HARARE – Two City of Harare employees have appeared in court on allegations of defrauding their employer of $325 114,63. Godfrey Hama, 35, a senior accountant and Dumisani Mgogoshi, 39, a clerical officer were not asked to plead when they appeared before magistrate Don Ndirowei on Friday. They were remanded to May 6. It is…
HARARE – On April 17, 1980, President Mugabe spoke on the eve of the birth of a new nation and his state of mind at the material time is important for any historian to capture as it gives a glimpse of the views held then and now on key and fundamental nation-State building values. Mugabe…
HARARE – One thing record is setting straight is that President Robert Mugabe just like any ambitious politician, devotes too much time on rhetoric than action, promises than fulfilment and fantasy than reality. It is against this backdrop that the much-hyped Independence Day commemoration speech by Zimbabwe’s statesman is just another high loud sounding nothing….
HARARE – Daily News journalists Talent Chapanduka and Gift Phiri (DN) talked to opposition Mavambo/Kusile/Dawn (MKD) leader Simba Makoni (SM) about his expedition to South Africa to drum up political support. Below are the extracts from the interview. DN: We understand you have just landed from South Africa. Would you care to tell us about…
HARARE – Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai has angrily rejected claims that he has “pleaded” to purchase his Highlands mansion and official Mercedes Benz to secure his future after the imminent expiry of the inclusive government. The State-run media claimed yesterday Tsvangirai has officially “pleaded” with authorities to allow him to purchase his official Highlands mansion…
HARARE – Zimbabwe is fretting over the resurgence of typhoid, cholera and other diarrhoeal diseases, five years after a similar outbreak killed over 4 000 people. At least four people have died in the fresh typhoid outbreak, and aid groups are rushing in medicine and other supplies to combat Zimbabwe’s deadliest health problem. The outbreak…
HARARE – Last Thursday Zimbabwe marked 33 years of self rule. As reported elsewhere in this edition, those in the Diaspora are agonising on the independence of Zimbabwe and as well as the opportunities that we missed as a nation as a result of the economic collapse of the past decade. For some time now,…
BOSTON – US federal prosecutors are preparing charges against the surviving Boston Marathon bomb suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev as more details emerge of his capture. If he is charged with using a weapon of mass destruction to kill people, he could face the death penalty. Mr Tsarnaev is in hospital, unable to speak because of a…
BULAWAYO – The Bulawayo fire services department has blamed gross negligence for the fire which razed a petrol station in the city centre on Independence Day. No one was however, injured when the Redan Petroleum station, run by local businessman, Earnest Marima, exploded into a ball of fire destroying two fuel trankers. Bulawayo council chief…
HARARE – For 33 times in as many years, Zimbabweans were led to various centres around the country to “celebrate” Independence Day. In just about every country in the world Independence Day is a revered day that allows people to pause from regular daily imperatives to thank and remember patriots past who laid down their…
