HARARE – Finance minister Tendai Biti says Zimbabwe could miss its five percent 2013 projected economic growth target due to fundamental weaknesses that continue to depress the economy. “These weaknesses are reflected through liquidity and financing challenges, limited revenue growth, as well as a widening trade and current account gap, emanating from depressed exports and…
BOSTON – An investigation is under way after two explosions near the finishing line of the Boston Marathon left three people dead and at least 140 injured. The FBI has taken over co-ordination of what it described as a “potential terrorist inquiry”. Boston police say officers are working around the clock and all leave has…
HARARE – Renowned theatre practitioners, media personnel, lawyers and the National Arts Council of Zimbabwe, Nacz, recently met in Gweru to explore on how to professionalise the theatre sector and undertake an audit of existing theatre associations. The national Indaba was the first of its kind by the sector in more than 32 years and…
HARARE – Sovereignty as a concept has its roots in the Treaty or Peace of Westphalia, so named because it was signed in a Germany city of that name on October 24, 1648. Without going into its history, the Westphalian Treaty reposed total control of territory with fixed populations on states, without external interference. In…
HARARE – South Africa has approved $100 million in budgetary support to cash-strapped Zimbabwe, helping plug a gap in its finances ahead of elections expected in the second half of the year, Finance minister Tendai Biti said yesterday. Zimbabwe’s economy has been on the mend since President Robert Mugabe and Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai agreed…
HARARE – Zimbabwe is importing Genetically Modified Organism (GMO) maize from South Africa after its newly- resettled farmers failed to provide enough food to feed its 12 million citizens. Presenting a State of the Economy Report yesterday, Finance minister Tendai Biti said government has allowed imports of GMOs from the neighbouring country despite earlier declarations…
HARARE – Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai’s MDC wants regional bloc Sadc to force the country’s military bosses to declare they will accept this year’s watershed poll regardless of the winner. MDC spokesperson Douglas Mwonzora told the Daily News yesterday that his party is pushing for an urgent summit on Zimbabwe’s looming elections. “I can confirm…
HARARE – The Zimbabwe junior women beach volleyball team as qualified for the Under-21 FIVB World Beach Volleyball Championship scheduled for Umag, Croatia,in June. The duo of Mathildah Dube and Charity Chikore recovered from a first round defeat at the hands of hosts Namibia to beat Gabon 2-0 during their junior CAVB (Confederation of African…
HARARE – David Kutyauripo has not let his snub by Dynamos affect his focus on playing football. The fullback seems to be enjoying his football at Harare City, the club he joined after being transfer-listed by the Castle Premiership champions at the end of last season. Kutyauripo had two assists in City’s 4-0 drubbing of…
HARARE – Controversial preacher Emmanuel Makandiwa has come under fire for nudging the Zimbabwe Media Commission to close down the Daily News. Makandiwa’s lawyers wrote to the Zimbabwe Media Commission (ZMC) requesting it to severely punish the paper over an inadvertent error made on one of the paper’s street posters. Makandiwa, who had earlier withdrawn…
