adminDrama as MDC-T supporters disown party candidate
Noah Pito Herald CorrespondentThere was drama at Magunje Growth Point last Friday when some MDC-T supporters attending Mr
VP Mujuru lambasts expelled party cadres
Michael Chideme in MUDZIVice President Joice Mujuru has urged Zanu-PF followers to desist from supporting independent candidates who were expelled from the party, saying they risked a similar fate for backing them. Cde Mujuru was speaking at a rally at Chifamba High School in Mudzi to drum up support for Zanu-PF candidates ahead of the harmonised elections on July
MDC-T implicated in police bribe scandal
Tendai Rupapa Senior Court ReporterAttempts by the MDC-T to collect data on police recruits at Morris Depot in Harare backfired when two policemen sent to coerce an official in the administration department were arrested after the latter blew the whistle on the pair. The two policemen, Tendayi Gift Munyisa (30) and Victor Jaja (39), allegedly offered US$1 600 for the information. The duo
Zanu-PF has capacity to champion development
Chinhoyi BureauZANU-PF has enough qualified personnel to steamroll economic development and champion rural development if it wins the harmonised elections, aspiring Magunje House of Assembly Member Dr Godfrey Gandawa has said. Addressing thousands of supporters at Mudzimu business centre in Hurungwe at the weekend, Dr Gandawa said the party under
Woman dies in stampede at Chitungwiza rally
Herald ReporterOne person died while several others sustained injuries in a stampede at a Zanu-PF rally in Chitungwiza yesterday. The rally held at Chibuku Stadium, which was attended by tens of thousands of people, was addressed by President Mugabe. The stampede occurred when thousands were stopped from entering the stadium which had exceeded its carrying
ZEC gives relief to special voters
Zvamaida Murwira Senior ReporterZIMBABWE Electoral Commission chairperson Justice Rita Makarau said the commission will ensure people who failed to cast their votes during the special voting days would be allowed to exercise their right to vote in the forthcoming harmonised elections to be held on July 31. Hundreds of people, mainly civil servants and police details, failed to cast
AFZ senior officer Muchena dies
Herald ReporterAIR Force of Zimbabwe senior officer Group Captain Tendai Muchena has died. She was 54. Capt Muchena died at Manyame Air Force base hospital on Monday. In a statement yesterday, the Commander of the AFZ, Air Marshal Perrance Shiri said the AFZ had learnt of the death of Capt Muchena with great sorrow. He said the death of Capt Muchena had
Biti blames special vote chaos on ‘hidden hand’
Machivenyika Senior ReporterMDC-T secretary-general Mr Tendai Biti yesterday blamed the problems that characterised special voting on a hidden hand and went on to discredit the forthcoming elections by making unsubstantiated claims of violence. Mr Biti made the remarks while addressing a Press conference at the party’s headquarters, Harvest House in Harare. “The way we see
Businessman commits suicide
Crime ReporterA HARARE businessman shot and killed himself early yesterday morning after injuring his wife and her sister with the same gun in Waterfalls following a dispute sparked by the turning down of his love proposal by the younger sister. Jeff Mutizwa (55), the director of Millennium Advertising Company, died after he shot himself once on the forehead, while
Sanyati man kills his father
Chinhoyi BureauA 21-YEAR-OLD Sanyati man struck his father to death with bricks and a log after he was told to go and look for cattle that he had lost. Ndaba Matakadira (21) of Village 5, Jombani in Sanyati was herding cattle on Wednesday last week when he lost the whole herd. He went home in the evening and told his father John Matakadira about it and he