MDC T Press Statement on the 2016 Judicial Year Opening
The embarrassing error of reading the state of the nation address for the second time in three weeks instead of an official opening speech is therefore understandable and clearly demonstrates the...
View ArticlePolice Officer to appear in court for assaulting activist
The matter will be heard today at Mbare Magistrate Court in court 4 at 1115hrs and allegations against Kapfunde are that on the 28th of December 2015 around 0130hrs he arrested Mkono before assaulting...
View ArticleSADC double troika calls for suspension of Lesotho
Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi The “double troika” consists of the leadership of the SADC Organ on Politics, Defence and Security Cooperation (Mozambique, South Africa and Tanzania, and currently...
View ArticleUS provides additional $5 million in humanitarian assistance to Zimbabwe
According to the Zimbabwe Vulnerability Assessment Committee, an estimated 1.5 million rural Zimbabweans will be food insecure in the first three months of this year. This figure is likely to increase...
View ArticleMugabe becomes AU’s worst chair
President Robert Mugabe Mugabe who assumed the chairpersonship of the 54 member states grouping in January 2015, amid high pitched excitement by his bootlickers, will go down in annals as the worst...
View ArticlePeople First – is it a pig with lipstick?
Former deputy president Joice Mujuru Clearly, some of our friends and colleagues in the yet to be formalised People First, are like the rich young ruler, they still lack one thing. Yes, they may no...
View ArticleGovt fails to pay chiefs, blames sanctions
Struggling to fund goverment activities … Finance minister Patrick Chinamasa The $300 allowance was have not paid for November and December 2015and the Chiefs are becoming impatient, it emerged...
View ArticleUS impressed by resilient Zimbabweans.
Zimbabweans have, since 2002, been living under harsh economic conditions which have seen the closure of thousands of companies resulting in more than 85 percent unemployment. The country’s problems...
View ArticleMugabe birthday a celebration of greed
President Robert Mugabe In a statement, the MDC lead by former Industry Minister Welshman Ncube said it was appalled at Mugabe’s lack of feeling at the plight of ordinary Zimbabweans. “When the...
View ArticleHeal Zimbabwe holds NPRC Bill Consultative meeting
Participants analysing the NPRC bill The consultative meeting afforded survivors an opportunity to debate, critic and analyse the recently gazetted NPRC Bill. While the participants were excited about...
View ArticleVeritas Wins Court Case Against Child Marriage
Tendai Biti The Constitutional Court this morning delivered its long-awaited ruling on child marriage. The application to outlaw child marriage succeeded. This is a great day for gender equality,...
View ArticleIt’s time for the youth to take charge of the nation’s destiny
However, what was achieved in 1980 was just but a fraction of the majority rule process – it was not a once-off event. Majority rule means that the management of a country is in the hands of the...
View ArticleAuthorities revive Mugabe insult cases in fresh clampdown
Mugabe Police in Masvingo province recently summoned Naison Mudzuri, an opposition political party supporter, to stand trial on Tuesday 19 January 2016 for allegedly undermining authority of or...
View ArticleConstitutional court outlaws child marriages
The ruling renders section 22(1) of the Marriage Act unconstitutional. This therefore means that no person male or female may enter into any type of marriage before attaining 18 years. The Forum has...
View ArticleClipboard – January 20 2016
If you have something you would like to tell people about, then e-mail information to aquarius@iwayafrica.co.zw and it will be included. This e-newsletter includes information about arts, theatre,...
View ArticleMISA criminal defamation case set down for hearing
Prince Machaya This followed its postponement on 22 July 2015, during which the court raised preliminary points which both the applicants and respondents were required to address in supplementary...
View ArticleCabinet’s failure to meet due to President’s absence violates Constitution
President Robert Mugabe How can a government come a standstill just because the President is not present? Surely, does it mean that this country is run by one man? If so, then this country is in bigger...
View ArticleRenamo secretary general shot
Bissopo was driving the car, with his bodyguard and two other Renamo members, when a car came up behind and two men fired AK47s. Bissopo was seriously wounded, hit in the arm, leg and abdomen and the...
View ArticleZCTF Report – Jan 2016
In the past couple of months, we have lost over 100 elephants to cyanide poisoning. The authorities have arrested a few people in connection with this but we believe they are just scape goats. Many...
View ArticleMugabe used by the devil, Pastor Mugadza
The devil is at work … Pastor Patrick Mugadza Mugadza came to prominence after he was arrested for demonstrating against President Robert Mugabe at the annual Zanu PF party conference which was held in...
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