The Harare Times

12/06/2026

Harare West MP, Joana Mamombe tears apart CAB3.

12/06/2026

CAB 3 'Received by the Heavens' Zvishavane Ngezi MP Jaravaza

Zvishavane Ngezi MP Mecky Jaravaza declared that Amendment Bill No. 3 has been "received by the heavens," stating: "Bill number 3 ratambirwa ne denga; mapostori chaiwo eJohanne Masowe, maZion nemamwe makereke akasiyana siyana varikuti bill no3 bho zvekuti" adding that churches in his constituency fully support the bill.

"Bill number 3 ratambirwa ne denga; mapostori chaiwo eJohanne Masowe, maZion nemamwe makereke akasiyana siyana varikuti bill no3 bho zvekuti," Jaravaza said.

Tbe MP stated that Bill No. 3 has been accepted by heaven itself, and that genuine Apostolic churches of Johanne Masowe, Zion churches, and various other congregations have all endorsed the bill without reservation.

Jaravaza further noted that his constituents back home in the Zvishavane Ngezi constituency have given him a clear mandate.

"Kwandinobva ku midlands mu constituency yeZvishavane Ngezi vati MP chiendai munoti miririra isu sezvishavane takawirirana kuno kuMusha kuti Bill no3 bho zvekuti tinoritsigira," he added.

He explained that the people of Zvishavane have agreed that the bill deserves their full support, instructing him as their MP to stand and represent their position in Parliament.

The Amendment Bill has been a subject of intense debate across the country, with various religious groups expressing differing views on its provisions. However, Jaravaza's remarks suggest strong backing from key Apostolic and Zionist churches in his region.

12/06/2026

Mutoko South Legislator, Issac Tasikani audza Paramende kuti Amendment Bill N0.3 rauya nguva yakanaka sezvo gwaro revavhoti ririkuda kuendwswa kwaRegistrar General.

VaTasikani vati vaimbove Registrar General VaTobaiwa Mudede ngavauye v**e ruzivo nehunyanzvi hwavo.

11/06/2026

Masvingo Urban Legislator, Martin Mureri says MPs have no power to preside over the proposed Constitutional Amendment Bill N0.3, saying the Bill should be subjected for a Referendum .

11/06/2026

Former Mines Minister, Winston Chitando backs Constitutional Amendment Bill N0.3.

11/06/2026

Zvishavane Ngezi MP, Mecky Jaravaza says Amendment Bill N0.3 has been received by the heavens.

11/06/2026

A 48-year-old man from Chitate Village in Domboshava was stripped and dumped naked after being robbed in a pirate taxi along Glenara Avenue in Harare.

Onai Murovanidzwa had boarded a red Honda Fit, a mushikashika, at about midnight at the corner of Simon Muzenda Street and Robert Mugabe Road. He was heading home to Domboshava.

Police said there were three men in the car, including the driver, all pretending to be passengers. Murovanidzwa sat in the back with one of them.

During the trip, one of the men pulled out a knife and began assaulting him. He was ordered to hand over his valuables and forced to lie face down so he could not see where they were going.

The men searched him and took US$200 in cash, a small Nokia phone, and a green satchel containing a fleece blanket and clothes. They then stripped him naked and left him by the roadside before driving off towards Chisipite.

Well-wishers later gave him clothes. Murovanidzwa suffered a cut to his upper lip, a swollen left eye and pain all over his body. He was taken to Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals for treatment.

He told police he had been working in Chipinge thatching houses. His bus broke down, and he was transferred to another one in Mutare, which meant he arrived in Harare late at night.

Harare provincial police spokesperson Inspector Luckmore Chakanza confirmed the robbery and warned the public against travelling at night.

He also warned against boarding private vehicles driven by people whom the passengers do not know.

11/06/2026

A Harare man has approached the High Court challenging a government directive that limits Ordinary Level candidates to nine subjects after his son was forced to drop three subjects he had already registered and paid for at Mutare Boys High School.

Walter Mutowo, acting on his own behalf and as the guardian of his son, Anesu Mutowo, filed the application on Wednesday.

The application, prepared by Lenon Rwizi of Hamunakwadi & Nyandoro Law Chambers, cites ZIMSEC, the Minister of Primary and Secondary Education, and Mutare Boys High School as respondents.

In his founding affidavit, Mutowo said he registered his son for 12 O-Level subjects and paid the full examination fees on 16 March 2026.

However, eight days later, the school’s head informed him that Anesu would have to reduce his subjects to nine in line with a new policy directive.

According to Mutowo, the directive is based on the Heritage-Based Curriculum Framework, a policy document jointly issued and enforced by ZIMSEC and the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education.

“To my utter shock, on March 24, 2026, I was advised by the head of Mutare Boys High that, pursuant to a new policy directive, they are forced to reduce his registered subjects from 12 to nine,” Mutowo says in the affidavit.

The directive is based on Secretary’s Circular No. 10 of 2024, signed by Education Ministry Secretary Moses Mhike, which recommends a maximum of nine learning areas at O-Level and three at A-Level.

Mutowo argues that neither the Zimbabwe School Examinations Council Act nor the Education Act gives ZIMSEC or the Minister of Primary and Secondary Education the power to limit the number of subjects a learner can sit. He says the directive is therefore unlawful because it exceeds their legal authority.

He also argues that the policy violates Sections 75 and 68 of the Constitution, which guarantee the right to education and the right to administrative justice.

According to Mutowo, enforcing the cap after his son had already registered, prepared for and paid for 12 subjects breached the boy’s legitimate expectation that he would be allowed to sit all of them.

Mutowo further contends that limiting candidates to nine subjects is unreasonable and unfairly disadvantages academically gifted learners.

He argues that the policy forces high-achieving students to abandon subjects that could influence their future careers and effectively places a limit on academic achievement.

He also raises concerns about the financial implications of the directive.

ZIMSEC accepted payment for 12 subjects on 16 March, but eight days later, it enforced the cap
He said he was left with the choice of seeking a partial refund for the three dropped subjects or withdrawing his son and enrolling him at another examination centre that allows more than nine subjects.

In the draft order filed with the court, Mutowo is seeking to have Clause 3.3 of the Heritage-Based Curriculum Framework set aside.

He also wants the court to order that his son be allowed to register for and sit all 12 subjects paid for in March, and that ZIMSEC and the minister jointly pay the legal costs of the application.

The matter is still before the High Court and is awaiting determination.

Source: ZimLive

11/06/2026

Five armed robbers who stole more than US$720,000 from Quest Financial Services in Harare have each been sentenced to an effective 11 years in prison.

Washington Mangwanda (21), Brighton Chikukwa (27), Silence Matambo (27), Liberty Mukanganise (31) and Luke Zinyengere (28) were convicted of armed robbery following a full trial before Harare regional magistrate Jesse Kufa.

Each was initially sentenced to 12 years in prison, with one year suspended on condition of good behaviour. Some of the recovered money, amounting to US$104,160, has since been returned to Quest Financial Services.

Zinyengere, who has a previous conviction, is already serving a separate 22-year prison sentence imposed in April last year for robbery and attempting to escape from lawful custody after trying to flee from prison guards at the Harare Magistrates Court.

The court heard that on 23 February 2024, staff at Quest Financial Services locked up their offices at No. 6 Rochester Road in Belgravia, Harare, leaving a vault containing US$720,676, R10,500, €120 and other valuables secured inside.

Security guard, Lancelot Tashayawedu remained on duty overnight.

At around 1 am on 25 February, the five accused and other accomplices who are still on the run allegedly stormed the premises armed with a revolver, a blank pistol, an electric drill, an iron bar and bolt cutters.

They cut through the perimeter fence and confronted Tashayawedu, who was asleep in a room at the back of the property. He and his girlfriend were tied up with electric cables while one robber stood guard.

The rest of the gang broke into the main office building through a window and searched several offices, including the managing director’s office, boardroom and server room. They stole two HP laptops and a Wi-Fi router before using explosives to blast open the vault.

The gang escaped with US$744,676, R10,500, €120 and a 7.65mm CZ Vzor pistol.

As they fled, a Safeguard reaction team arrived at the scene.

One of the robbers fired two shots into the air, forcing the security officers to retreat before the gang escaped through a neighbouring property.

CID Homicide detectives used CCTV footage from the company’s security system to identify Mangwanda, Chikukwa and Mukanganise, whom they already knew from the Mbare area.

Mangwanda was arrested in Harare’s city centre while driving a black Mercedes-Benz believed to have been used as the getaway vehicle. He later led police to US$21,000 that had been hidden from his share of the proceeds.
Chikukwa and Matambo were later arrested in Mbare.

Chikukwa led detectives to US$25,000 and a Ford Ranger purchased with robbery proceeds, while Matambo surrendered US$1,000 found on him and directed police to a further US$20,000 hidden at his rural home in Bocha, Marange. A Toyota Aqua bought with stolen funds was also recovered.

Mukanganise was arrested near the Boka To***co Auction Floors in Southlea Park and led investigators to US$20,560 hidden at his home, together with other property bought using the stolen money.

Zinyengere was arrested along Simon Mazorodze Road and directed the police to US$17,600.

He also led detectives to a Toyota Mark X and two expensive mobile phones, an iPhone 14 Pro Max and an iPhone 15 Pro Max, purchased with proceeds of the robbery.

Although the gang stole US$744,676, R10,500 and €120, investigators recovered US$166,180 in cash, the stolen firearm, vehicles worth US$36,600 and other property valued at US$3,695.

The total value of recovered assets amounted to US$206,475.

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