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ZIMBABWE GAZETTES new law banning the import of vehicles over 10 years old, in order to curb the purchase of battered cars into the country.IT IS now illegal to import vehicles that are more than 10 years old, after the government gazetted a new law yesterday aimed at curbing the purchase of battered cars into the country.The new law, which comes into effect today, follows proposals that were made by Finance minister Mthuli Ncube during…

‘Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) has no mandate to register political parties’ Registering with the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) is not a legal requirement for any political party that wants to participate in a national election.This is contrary to popular belief that political parties have to register first with ZEC if they are to contest in elections.According to ZEC, political parties can only inform the body about their presence and intention to partake in elections.This came…

Abednico Bhebhe denies joining Chamisa’s MDC THE continued polarisation within the MDC family has long been a cause of concern to many progressive Zimbabweans. My position on this matter is known. I have not only decried the persistent fractionalisation of the opposition, but I have made efforts to bring harmony. Of course, I am often misunderstood.The state of the opposition in this country is worrying not just because some of us are in the opposition….

FORMER MDC-T VP Gutu, who defected to Zanu-PF party, says no opposition party stands a chance against Zanu-PF in the 2023 elections.Gutu, who was recently paraded by President Emmerson Mnangagwa when he crossed the floor to Zanu-PF together with former MDC Alliance senator James Makore, made the utterances during an interview with Alpha Media Holdings’ Heart and Soul TV (HStv).“I put my money on Zanu-PF. There is no political party in this country that can…

THE FIRST BRITISH OFFICER to be convicted of a terrorism offence, has been convicted of being a member of a banned right wing extremist neo-Nazi group. Benjamin Hannam, of Enfield, north London, was found guilty of membership of the banned right-wing extremist group National Action (NA). He was also convicted of lying on his Met Police application and having terror documents detailing knife combat and making explosive devices. Hannam is the first British officer to…

Downing Street’s most senior Black adviser has resigned amid a backlash over the government’s report into racism in the UK, Downing Street’s most senior Black adviser has resigned amid a backlash over the government’s report into racism in the UK, it has been reported.Samuel Kasumu, Boris Johnson’s adviser on ethnic minorities, quit on Tuesday morning, POLITICO first reported.The report by the Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities, which was set up after Black Lives Matter…

‘BORIS JOHNSON’S RACE COMMISSION has “chosen to deny the experiences of Black and minority ethnic workers”, and insists institutional racism traps people in poverty, insecurity and low pay’-TUC general secretary Frances O’Grady Boris Johnson’s race commission has suggested five forms of racial disparity and racism that the government needs to recognise.Part of the Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities report, published on Wednesday, argued the “public debate on race is sometimes hampered by the fact…

PUPILS AT BORDING SCHOOLS can’not travel back home and no parent can visit schools during the PRESIDENT Mnangagwa yesterday announced additional measures covering the Easter Holiday, with visitors to the country required to produce valid Covid-19 tests, failure of which they would be quarantined for 10 days in a hotel at their own cost. Travellers into the country from neighbouring states are required to undergo valid Covid-19 PCR tests which are not more than 48…

Denford Nyamande (35) murdered his dad 87 and aunt 89 in Murewa last week after accusing them of witchcraft.POLICE have arrested Denford Nyamande (35) in connection with the gruesome murder of his 87-year-old father Mr Felix Chiodza and his 89-year-old aunt Angela Bhunu in Murewa last week.Reports are that the suspect killed the siblings after accusing them of witchcraft.Nyamande was cornered in his hideout in Seke.National police spokesperson Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi confirmed the arrests“The…

Botswana, Zambia and Rwanda live well with opposition unlike, Zimbabwe’s immature, destructive MDC opposition FORMER MDC Alliance senior politician and ex-legislator Blessing Chebundo, who recently joined Zanu-PF, has described his erstwhile colleagues as a destructive and immature lot.Addressing Zanu-PF supporters at Kwekwe District Offices Friday, Chebundo said in a democracy, opposition parties were needed to keep checks and balances on the ruling party.Chebundo reserved praise for MDC-T leader Douglas Mwonzora for what he said was…