HARARE – Love turned sour in the capital last week as police turned violent, using teargas and baton sticks to attack women marching to express love. Code named “Marching in the name of love”, the action received hostility from Zimbabwe’s male-dominated police force. Holding red roses, the women from the Women of Zimbabwe Arise movement…
HARARE – Government was grossly short-changed in the $1 billion Zimbabwe Platinum Mines Limited (Zimplats’) indigenisation deal due to a combination of contradictions, misrepresentations and blunders, the Daily News can reveal. As details of what was dubbed as the greatest empowerment deal between Zimplats and the State-run National Indigenisation and Economic Empowerment Board (Nieeb) emerge,…
HARARE – Netherlands-based Royal Philips Electronics (Philips) plans to reinvest in Zimbabwe, more than a decade after it left the country. Juan Van Dongen, general manager of the company’s Africa division, said they had a multi-year investment plan to significantly increase Philips’ footprint on the continent in the coming years. “We’ve had approval for a…
HARARE – A 41-year-old man chose to kill himself in the most painful way — by throwing himself in fast-moving traffic along Fourth Street. Witnesses said Edward Kabaya was run over by a commuter omnibus at around midday in a suspected case of suicide that left many in shock. An eyewitness, Tapiwa Matambo, said the…
HARARE – Veteran midfielder Murape Murape says Dynamos must take a commanding first leg lead to Lesotho from their African Champions League preliminary round qualifier on Sunday against the mountainous Kingdom’s champions. DeMbare host Lesotho Correctional Services (LCS) at Rufaro Stadium, and Murape feels the Zimbabwean champions must kill off the tie at home before…
JOHANNESBURG – Juju, the clothing range inspired by expelled ANC Youth League president Julius Malema, has suffered the same fate as the political life of its embattled source of inspiration. In January last year when Malema was at his loudest, a business idea was ignited by enterprising Pretoria fashion designer Obakeng Ramabodu. He wasted no…
HARARE – What a huge disappointment. He always came across as ‘Saint Walter’. He appeared like he was a dove among the hawks. Sadly, he is just like them all. In typical Zanu PF style, Tourism minister Walter Mzembi was part of a bunch of the political party legislators involved in the grab of RioZim’s…
HARARE – With a massive human resource base anchored on a population now topping 1,3 billion, 25 million small-to-medium enterprises and an economy set to be among the top five by 2050, India is hedging its growth on its unsung heroes and heroines. India’s home and handmade wares are making waves across the globe and…
HARARE – Close to 75 percent of the festive season accidents were caused by drivers between the ages of 26 and 45, according to the Traffic Safety Council. Speaking to the Daily News recently, managing director of the Traffic Safety Council, Obio Chinyere said the majority of accidents were due to youthful drivers’ tendency to…
BULAWAYO – Nearly 500 Women of Zimbabwe Arise (Woza) members yesterday invaded Bulawayo Central Police Station denouncing police brutality. The demonstration was prompted by police’s stance on Wednesday, when they dispersed Woza members using tear gas and violence. The women were tear-gassed by riot police as they performed a ceremony dubbed “love march”. In the…
