’t have good policies. We need to respect their investment. They must know that in Zimbabwe there are property ri

Demos and protests against Vice President Phelekezela Mphoko have heightened with police in Harare arresting yesterday nine people, among them four civil rights activists and five freelance journalists, accusing them of storming Vice-President Phelekezela Mphoko’s hotel demanding that he checks out and relocate to his government-issued mansion.An anonymous group of Zimbabweans has also launched

Zesa Holdings has found itself into a fresh scandal after it was revealed that the power company had issued repeated tender offers worth millions to a local company that is faiiling to deliver, even after receiving a hefty payment to facilitate the completion of the program.Repeated offers of contracts to Pito Investments when it is failing to perform have raised suspicion that senior managers at

Zanu PF has announced that its Members of Parliament shall not under go primary elections towards the 2018 elections. The announcement was made by Vice President Phelekezela Mphoko last Wednesday in Mukumbura District, Mashonaland Central Province while addressing senior party and Government officials during a briefing where he had toured Government departments at the border post.In his address to

A report presented by the Auditor-General Mildred Chiri has revealed that the Zimbabwe United Passenger Company (zupco) in 2014 lost over $800 000 in traffic fine expenses alone after operating some of its buses without the necessary travelling documents.Chiri exposed this in the 2015 Auditor-General’s annual report, stating that weak corporate governance structures were rampant within state ent

Advertisements that have been circulating inviting registered nurses to apply for jobs in South Sudan have been dismissed as untrue by the Health and Child Care Minister Dr David Parirenyatwa.He said his ministry was not aware of the said advertisements and had no agreement yet with the north-east African country.“Both the Ministry of Health and Child Care and the South Sudanese Embassy are not

The Ministry of Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare is facing public fund misappropriation after it has been revealed that almost $500 000 meant for the Basic Education Assistance Module (BEAM) was diverted to buy food hampers for officials at a time Government is struggling to clear the backlog in tuition and examination fees for disadvantaged pupils.In her December 31, 2015 report, Audito