CAIRO – The Egyptian government has announced a plan to monitor social media for potential terrorist activity – to the alarm many in the country. “We are being watched” is one of the top trending hashtags in Egypt right now. It’s been used more than 46,000 times on Twitter since Saturday. It comes in response…
JOHANNESBURG – South Africa’s economy shrank by an annualised rate of 0.6% in the first three months of the year, the worst quarterly performance in five years, official data has shown. The contraction, which was bigger than analysts expected, was largely due to a slump in mining activity, the figures from Statistics South Africa showed….
HARARE – Controversial dancer Beverly “Bev” Sibanda has been arrested on unspecified charges. The popular performer is yet to be charged. “I walked into the police station today at 10am after I was called by the police,” Bev told the Daily News. “I do not know the crime I have committed but I am convinced…
LONDON – The Tartan Plaid is so in and it is not just for the Scottish. The tartan is the new must-have. Never more perfect than in winter, never more versatile than in 2014. Our Daily News Style Panel show you the new incarnations of this timeless pattern. Nyaradzo Mugarisanwa (Knitwear Designer) When most people…
HARARE – Actor and reality television star, Munyaradzi Chidzonga, is in South Africa after landing a leading role in a South African soapie, Mzansi Love. His screen character is called Mark and it is an e.tv series. He is currently on set shooting the series. Chidzonga first hogged the limelight in 2010 at the Big…
HARARE – Zimbabwe’s film industry, Zollywood, is making strides onto Africa’s biggest satellite television, Multichoice’s DStv. Zollywood has got on Voxafrica Sky 218 (UK), DStv 191, GOtv 16, Free 475 and Bbox 661 (Africa). The movies are starting with the old, moving to the new ones as a way of taking people through the journey…
HARARE – Businessman Phillip Chiyangwa says he has given away more than 100 residential stands to different local musicians in his life time. He says this is part of his social responsibility. He was speaking to the Daily News after giving Suluman Chimbetu a second residential stand in Harare’s Stone Ridge Park as a birthday…
HARARE – Bilateral Investment Promotion and Protection Agreements (Bippas) do not prevent government from compulsory acquisition of assets from investors, Finance minister Patrick Chinamasa said. The Treasury chief told Parliament last week that government would only have to compensate the investor. “Under the Bippas, government is not prevented from compulsory acquisition of assets. It is…
HARARE – Zimbabwe’s largest platinum producer Zimplats plans to engage national power utility Zesa Holdings as part of efforts to secure reliable electricity supply ahead of its planned expansion. The miner — 87 percent owned by South Africa-based Impala Platinum Holdings — intends to increase production and set up a $100 million platinum refinery. It…
HARARE – In our polarised society, political “battles” have manifested on every front. The personal health of political leaders is one such front. It is true that the health of politicians, especially that of the leader of a country, is a legitimate media pursuit. President Mugabe’s regular visits to Singapore for treatment have been the…
