NAIROBI – A row has broken out in Kenya over whether rejected ballots should be included in the presidential vote count following tightly contested polls. The coalition of candidate Uhuru Kenyatta accused the UK of playing a “shadowy” role by trying to deny him outright victory in Monday’s vote. The UK denied the allegation. There…
HARARE – In a suspected case of infanticide, a woman this week allegedly dumped the body of her newly-born baby at Carter House in Mbare. Carter House is the home of Zanu PF’s Mbare terror group Chipangano. Police confirmed they are investigating a case of infanticide in the old suburb. “Kudakwashe Makumbe of Mbare…
HARARE – Zimbabwe will revisit its marketing contracts signed with platinum miners in the country in line with the indigenisation policy, Mines minister Obert Mpofu said. This comes as the government has indigenised foreign-owned platinum producers in the country, acquiring 51 percent shareholding of each under its empowerment programme. “It has come to my attention…
HARARE – Zanu PF has dismissed claims by End Time-Message ministries founder and pastor, Robert Gumbura that the party gave him permission to use its structures to donate food and goods to the Mabvuku/ Tafara constituency. Gumbura who earlier told the Daily News that he had not considered entering into politics said he had requested…
HARARE – Zimbabwe has earned $43,4 million from the sale of 12 425 246 kg of tobacco at an average $3,49 per kg, figures from the Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board (TIMB) reveal. However, this is a marginal increase from $43,3 realised from the sale of 11 959 185 kg at an average $3,62 per…
HARARE – Justice and Legal Affairs minister Patrick Chinamasa has said the Labour Court is understaffed because qualified persons are shunning the jobs, owing to poor remuneration, which has created a massive backlog of cases. Chinamasa was speaking to journalists after the swearing in ceremony of Emilia Muchawa and Phildah Muzofa as Labour Court presidents…
HARARE – Civil education is important and, therefore, the conversation on the implications of the Zimplats Indigenisation (“ZI”) transaction on public policy choices and actions necessarily becomes critical, not least because of the characters involved in the drama, but in order to establish whether the ideals of the revolution have been compromised or promoted. Cecil…
HARARE – Most people often cite having children or raising their families as one of the principal reasons for going to work or accumulating material possessions. If people are not paid on time they are quick to point to the difficulties they will face in caring for their children. Some parents had to leave their…
HARARE – The Zimbabwe Forestry Commission (ZFC) has allegedly failed to pay its workers their February salaries. The state workers say they have received payslips but no cash however. Their parent ministry of Environment and Natural Resource Management has told them that payment has already been made but it is yet to reach their accounts….
HARARE – It does not need a rocket scientist to revive government’s struggling parastatals, including national airline Air Zimbabwe (Airzim). This week, Airzim’s board — chaired by bank executive Ozias Bvute — told Parliament’s portfolio committee on State Enterprises and Parastatals (Seps) that there is urgent need to appoint a substantive chief executive. And we…
