HARARE – If anybody were to try and tell you that 2013 was a year full of happiness and potential, that person would surely be deluded. From a Zimbabwean point of view, there was precious little to smile about, say for the odd glimpse of promise shown from time to time. It has been well…
HARARE – Zimbabweans started withdrawing from the economy long before it collapsed. There was a lot of “wheeling and dealing” (madhiri) in offices and other places in the late 1980s and early 90s as foreign exchange shortages began to bite and those who could source it bought machinery spares for companies, making a killing. As…
HARARE – Prophet Uebert Angel has gained worldwide attention through his prophesies. He granted the Daily News (DN) a rare no-holds-barred interview in which he responds to a number questions about him which the public has been raising since he rose to prominence. The interview was conducted by the DN crew soon after his Exodus…
HARARE – Workers at scandal-hit Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC) will start receiving their outstanding salaries today. This comes after government slashed astronomical wages of a bloated management that has been treating itself to opulence at a time workers went for seven months without pay. Officials say government is bailing out the state broadcaster and will…
HARARE – There were reports last week that Savanna Tobacco was smuggling cigarettes into South Africa and that the company was making millions of dollars through the illegal trade. The Daily News (DN) spoke to Savanna Tobacco (ST) over the issue. DN: There have been accusations in the South African media that Savanna Tobacco is…
HARARE – Zimbabwe has from New Year’s Day banned foreigners from owning a majority stake in a host of businesses from bakeries to beauty salons, a cabinet minister said on Tuesday. Foreigners will only be allowed to own minority stakes in the affected businesses if they have local partners, and will be given between four…
Dr Joshua M NKomo 2 Stevenage Road East Ham E6 2WL London E6 2WL United Kingdom June 7, 1983 Dear Robert 77. It is known that about 90 percent of the victims killed by dissidents were either top Zapu officials, Zapu businessmen and teachers, Zapu local government officials and generally Zapu supporters. The remaining 10…
HARARE – Zimbabwe’s first sign language dictionary has been launched, a development meant to enhance disabled people’s access to sexual and reproductive health services. A group of non-governmental organisations (NGOs) came up with 400 nationalised symbols to be used primarily by the country’s medical staff to diagnose people with speech and hearing impairments. Renias Mundingi,…
BULAWAYO – A Bulawayo man facing murder charges has been remanded in custody to January 17 after the deceased’s relatives threatened to take matters into their own hands and revenge the death of their kin. Magistrate Gladmore Mushove denied Zibusiso Mpofu, 23, bail on the grounds that he should be kept in protective custody for…
BULAWAYO – A Figtree man has been arrested for impregnating a minor. Mike Mpande, 29, appeared before Bulawayo Magistrate Gladmore Mushove facing charges of having sexual intercourse with a minor. He was remanded in custody to January 3 after failing to pay $20 bail. It is alleged that during the course of 2005, the complainant’s…
