HARARE – France’s willingness to resume direct government-to-government co-operation with Zimbabwe before the end of the year must have come as a great relief for the cash-strapped administration of President Robert Mugabe. France as part of the European Union (EU) has been funnelling humanitarian aid through the EU Fund. France now says should Harare be…
MARONDERA – Events at ZBC have become a better soap opera than most of the programmes the station currently airs. In the latest instalment both the Broadcasting Services minister Jonathan Moyo and the employees have been making strong statements but neither position is generating much sympathy. Speaking in Bulawayo recently, Moyo told ZBC workers things…
HARARE – Opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai says President Robert Mugabe’s government will buckle under the pressure of mounting economic woes, and a belief by many Zimbabweans that he stole the July 31 elections and must urgently open national dialogue to resolve the deepening crisis. Tsvangirai is still disputing the election, which he lost to Mugabe by…
HARARE – Cabinet yesterday declared that chief executive officers in parastatals should not receive a salary of more than $6 000. This comes at a time when the government has initiated an audit of all parastatals, warning those who awarded themselves remuneration unprocedurally and illegally will be forced to pay back the cash. Patrick Chinamasa,…
HARARE – Dzikamai Mavhaire is one of the most ill-qualified ministers ever to be appointed by President Robert Mugabe to head such a crucial portfolio. Since his appointment to the ministry of Energy and Power Development last year, there has been increased load-shedding. He has a tall order to improve the power situation which had…
HARARE – Seven Zimbabwean men accused of plotting an insurgency in 2008 are set to stand trial after their application for stay of prosecution was struck off the roll by the Supreme Court on Monday. Six of the suspects, Kisimusi Dhlamini, Gandhi Mudzingwa, Zachariah Nkomo, Chinoto Zulu, Mapfumo Garutsa, Regis Mujeyi are MDC officials and…
HARARE – Daily News’ news editor Gift Phiri (GP) chatted with opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai (MT) at his Highlands mansion for this exclusive and wide-ranging interview. Find below excerpts of the interview. GP: What’s your take on the current state of the economy? MT: First of all, I think you need to evaluate the current crisis…
KUALA LUMPUR – Whoever reached across the dimly lit cockpit of a Malaysia Airlines jet and clicked off a transponder to make Flight MH370 vanish from controllers’ radars flew the plane into a navigational and technical black hole. By choosing that exact place and time to vanish into radar darkness with 238 others on board,…
BULAWAYO – A 27-year-old Bulawayo police officer suspected of murdering his girlfriend and stuffing the lifeless body in a trench has been brought before the courts. The officer was granted $500 bail. Magistrate Gladmore Mushove remanded Brighton Chagonda out of custody to April 30 on condition that he resides at his given address until trial…
HARARE – A Chiweshe woman who killed her husband’s brother has been arraigned before the High Court on murder charges. Maria Goche was only brought to book on allegations of murdering Lukas Zarira, after police received an anonymous tip-off through a letter that was dropped at their offices. According to State papers, Peter Karenga, member-in-charge…
