HARARE – It is that time of the year again when thousands of Johane Masowe weChishanu church members gather at their famous Gandanzara Shrine in Makoni District to worship and praise. It is also a time when they celebrate the life of their founder. Yet a visit to the shrine shows how the dead —…
HARARE – Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai has called for the prosecution of the previous National Social Security Authority (Nssa) board and management after a State enquiry exposed a myriad of white-collar crimes, including corruption, tax fraud, and bribery. Nssa is a statutory body established in 1989 to handle pension savings for better old age. An…
HARARE – Zimbabwe’s leading independent newspaper, the Daily News has partnered superstar musician Oliver Mtukudzi’s annual Pakare Paye Solo Festival which takes place this year on Saturday, October 6 in Norton. The sixth edition of the festival this year features international artists Suzanna Owiyo from Kenya and Kunle Ayo from Nigeria and local artists including…
HARARE – Energy minister Elton Mangoma says Zimbabwe will continue supplying NamPower with electricity until the country clears its $40 million debt with the Namibian utility company. This comes amid reports that NamPower has extended its power supply deal with Zimbabwe for another year, to November 2014, because Zesa Holdings (Zesa) had partially failed to…
HARARE – Government has announced it will resume remitting pension funds to former workers of Malawian origin who were retrenched in the past. Remittance of the funds was stopped because of lack of records and economic problems experienced in the country. Speaking in the Malawi capital, Lilongwe, at the weekend Zimbabwean ambassador to Malawi, Thandiwe…
HARARE – Award-winning international gospel sensation Sinach Kalu is set to perform at Harare International Conference Centre tonight. The praise and worship icon arrived in the country on Tuesday marking her first visit and performance in Zimbabwe. The Christ Embassy lead singer mentored by Pastor Chris Oyakhilome is leading a team of several African gospel…
HARARE – Injured Zimbabwe football captain and goalkeeper Tapuwa Kapini, who had his first review with his surgeon yesterday since his ankle operation two weeks ago, has warned his teammates to closely monitor Angolan star Manucho in the decisive 2013 African Nations Cup qualifier next month. Kapini, who plays for AmaZulu in the South African…
HARARE – The mayhem caused by touts, popularly known as Madimbadimba, exposed the incompetency of the Zimbabwe Republic Police and the failing leadership of police commissioner general Augustine Chihuri. We do not celebrate the belated arrests of the touts because this action was not only late but prompted by the intervention of soldiers, not the…
HARARE – Finance minister Tendai Biti will soon commence his provincial consultative meetings for the 2013 national budget. The meetings, which include consultations with sectoral leaders and key stakeholders generally, solicit inputs and ideas that the minister can use as part of crafting his annual budget. How time flies! We are already thinking about another…
HARARE – Tonight’s epic gospel show in Harare led by award-winning gospel minister Sinach has fuelled speculation that Pastor Christian Oyakhilome popularly as Pastor Chris — founding president of Believers’ LoveWorld Incorporated — is finally coming to Zimbabwe. His church is also known as Christ Embassy, a Christian ministry headquartered in Lagos, Nigeria. Pastor Chris,…
