HARARE – A state witness in the case involving former Chitungwiza town clerk’s “uncle” said a document was planted in the municipality files to cover up for Godfrey Tanyanyiwa’s criminal charges. The case involves Francis Tinashe Mukurazita, 36, who according to state papers is Tanyanyiwa’s uncle and is on trial on charges of working as…
HARARE – With general elections scheduled to take place next year, rhetoric through which politicians hope to convince the public that they abhor the barbaric violence that has come to characterise Zimbabwean polls, is guaranteed to reach fever pitch. President Mugabe enclosed this messageat the burial of Higher and Tertiary Education minister Stan Mudenge at…
HARARE – Harare multi-millionaire and MT&N Distributors Alex Mashamhanda is the next target on the hit list of Zanu PF hardliners with a grudge against big businesses and the wealthy men who run them, the Daily News can report. After the arbitrary cancellation of Mashamhanda’s water treatment chemical supply contract by Local Government minister Ignatius…
HARARE – Zimbabwe’s annual inflation rate has maintained its downward trend shedding 0,39 percentage points on the August 2012 rate of 3,63 percent to close the month of September at 3,24 percent. Economist Takunda Mugaga however, maintains the continued decline remains meaningless inlight of the economic challenges that continue to dog the country. “There is…
HARARE – Julius Malema failed to charm the Zimbabwean media this weekend when his bouncers allegedly attacked two Daily News reporters who tried to interview him at a plush restaurant in the capital, Harare. Expelled ANC Youth League president Malema and his spokesperson, Floyd Shivambu, were in Zimbabwe for a high-profile Zanu-PF wedding and to…
HARARE – South African rapper Molemo “Jub Jub” Maarohanye has been convicted of murder and attempted murder after driving into a group of schoolchildren in 2010. Magistrate Brian Nemavhidi also convicted Maarohanye of racing on a public road and driving under the influence of drugs. Maarohanye smashed his car into a group of pupils in…
HARARE – Mashonaland Eagles remained top of the Pro50 table with a six-wicket win over Midwest Rhinos at the Kwekwe Sports Club. Vusi Sibanda and Brendan Taylor put on 133 upfront for Rhinos but Stuart Matsikenyeri responded with a swift 50, and Forster Mutizwa’s blows towards the end sealed Eagle’s second win in as many…
HARARE – In recent articles, Tendai Biti, the secretary-general of the MDC, made incisive analyses of the constitutional imbroglio that has characterised the political discourse for the past few years. Biti observed that constitutions had failed “to curb the excess of predatory and imperial presidents such as Mugabe, Nguema and others.” With respect to Zanu…
HARARE – The European Union ambassador to Zimbabwe regrets the recent arrest of a Cabinet minister and journalists by police in moves he says are a form of political intimidation. Aldo Dell’Ariccia told the Daily News in an interview that the timing of Energy minister Elton Mangoma’s arrest, in particular, was questionable. Mangoma was arrested…
HARARE – Mhondoro Ngezi MP and former Information minister Bright Matonga and Anne Pout’s legal teams will head to court next month for a decision about their divorce case. Their lawyers will have to tell High Court judge Tendai Uchena about what they have done to settle the case or prepare for trial. Matonga ditched…
