CAIRO – Five people have been killed and about 90 wounded after three blasts in the Egyptian capital that appeared to target the police force. The attacks began with a powerful car bomb that exploded outside the police headquarters in central Cairo, killing four people and wounding at least 76. Within hours, two other blasts…
MELBOURNE – Rafael Nadal powered past Roger Federer to reach the Australian Open final and maintain his dominance over the 17-time Grand Slam champion. The world number one came through 7-6 (7-4) 6-3 6-3 and goes on to face Federer’s compatriot, Stanislas Wawrinka, for the title on Sunday. And the Spaniard, 27, will be a…
HARARE – Eneregy minister Dzikamai Mavhaire says a new Zesa Holdings (Zesa) board will be appointed as and when government is ready. This comes as the power utility’s previous board — led by Simbarashe Mangwengwende — was dissolved upon expiry of its tenure on December 31 last year. It was also on the back of…
HARARE – Zimbabwe’s distressed manufacturing sector — through the Confederation of Zimbabwe Industries (CZI) — is finalising preparations for a European Union tour expected to unlock fresh capital and bail-out facilities. Charles Msipa, the federation president, yesterday told Businesssdaily that plans were at an advanced stage for the group to embark on the tour, also…
HARARE – Zimbabwe remains caught up in a crisis that is weighing down heavily on economic turnaround efforts, former Finance minister Tendai Biti has said. Out of the $4 billion national budget presented last month, Finance minister Patrick Chinamasa indicated that $3,5 billion would go towards recurrent expenditure, crowding out industry and other key economic…
HARARE – Zanu PF has rubbished American President Barack Obama’s move to snub President Robert Mugabe, saying they will not lose sleep over the matter. Obama plans to exclude Mugabe when he invites 47 leaders to a landmark US-Africa summit in August, seeking to widen US trade, development and security ties with an increasingly dynamic…
HARARE – Acting President Joice Mujuru flexed her muscles on Wednesday after convening a special meeting for provincial ministers where she cracked the whip on errant government officials. In the past, some provincial ministers opposed to Mujuru have snubbed the meeting. But yesterday only one minister, Abednico Ncube, minister of State for Matabeleland South, who…
HARARE – Opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai’s lawyers are off the hook following a Supreme Court ruling setting aside Electoral Court judge Chinembiri Bhunu’s directive that they be arrested on contempt of court charges. Tsvangirai appealed to the Supreme Court against Bhunu’s dismissal of his application, in which the former premier sought permission to get electoral…
HARARE – President Robert Mugabe’s Zanu PF has offered its winning and losing candidates the option to buy their campaign vehicles. Joram Gumbo, Zanu PF chief whip, confirmed to the Daily News that he was tasked to deliver the message to the legislators this week during their party’s parliamentary caucus meeting. “All the MPs that…
HARARE – Gays and Lesbians of Zimbabwe (Galz) has appealed to prosecutor-general Johannes Tomana to drop charges levelled against transgender Ricky Nathanson saying the prosecution was a waste of taxpayers’ funds. Chesterfield Samba, Galz director, said the executive director of the Bulawayo-based modelling agency, who was recently arrested on accusations of being gay, was being…
