HARARE – President Robert Mugabe’s outrider who met a painful death as he engulfed in flames on Wednesday could have been saved as he was breathing when the motorcade zoomed past his smoking body, to the chagrin of onlookers. The Daily News saw video footage of the horror crash and the footage leaves even the…
HARARE – CAPS United assistant coach Mkhupali Masuku has maintained that the struggling former champions are not out of the woods yet and need at least “six points to be assured of survival.” Masuku however, believes defeating Castle Premiership title dark horse Monomotapa at Rufaro Stadium on Sunday will go a long way in completing…
HARARE – Stanislaus Tanislaus Gorerazvo Mudenge, Zimbabwe’s minister of Higher Education, collapsed and died yesterday after making a presentation at the Great Zimbabwe Hotel in Masvingo. He was 71. Mudenge, best known as the suave and verbose civil servant mandarin, had been unwell for sometime. He was said to have collapsed and rushed to a…
HARARE – Africa Reinsurance Corporation Limited (Afre) is poised to launch a rights issue to raise $8,631 million towards recapitalising the company and buttress itself from the impact of the liquidity crunch. SheilaLorimer, company secretary said the group’s capital raising initiative was taken after considering the state of the insurance sector and the need for…
HARARE – Teachers commemorate World Teachers Day today amidst poverty and poor working conditions which have resulted in a series of wild strikes. Unions say there is nothing to celebrate this year as government remains insensitive to their plight concerning low remuneration and poor working conditions. Zimbabwe has about 90 000 teachers, who constitute the…
HARARE – Around 5pm this Tuesday, I was walking home after work along Samora Machel Avenue when I caught up with my colleague Bridget Mananavire, who was the night reporter on duty that day. We strolled along Samora Machel Avenue, and I was congratulating Bridget on her two nominations for the National Journalistic and Media…
HARARE – Dynamos assistant coach Tonderai Ndiraya says the Glamour Boys must be more consistent if they hope to retain their Castle Premiership title. DeMbare returned to pole position last Sunday following a 4-1 demolition of Shabanie Mine and have now amassed 55 points from 24 matches. Before reclaiming their lead at the weekend, the…
HARARE – Black Mambas ended their four-match winless streak with a deserved 2-0 win over struggling Hwange in yesterday’s only Castle Premiership match. Mambas winger Peter Kachirika got a brace in the second half, taking the home team to 28 points from 24 matches and in the process swap places with Hwange, who now occupy…
HARARE – A three year-long wage dispute between Standard Chartered Bank Zimbabwe (SCB) and its managerial workers rages on with the employees recently seeking the Labour ministry’s intervention. In a September 26 letter, SCB Managerial Employees Association (SCBMEA) lawyers, Maganga and Company, said the bank had selectively awarded employers a wage rise and in contravention…
NEW YORK – US Republican candidate Mitt Romney won the first of three televised debates with President Barack Obama, polls and analysts say. After the 90-minute duel centring on taxes, the deficit and healthcare, polls gave Mr Romney a 46-67% margin with Mr Obama trailing with 22-25%. Commentators said Mr Romney appeared in command while…
