Amnesty International has called for the immediate and unconditional release of a Zimbabwean human rights campaigner and #ThisFlag protest leader Evan Mawarire. Mr Mawarire, a pastor, was arrested on Monday for addressing a group of medical students protesting fee increases on the country’s largest campus. The demonstration turned violent. He is charged with disorderly conduct in public and is expected to appear in court on Wednesday. Mawarire says he was simply praying with the students….

The government is lying about Itai Dzamara Itai Dzamara. My attention was drawn to utterances which were recently made by the Home Affairs Deputy Minister, Obedingwa Mguni regarding what he alleged the government is doing about Itai Dzamara’s missing. Not only were his utterances misleading, they were blatantly disingenuous. Summarily, the following is the accurate picture regarding what happened and what is happening about Itai’s issue; 1. Searching Despite the fact that it is the…

THE behaviour by Government officials who attack State programmes like Command Agriculture can no longer be tolerated and must stop, the Commander of the Zimbabwe Defence Forces General Constantino Guveya Chiwenga said yesterday. In an exclusive interview with our Harare Bureau in Harare, Gen Chiwenga – in apparent reference to Higher and Tertiary Education, Science and Technology Development Minister Professor Jonathan Moyo, and his Youth Development, Indigenisation and Economic Empowerment counterpart Patrick Zhuwao who have…

Former Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe Governor Dr Gideon Gono has been appointed board chairperson for the newly established Special Economic Zones Authority Board announced today. The much awaited operationalisation of Special Economic Zones (SEZ) is now ready to take off  following the appointment of a board that will oversee the operations  of the initiative. Mooted in 2016, Special Economic Zones are targeted to  improve investor appetite into the country as it provides  favourable and special…

Its surprising that Malaysia Airlines over the past few years had several tragedies including that of flights MH370 and MH17;Malaysia Airlines then retired their entire 777 fleet but today we are told that the cash strapped Air Zimbabwe under its Chief Operating Officer Simba Chikore who is Mugabe’s son inlaw, has rebranded to Zimbabwe Airways in a deal which lead to leasing four modern Boeing 777-200 planes from Malaysia Airlines….I shall not speak! By Sibusiso…

CASH-STRAPPED Air Zimbabwe has reportedly rebranded to Zimbabwe Airways after concluding a long-term lease deal, which will result in the delivery of four modern Boeing 777-200 planes from Malaysia Airlines, NewsDay has learned.   Pictures of the rebranded Zimbabwe Airways planes went viral on social media platforms yesterday.   The deal, according to sources at Air Zimbabwe, was signed by newly-appointed chief operating officer, Simba Chikore, as part of a fresh drive to beef up…

Retired Colonel Eddie Sigoge Mlotshwa who is the former deputy commander of the 3 Brigade in Mutare and was security manager of companies belonging to the late Vice-President Landa John Nkomo has died. He was 70.   Rtd Col Sigoge died yesterday of an undisclosed ailment at around 5AM at Mater Dei Hospital in Bulawayo.   His elder brother who declined to give his name told The Chronicle he was too junior to comment on…

POLICE in Bulawayo are reportedly investigating the possibility that suspected serial killer Rodney Tongai Jindu (26) may have killed a third person after finding a blood-soaked mat in his car.   Jindu, of Glengarry suburb, was arrested on February 3 this year for allegedly killing his neighbour Mboneli Joko Ncube (30) and childhood friend Cyprian Kudzurunga (28).   Detectives compiling evidence in the case allegedly found the mat when they seized Jindu’s Nissan Gloria sedan…

Police injured as clashes against police brutality turn violent in London Six police officers have been injured and four people arrested in a protest over the death of a man following a traffic stop. Bricks were thrown and fires lit outside Stratford bus station and Forest Gate police station in London. Protesters allege Edir Frederico Da Costa, 25, was “brutally beaten” by Met Police officers earlier this month.   The police watchdog is investigating the…