Source: Change your adverse report, govt tells Sadc -Newsday Zimbabwe GOVERNMENT has told the Southern African Development Community (Sadc) to alter its preliminary election observer mission report by removing parts that tainted President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s electoral victory. Acting foreign affairs minister Amon Murwira told ambassadors from the Sadc region that the report presented by head […] …
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Monthly Archives: August 2023
4 years in jail for pangolin possession
Source: 4 years in jail for pangolin possession – The Southern Eye TWO Zimbabweans, who were recently arrested for illegal possession of a pangolin and illegally entering Botswana, have been jailed four years each. The duo, Kelvin Maposa (43) and Matitshidza Sibanda (33) from Plumtree, who are unemployed, appeared before Francistown senior magistrate Tshepo Magetse […] …
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… as gloomy weather engulfs Bulawayo
Source: … as gloomy weather engulfs Bulawayo – The Southern Eye HOURS after Zimbabwe’s presidential results were announced just before midnight on Saturday night, an uncharacteristically biting cold and windy weather tore through the country’s second largest city, Bulawayo. The city’s residents woke up yesterday to an unusual late August morning of strong and very […] …
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‘Matabeleland gains nothing from ED win’
Source: ‘Matabeleland gains nothing from ED win’ – The Southern Eye PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa’s victory in the just-ended harmonised elections will not benefit people in Matabeleland region, civic society organisations (CSOs) have said. In separate interviews yesterday, the CSOs told the Southern Eye that Mnangagwa’s ruling Zanu PF party had marginalised the region since 1980 […] …
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ED lashes out at CCC, observers
Source: ED lashes out at CCC, observers -Newsday Zimbabwe President-elect Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday lashed out at claims that the August 23 and 24 harmonised elections were rigged in his favour, challenging those who are not happy to take the matter to court. Addressing journalists at State House yesterday Mnangagwa said he did not in any […] …
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Zanu PF legislator Rwodzi assaulted by CCC supporters
Crime Reporter Zanu PF legislator for Chirumhanzi constituency was last Thursday assaulted by CCC activists including losing candidate Patrick Cheza following an argument over an accident which had occurred along Chaka‐Charandura Road in Chirumhanzu. Cheza handed himself to the police at the weekend while in the company of his lawyer after a report had been […] …
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Olonga apologises for Streak death rumours
Brandon Moyo, Brandonmalvin9@gmail.com FORMER Zimbabwe international fast bowler, Henry Olonga has apologised for the misinformation that claimed that his former Chevrons teammate and captain, Heath Streak had succumbed to cancer last week. After Olonga’s post about Streak’s supposed death, the news then spread like wildfire, leaving the world of cricket torn apart. The news however, turned […] …
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Namibia congratulates ED
Nqobile Tshili,nqobile.tshili@chronicle.co.zw NAMIBIAN President Dr Hage Geingob has congratulated President elect Mnangagwa and Zanu PF for winning this year’s harmonised elections. The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission on Saturday declared President Mnangagwa, the winner following harmonised elections held last Wednesday. President Mnangagwa garnered 52,6 percent of the votes after obtaining 2 350 711 votes against 1 967 […] …
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Government commends civil servants
Nqobile Tshili, nqobile.tshili@chronicle.co.zw GOVERNMENT has commended civil servants for diligently executing their duties after some of them were deployed to assist the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) administer during Wednesday’s harmonised elections peacefully. At least 150 000 officials were deployed for harmonised elections where Zanu-PF Presidential candidate President Mnangagwa was declared the winner in the presidential poll. […] …
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Police vow to crush opposition protests against poll results
‘The police will not hesitate to effect arrests on such criminal elements’ …
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