HARARE – Do not think twice; let’s just do it, please. None of those Members of Parliament should be returned. Now we know why so-called “sitting MPs” from all political parties were trying to avoid primaries. The blackmailers and extortionists wanted another term of thieving and vice in Parliament. Times when we used to blame…
HARARE – Following the Daily News’ exposure of the Nieebgate Scandal in which government was fleeced in suspicious indigenisation deals, we call on the government to immediately institute a probe into this shameful act of deceit and looting. Investigations by the Daily News on Sunday have revealed that during the programme, values of companies were…
HARARE – Palladium futures settled at a 17-month high in midweek, while platinum marched higher, as traders continued to sift through reports of a potential supply disruption in Zimbabwe. Palladium for March delivery, the most active contract, rose 65 cents, or 0,1 percent, to settle at $772,05 a troy ounce on the New York Mercantile…
HARARE – As President Robert Gabriel Mugabe celebrates his 89th birthday this Thursday, it boggles the mind how far he has come. He is loved and loathed in equal dose and is credited with staying ahead of political curvatures. If he were an animal, a cat would be envious as he evidently possesses more than…
HARARE – Gravel mining is turning some of Harare’s areas into an eyesore. While the gravel goes into constructing of state-of-the-art buildings such as the Chinese-built mall in Warren Park, residents are left to dig their own way out the holes left behind. Mereki Shopping Centre (Mereki) is one of Zimbabwe’s most popular braai spots….
HARARE – Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai’s Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) says Zanu PF rigging is well underway as scores of civil servants and other strategically-positioned citizens are surreptitiously registering as voters. This also comes as the funding and pronouncement of a much-anticipated election date are unclear, and which issues have allegedly frustrated the Zimbabwe…
HARARE – Love her or hate her, one cannot just ignore her. Her charm is not derived from the fact that she has flawless skin and looks like she has been shooting pictures for a fashion magazine all the time. Pokello Nare simply has got it. She has literally taken the Harare fashion scene by…
HARARE – Zanu PF’s quest to use indigenous churches in the coming elections has reached new levels with Vice President Joice Mujuru’s name being dragged into a ragging bitter war for the control of Zion Apostolic Faith Mission Church. Mujuru is the matron of the Apostolic Christian Council of Zimbabwe (ACCZ), an ecumenical board of…
HARARE – One of President Robert Mugabe’s birthday wishes is to have rival-turned-coalition- partner Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai attend his annual bash. With relations seemingly thawing between the two former bitter rivals, who have tea every Monday, whenever time allows, there seems to be growing favour within Zanu PF to have Tsvangirai attend this year’s…
HARARE – Zanu PF’s key administrative organs — the politburo and central committee — are soon expected to tackle the indigenisation programme in the aftermath of revelations about its dodgy implementation, the Daily News on Sunday can reveal. While the party was still determined to use this otherwise-noble initiative as its election trump card in…
