HARARE – Former radio and TV personality Eric Knight says he has devised a plan to neutralise Chipangano’s violent activities in Mbare ahead of harmonised elections set for later this year. Knight, who is eyeing the Mbare parliamentary seat riding on Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai’s MDC ticket, promised MDC supporters in the restive constituency of…
HARARE – Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai is disgusted at police’s “trivialisation” of the unfortunate death of 12-year-old Christpower Maisiri, a top aide said yesterday. Alex Magaisa, Tsvangirai’s political advisor said the premier will take up the issue with President Robert Mugabe. He was addressing journalists yesterday following Tsvangirai’s meeting with visiting Swedish minister of International…
HARARE – The City of Harare has been taken to court on criminal charges for discharging raw sewage into a stream, defying an Environment Management Agency (Ema) order. The city council, represented by Takawira Muserere is accused of failing to comply with an order from Ema and discharging pollutants into aquatic environment. Court papers revealed…
HARARE – Flamboyant United Family International (UFI) Church founder, Emmanuel Makandiwa, who filed a $2 million lawsuit against the Daily News, yesterday failed to turn up for a pre-trial conference. This did not go down well with judges Chinembiri Bhunu and David Mangota who took his lawyer Nickiel Mushangwe through basic court procedures he had…
MOLDONADO – Zimbabwe women football team coach Rosemary Mugadza says while the main objective of the Uruguay tour is to learn modern football trends, the Mighty Warriors will not be intimidated by their higher-ranked opponents when they take to the field. Mugadza was speaking ahead of the African side’s first of three matches against the…
HARARE – President Robert Mugabe’s security personnel had to push 89 stubborn balloons up into the cloudy skies after they had initially refused to take off. Making a grand entrance at around 1 pm, the Zanu PF leader received a standing ovation from the sweating crowd as he was greeted by 89 children who handed…
HARARE – Platform for Youth Development (PYD) is demanding to be involved in the drafting of the Joint Venture proposal for Chisumbanje Ethanol Project. PYD says taking note that Green fuel has been given five percent mandatory blending with conditions of a Joint Venture, they are mindful that the drafting process can be exclusive of…
HARARE – The Premier Soccer League (PSL) has summoned Shabanie Mine and Highlanders after crowd trouble marred the two clubs’ season-opening match at Maglas Stadium last Thursday. Referee Masakadza Makonese had to stop play for over 20 minutes after missiles rained from the terraces when he booked Bosso forward Knox Mtizwa for diving inside the…
HARARE – Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai’s office has claimed that police has picked up two more staffers. Luke Tamborinyoka, Tsvangirai’s spokesperson, said the two officers employed in the PM’s media and communication wing were picked up in the afternoon yesterday. Zororai Mudariki and Brian Mutusva are the latest addition to the growing list of people…
HARARE – A quasi government firm has fired an employee for speaking to the Daily News about the company’s failure to pay salaries in February. The Forestry Commission (FC), a once thriving concern, has confirmed firing the employee Doubt Bhunu, who was a member of the workers’ committee. The matter is now being viewed as…
