he street was to be renamed Emmerson Dambudzo MnangagwaWay. The Ministry of Local Government and Public Works had through Statutory Instrument 167 of 2020 ordered municipalities in Bulawayo, Harare, Chipinge, Gweru, Masvingo, Bindura, Chegutu, Kwekwe, Mutare to have roads named after Mnangagwa, and several other suggested liberation personalities. High Court stops President Mnangagwa from renaming street after himself. The High Court of Zimbabwe has blocked President Emmerson Mnangagwa from renaming 6th Avenue in Bulawayo after himself. The Bulawayo Progressive Residents Association (BPRA) then sued Local Government Minister July Moyo and the city council last year resulting in Justice Max Takuva denying the president that honour. Justice Takuva granted the order setting aside that Statuto
A woman claiming to be one of the surviving relatives of the first Chimurenga heroine, Mbuya Charwe, the spirit medium of Mbuya Nehanda, has approached the High Court challenging the erection of the heroine’s statue. The government is erecting Mbuya Nehanda’s statue at the intersection of Samora Machel Avenue and Julius Nyerere Way in Harare. In the court application, Mbuya Nehanda’s granddaughter, Susan Rosi Tirivangani cited Home Affairs minister Kazembe Kazembe and National Museums director Godfrey Mahachi as the respondents. Upper Mazowe Cultural Landscape custodian, Chief Maxwell Dzapasi-Hwata and an alleged maternal nephew of Mbuya Charwe, Israel Marufu, have been named as joint applicants in the suit. The trio is arguing that natural disasters wil
Landlady daughter beat the tenant to death over an electricity bill misunderstanding. Police preliminary investigation revealed that on February 26, 2021, an argument, over the payment of electricity bills, ensued betweenthe duo which led to a fight. Magunje Police have arrested one Ms. Tinashe Shumba, for allegedly beating her mom’s male tenant to death, over electricity bills. Following the fight, the deceased had continually suffered severe pains, unfortunately, on Wednesday, April 14, 2021, at about 7 am while the deceased was being rushed to the General Hospital, he gave up the ghost. The Policewere contacted and arrested the suspect immediately.
Controversial preacher Passion Java has sensationally claimed that his father co-owned former Premier Soccer League (PSL) side Darryn Tornadoes and was the one, together with Wiesław Grabowski, who discovered some of the best footballers of yesteryear. Java insinuated that his father was partly responsible for the nurturing of the likes of Norman Mapeza, Alois Bunjira, Lloyd Chitembwe and Stewart Murisa. The eccentric self-styled prophet made the stunning claims on the ZTN show, The Couch. Java said: My father co-owned the team called Darryn T, he is the one who discovered players like Mapeza and Bunjira and they used to stay at our home most of the times. There was this white guy named Grabowski, a good friend of my father, whose cousin ran a textile business (in Chitun
HUNGRY villagers Wednesday scrambled to loot free loaves of bread from a Lobels Bread delivery truck that had been involved in an accident with another truck at Buffalo Downs where three people died. The incident happened at Buffalo Downs, a few kilometres outside Karoi Wednesday morning. The trucks involved in the accident belonged to confectionery giant Lobels, and courier logistics company, Swift. But while the incidence of sudden death is too appalling an occurrence, this thought was far from the minds of some villagers who took the opportunity to perform some free shopping from the bread delivery truck. Contacted for comment, Mashonaland West provincial police spokesperson, Inspector Margaret Chitove confirmed the accident but said details and circumstances leading to the cra
A truck driver sustained serious burns when his fuel tanker caught fire after sideswiping another vehicle in Nyazura on Wednesday. The Harare-bound truck was carrying 42 000 litres of petrol worth over US$50 000 when it caught fire at the settlement located about 150km south-east of Harare. Police said a Toyota Land Cruiser vehicle encroached into the tanker’s lane, leading to the sideswipe. No fatalities were reported, and the trucker is in stable condition, police further stated. Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) Manicaland provincial spokesperson Inspector Luxson Chananda said: The truck driver sustained serious burns but is in stable condition while the driver of the Land Cruiser sustained minor injuries. In February, another fuel tanker overturned in Harare, spill
Government has suspended the Zimbabwe Examinations Council (Zimsec) June 2021 Ordinary and Advanced Level Examinations. The next examinations will be in November 2021. The development was announced by the minister of Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services Senator Monica Mutsvangwa during Wednesday’s post-Cabinet briefings in Harare. The Ministry of Information posted on social media saying this suspension will allow for timely focus on the November 2021 examination preparations.
Cabinet this Wednesday reviewed fees for ordinary passports to USD$60 or Zimbabwe Dollar equivalent and USD$200 for three-day passports. The government said this was one of a cocktail of measures put in place to clear the passport backlog that dates back to 2018. Reports suggest that there are about 256 000 passports that need to be processed.
Mukwasha found hanging from a tree at in-laws’ homestead. Mike Diki of Hoyuyu village was found hanging from a tree by his mother-in-law Alice Mhike two days after he had an altercation with his wife Afrasia Bhadha. A 40-year-old Mutoko man committed suicide at his in-laws’ homesteadon April 2 following a domestic dispute. Mashonaland East provincial police spokesperson Inspector Tendai Mwanza confirmed the incident. “The deceased was spotted some metres from his in-laws’ homestead. We urge the public to respect the sanctity of life and at least engage others in solving marital disputes to avoid loss of life,” he said. According to police, on March 31, Dikihad a misunderstanding with Bhadha whom he accused of having an extramarital affair. The decease
Man caught on CCTV stealing in Borrowdale. An unidentified man was caught on CCTV breaking into houses in Borrowdale where he allegedly stole US$20 000, laptops and cellphones. Award-winning journalist, Hopewell Chin’onoforwarded the message that claimed the man had tried to steal again last night. Read the message: “This man was caught on CCTV breaking into houses on Helensvale Road in Borrowdale last Friday. US$20,000, phones, laptops and other things were stolen. He returned last night and attempted more break-ins, but luckily he was disturbed and he escaped.” Do you know him? The photo below was attachedto the message. Some said it was time the nation employs face recognition software on such matters since the alleged thief’s face is exposed to the camera.
