Category: Politics
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Masvingo Land Row: Woman and Toddler Held Overnight as Plot Dispute Escalates
Nancy Rikitai Gwaindepi, 42, was detained with her two-year-old child and a neighbour after she tried to stop workers from fencing land in Clipsham, Masvingo. The case has renewed attention on a wider eviction dispute involving hundreds of plot holders and a sitting legislator.
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Masvingo Woman, Baby Detained as Land Dispute with MP Escalates
A Masvingo woman and her two-year-old baby were locked up overnight as tensions rise over land allegedly being grabbed by Chivi North MP Godfrey Mukungunugwa. More than 700 families face eviction from Clipsham plots.
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ConCourt Showdown Begins: War Veterans Challenge Parliamentary Election of President Under Amendment No. 3
Zimbabwe’s Constitutional Court has opened hearings into the first of several challenges against Constitutional Amendment Act No. 3, with six liberation war veterans arguing that swapping a direct presidential vote for election by Parliament required a referendum.
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Mahere Warns Professionals Against Chivayo’s ‘Zhet’ as Uriri Turns Down US$350 000 in Gifts
Lawyer and former MP Fadzayi Mahere says accepting luxury gifts from politically connected benefactors buys silence, not gratitude, after Advocate Lewis Uriri rejected US$350 000 in vehicles and cash from Wicknell Chivayo.
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Harare Vendor Crackdown: Zanu PF Accused of Betrayal as Tensions Rise
Harare and Chitungwiza vendors face a fierce crackdown as new operating hours take effect, with opposition parties accusing Zanu PF of abandoning the informal traders it once courted.
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President Mnangagwa Returns ZIMSEC Amendment Bill to Parliament Over Unspecified Concerns
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has referred the Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (ZIMSEC) Amendment Bill back to Parliament, lawmakers must address his concerns before it can become law.
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President Mnangagwa Appoints New Local Government Permanent Secretary and Commission Chairs
President Mnangagwa has appointed Engineer Tafadzwa Muguti as Permanent Secretary for Local Government and new chairs for constitutional commissions.
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Kelsea Tafirenyika Granted US$5,000 Bail in US$9.35m Money Laundering Case
President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s daughter-in-law, Kelsea Tadiwa Tafirenyika, has been granted bail by the High Court for the second time in three weeks in a case involving alleged laundering of US$9.35 million.
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Harare Demolitions and Vendor Evictions: Deadline Sparks Outrage Over Betrayal of the Poor
As government deadline for informal traders to leave undesignated areas ends, critics say the crackdown reveals how ruling elite used the poor for political gain then discarded them.
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Tagwirei, Zanu PF Provincial Leaders Sworn Into Expanded Senate
Kudakwashe Tagwirei and nine other presidential appointees took the oath of office on Wednesday, expanding Zimbabwe’s Senate to 90 members amid ongoing criticism over the selection process.
