HARARE – The scarcity of free schooling in Zimbabwe is forcing thousands of destitute children to make a dangerous trek to South Africa to seek a free education. But some penniless, in the heart of South Africa, end up taking risks to stay alive. The wide Limpopo River separating Zimbabwe and South Africa is known…
NKAYI – Villagers of the three Matabeleland constituencies who spent four years without Members of Parliament (MPs) after their expulsion from Parliament by the Welshman Ncube-led MDC said there were treated as non-Zimbabweans. Abednico Bhebhe of Nkayi South, Norman Mpofu of Bulilima East and Njabuliso Mguni of Lupane East were expelled from Parliament in 2009…
HARARE – As the July 31 make or break harmonised elections beckon, Zimbabweans have been taken aback as President Robert Mugabe resorts once again to unorthodox means to ensure that his Zanu PF party wins the election at all costs. While the 89-year-old former guerrilla leader has not resorted to his usual tactics of violence,…
HARARE – Toronto Stock Exchange-listed New Dawn Mining Corporation (New Dawn) has threatened to divest from Zimbabwe if its planned cost-reduction measures fail and the international gold price continues to fall. The gold miner — operating five mines in Zimbabwe — said it might mothball its operations or dispose the business totally. According to Money…
HARARE – Aspiring Mberengwa North MDC House of Assembly representative and Progressive Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (PTUZ) president Takavafira Zhou sees the unshackling of Zanu PF stranglehold on Mberengwa as key in bringing real development to this forgotten area. This week he spoke to Daily News sub editor Viniel Deredza on his vision and aspirations…
BULAWAYO – The ruling MDC parties say Zimbabwe is poised for a shambolic election on July 31 due to failure by the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) to efficiently conduct the just-ended two-day special vote. The commission’s lack of preparedness has cast doubt over its ability to hold a credible election, with political parties predicting chaos….
HARARE – Ever since he broke on to the Zimbabwe film stage as Tuyane Tsumba in the film Yellow Card, Leroy Gopal (LG) has become the favourite to many. The 34-year-old, who recently bagged the Best Actor in a TV Comedy Award in the South African Film and Television Awards (Safta) last year, recently spoke…
HARARE – President Robert Mugabe is now a “caretaker president,” and has no moral authority to make substantive senior government appointments, MDC secretary-general and Finance minister Tendai Biti has said. Speaking to journalists, Biti said: “As a party we are worried when substantive appointments that have a material bearing on elections are made by someone…
HARARE – President Robert Mugabe, who two weeks ago threatened to pull out of Sadc, has made a sudden U-turn, assuring regional leaders that Zimbabwe cherishes being part of the regional bloc. Mugabe told a State banquet hosted on the eve of Lesotho’s King Letsie III’s 50th birthday celebrations on Wednesday night that he remained…
WASHINGTON – US Secretary of State John Kerry has offered to “revisit” current sanctions against Zimbabwe if upcoming elections are transparent and peaceful, a US official said. In a letter addressed to Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe, Kerry makes it clear that the US is “prepared to revisit our bilateral relationship” — but only if the…
