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PRESIDENT Robert Mugabe is in the eye of a storm after he allegedly usurped Parliament’s powers and amended electoral laws ahead of the 2018 general elections.   Using the Presidential Powers (Temporary Measures), Mugabe amended the Electoral Act through Statutory Instrument 117 of 2017, a move which has been frowned at by the opposition and independent electoral watchdogs.   MDC-T spokesperson Obert Gutu yesterday accused Mugabe of unilaterally tampering with the 2013 Constitution, which provides…

ZimFirst President Maxwell Shumba on Tuesday said Dereck Lupemba has been appointed as the vice President of his party.   “Dereck Lupemba who has a MSc in Chemistry Education is Appointed Vice President of Zimbabwe People First, ZimFirst Party Presidential Ticket. Our party continues to hold dear the uniqueness of our internal processes that continue to see us developing positively forward,” said Shumba in a statement.   “The Party, during Phase One of our operations…

A 35-year-old injiva from Tsholotsho allegedly fatally assaulted his stepmother with a knobkerrie after accusing her of bewitching him, police have confirmed.   Matabeleland North Province police spokesperson Inspector Siphiwe Makonese said they arrested Smile Ncube of Chief Mathuphula’s area following the incident which occurred on Wednesday last week.   “I can confirm the arrest of a South Africa-based man who beat his step mother to death with a knobkerrie in Sipepa, Tsholotsho,” said Insp…

According to villagers who live along the highway, a huge sound was heard along the highway around 9am.   The villagers said when they rushed to investigate the cause of the sound they saw the overturned truck and had to break the windows to pull the driver out.   The overturned truck had a burst tyre which those who were at the scene suspect could have been the cause of the accident.   The South…

It is exactly a month before a controversial prophet’s predicted President Robert Mugabe’s date of death.   Cleric Phillip Mugadza has a matter pending at the Constitutional Court after he was charged for undermining the authority of the president when he released the prophecy in December last year.   A month from now, the prophecy would be tested.   The Daily News caught up with him only to find that Mugadza is busy rallying Zimbabweans…

The verbal spat between the two neighbouring countries’ political leaders puts many Zimbabweans residing in South Africa in fear of xenophobic attacks. There seems to be no end to the verbal war between the ANC and South Africa’s northern neighbour Zimbabwe’s Zanu PF.   The spat was sparked by utterances made by the 93-year-old Zimbabwean President, Robert Mugabe, while addressing a rally in his country’s fourth largest city, Gweru.   In comments, spoken in Shona…

A TEN-YEAR-OLD Rusape primary school pupil allegedly fatally assaulted his nine-year-old schoolmate over wild fruits last Thursday evening. The pupils were on their way home from St Luke’s Primary School in Makoni Central, in the company of other schoolmates, when they fought over wild fruits. The 10-year-old was not arrested because of his age, which under the law, is incapable of committing an offence and is currently in the custody of his parents at home….

Mthwakazi Republic Party (MRP) has threatened that it will not sit and watch while Mugabe’s ruling party Zanu-PF implements the 1979 grand plan in Matabeleland. MRP also said it is worried about the provocative behaviour of the Minister of Primary and Secondary Education Dr. Lazarus Dokora’s policies with reference to the schools around Tsholotsho, which comes at a period where the party’s followers are very tired about Shona rule. Mthwakazi Republic Party Secretary General Hloniphani…

A Zimbabwean passport, number CN869944, belonging to Semukeliso Ncube and permit, were lost at OR Tambo airport in South Africa in the arrivals department on 19th June 2017. If anyone has found or knows the whereabouts of this document please contact 0277 39900868 or 0027 813590305. Thank you all for your assistance. Difa WaJapi Bango.

A 65-year-old Guruve woman is alleged to have teamed up with her 70-year-old husband whom she assisted to rape their 13-year-old granddaughter after forcing the minor to drink a concoction claiming it would make her gain weight.   The abuse allegedly started in February 2015 when the minor, after the death of her paternal grandfather, was invited by her maternal grandmother to stay with her in Guruve.   Prosecutors said on a certain day the…