The National People’s Party (NPP) led by Dr Joice Mujuru yesterday threw spanners into the envisaged coalition of opposition parties ahead of the harmonised elections next year by declaring its either she leads or there is no deal.   The party said MDC-T president Mr Morgan Tsvangirai, who is widely touted as the natural leader of the proposed pact, could not do so because he is a “spent force”.   NPP vice president Mr Samuel…

THREE notorious armed robbers who terrorised miners and businesspeople in the Midlands province and Bulawayo getting away with more than $25 000, a vehicle and six rifles, have been sentenced to a combined 188 years in prison.   Tapiwa Chimuti (29), Anyway Madala (27) and Simbarashe Machiritsa (40) who are related and stay at Ascot Infill high-density suburb in Gweru, were part of a six-member gang linked to a spate of armed robberies committed in…

In a historic move sixteen (16) Zimbabwean Political parties the bulk of whom are CODE and NERA members, met in Cape Town, South Africa from the Monday 8 to 9 May 2017 and committed to do all that is necessary to building a broad coalition of political parties to contest the elections from a unified and solid position. All but two political parties signed the resolution as the two parties wanted to consult their structures….

Gold panner’s are empowered to invade farms to pan for gold without the consent of the owner, Mines minister Walter Chidhakwa has said. Chidhakwa said the notorious gold panner’s can only do so to farms above 100 hectares, he told the Senate on Thursday. Below is the full text lifted from the Parliamentary Hansard. HON. SEN. BHOBHO: Thank you Madam President. My question is directed to the Minister of Energy, Mines and Mining Development. Is…

Vice President, Emmerson Mnangagwa, is reportedly mooting to have the country’s fabulous mineral wealth militarised, under the guise of so called command mining, high level government sources and officials close to the VP’s office have disclosed.   Spotlight Zimbabwe, this week reports that Mnangagwa, who is increasingly on the verge of succeeding President Robert Mugabe, has a team of legal experts working on legislation that will provide for a greater military role in the country’s…