HARARE – Zimbabweans will have to brace up for tough times next year if the prevailing economic conditions are anything to go by. With the economy almost on its knees owing to mismanagement by the Zanu PF government, key among them, the lack of investor confidence, and the liquidity crunch which has seen hundreds of…
HARARE – Comedian Carl Joshua Ncube, who is diabetic, was rushed to hospital on Thursday after his blood sugar levels shot up. The stand-up comedian’s admission into hospital followed his performance in Mutare. “When I was in Mutare, my sugar had been high before Christmas and I was feeling lethargic,” said Ncube. “I went to…
HARARE – Public transport operators have complained over police fines which are imposed on them for failure to produce enough vehicle particulars during this year’s festive season. Some of the operators that spoke to the Daily News yesterday said that they are given many tickets for a similar offence. They claim the fines are driving…
HARARE – Zesa Holdings (Zesa) should get rid of bloated executives and boards who are squandering consumer money and instead upgrade electricity generation capacity, a leading residents lobby group said. Harare Residents’ Trust (HRT) director Precious Shumba yesterday told the Daily News on Sunday Zesa was coming up with excuses for failure to provide the…
HARARE – As we draw the curtain on 2013, it is our prayer that 2014 will be better for Zimbabweans. The year 2013, has been a very eventful year filled with highs and lows and Zimbabweans have borne the brunt of the harsh realities caused by the liquidity crunch. The year saw President Robert Mugabe…
HARARE – Cash strapped Zimbabwe government is negotiating with external creditors over its gigantic debt but has ruled out its swift clearance owing to serious economic challenges. Zimbabwe’s external debt is estimated to be $6,1 billion. “We are negotiating with creditors and the development partners for arrears clearance, debt relief and new financing. We do…
HARARE – A couple of weeks ago I woke up one Monday morning disturbed by the thought that I had forgotten to remind DJ Smoove about an interview we had scheduled for later that day. Thanks to WhatsApp, it was easy to remind the internationally acclaimed disc jockey about our meeting. Smoove had sent me…
HARARE – A Harare magistrate has jailed for 10 years each four men who at gunpoint stripped naked a Glen Norah man before robbing him. Mukai Mugadza, 37, Ishmael Moyo, 35, Daniel Muradzikwa, 23 and Balakas Enzereni, 38, were each sent to prison for 10 years after being convicted on robbery charges. Magistrate Sandra Mupindu…
HARARE – Zimbabwe’s food security is under threat following poor rains and incessant food imports characterising the country. Stakeholders in the agriculture sector are pessimistic and predict the situation will worsen if government fails to address issues of relief. Zimbabwe Commercial Farmers Union (ZCFU) president Donald Khumalo said the country was facing the risk of…
HARARE – Deputy Agriculture minister responsible for cropping Davis Marapira says government will import more grain from South Africa and Zambia early next year in a bid to avert famine. The country has been hit by massive famine as thousands of Zimbabweans in drought-ravaged areas are surviving on wild fruits and competing with wild animals…
