HARARE – What started as a hobby for the then 19-year-old aspiring bodybuilder Vaughn Carl grew into a career. Growing up as an adventurous child and watching television just like those of his age, the sight of Hollywood poster boys ignited a journey into the world of bodybuilding and today he boasts of three Mr…
HARARE – Businessperson Mutumwa Mawere says President Robert Mugabe cannot be trusted to lead Zimbabwe for the next five years. “Don’t trust anybody, people trusted president Mugabe and today they are poor,” he told a news conference at the Meikles Hotel on Friday. He said Mugabe did not have a clue of what is happening…
HARARE – In this question and answer interview with Honourable Jameson Timba (JZT), the Daily News’ Executive Deputy Editor, Chris Goko (CG), graphically illustrates how the odds are stacked against political opponents of Zanu PF in the forthcoming elections, beginning with Sunday’s so-called special voting. CG: Hon. Jameson Timba, you are once again representing your…
BULAWAYO – Days after major political parties in Zimbabwe forged alliances, another coalition that seeks to address the plight of Matabeleland has emerged. Alliance Khumbula Ekhaya (AKE), a virtually unknown political formation consists of Friends of Zapu Trust led by Colonel Ray Ncube, People’s Union of Matabeleland and Mthwakazi Youth Leaders Joint Resolution, among others….
HARARE – At least three million people in Mashonaland West and Harare provinces will be able to access screening for cervical cancer after receiving equipment for early screening and treatment. Kadoma General Hospital, Karoi District Hospital, the Giovanni Spagnolli Centre for the Promotion of Women (Harare), the Kariba-Siavonga and Chegutu District Hospitals as well as…
HARARE – Britain will provide up to £35 million to help over two million of the world’s poorest people survive a looming food crisis that is set to grip southern Africa, International Development minister Lynne Featherstone announced in Malawi. Rising food prices have combined with unpredictable weather to leave food stocks dangerously low across the…
BULAWAYO – Deputy Prime Minister and MDC vice president Thokozani Khupe has said her party will trounce Zanu PF in July 31 polls sending President Robert Mugabe to rest in his rural home in Zvimba. Addressing hundreds of MDC supporters at MacDonald Hall in Makokoba suburb in Bulawayo on Wednesday, Khupe said Zimbabweans can not…
HARARE – Zimplow Holdings (Zimplow) has disposed of its motor vehicle dealer Puzey & Payne to management. Maxwell Chinorwadza, Company Secretary said the disposal will allow the farm implements manufacturer to streamline operations and focus on its key strategic objectives. “The directors obtained an independent opinion from advisors that the terms of the transaction are…
LONDON – African governments should give more support to entrepreneurs to help boost regional trade flows, to allow businesses to benefit from growing consumer demand and insulate the continent from global financial crises, a UN study said on Thursday. In a break with past recommendations on African trade, the United Nations Conference on Trade and…
HARARE – Zanu PF leaders have always been boasting of craft competency yet their 2013 election manifesto exposes startling revelations of incomprehensible confusion. The following are just but a few observations from the so-called people’s manifesto. The phrase “Taking Back the Economy” is more threatening than being attractive to the ordinary person in the street….
