HARARE – President Robert Mugabe yesterday said he will seek divine intervention in prophets like Uebert Angel if government policies fail to satisfy the people. Speaking at his birthday celebrations at Rudhaka Stadium, Mugabe said where government fails, there was need to turn to the bible and particularly mentioned Angel who had given a short…
HARARE – Zimbabwe has auctioned tobacco worth $1,1 million since the opening of the 2014 selling season last Wednesday. Around 517 762kg of the golden leaf went under the hammer at three licensed auctioneers on the opening day. Figures released by the Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board (Timb) on Friday indicated that farmers who sold…
HARARE – Hard-pressed PG Industries Zimbabwe (PG) seeks $3,5 million in fresh capital. The building materials manufacturer, which has been trading in the red since adoption of the multi-currency system in 2009, is in negotiations with BancABC and Old Mutual over bailout packages. It intends to use the funds in strengthening its working capital position…
EDITOR — Morgan Tsvangirai, the MDC leader’s recent attack on the media is uncalled for. The new Constitution provides for expanded liberties, such as freedom of expression, which includes media freedom. The MDC and its entire leadership purport to uphold this tenet but it now seems only when it suits them. Recently, Tsvangirai attacked the…
HARARE – University applications are likely to plummet as growing numbers of students are put off by rising tuition fees. Elsewhere in this edition, we report the citadel of higher learning, the University of Zimbabwe (UZ), unilaterally hiking tuition by 10 percent. The knock-on effect will be a drop in the demand for degree courses…
EDITOR — Thank you Daily News for telling it like it is without fear or favour. I am especially a fan of your everyday publication of cartoons though I would like to comment on the Editorial page as a whole as it has so much relevance in covering current news especially areas of corruption, politics…
HARARE – Internation donors are at the centre of the acrimonious leadership wrangle in the opposition MDC, amid reports Western diplomats particularly are demanding the removal of Morgan Tsvangirai as party president, the Daily News on Sunday has established. Highly-placed sources in the donor community confirmed that the MDC rebels who are pushing for Tsvangirai’s…
HARARE – President Robert Mugabe yesterday returned home in time for his 28th anniversary birthday celebrations in Marondera today. Mugabe spent his 90th birthday on Friday in Singapore where he had gone for an eye operation. George Charamba, Mugabe’s spokesperson, told the Daily News yesterday that his boss had landed back in the country and…
HARARE – University of Zimbabwe, the country’s oldest tertiary institution, has increased tuition by more than 10 percent. The move has left the students’ community shell-shocked and hamstrung considering the prevailing state of the economy. The citadel of tertiary learning is scheduled to open its doors on February 24. Students in the Social Sciences departments…
HARARE – Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC) is undertaking a survey that will help the commission tackle human rights issues effectively, officials said. Elasto Mugwadi, ZHRC chairperson, said the survey will assist the ZHRC to prioritise areas of concern. “The survey will be carried out by two consultants appointed by the ZHRC — Dorothy Mushayavanhu…
