HARARE – A group of Zanu PF bigwigs have reportedly roped in some “spirit mediums and traditional healers” to determine President Robert Mugabe’s successor, in a development that confirms how superstitious the Zimbabwean society is. The development is a throwback to the diesel n’anga (traditional doctor) debacle. In addition to the Daily News’ visit yesterday…
HARARE – First Lady Grace Mugabe yesterday described herself as a modest “queen” who has been reluctantly sucked into the ruling party’s vicious politics. As she addressed hundreds of chiefs who visited her Mazowe orphanage to endorse her nomination as the incoming Women’s League boss yesterday, President Robert Mugabe’s wife sensationally claimed that her husband…
HARARE – Vice President Joice Mujuru has completed a doctorate degree with the Women’s University in Africa. Olivia Muchena, the minister of Higher Education, made the announcement in Harare on Monday during the launch of the ZimAsset training programme for members of Parliament. Mujuru, who left Howard Institute while doing Form 2 in 1973 to…
HARARE – Egypt’s national carrier, EgyptAir, is reviewing its decision to cancel flights to Zimbabwe following government intervention. Karikoga Kaseke, the Zimbabwe Tourism Authority (ZTA) chief executive, said he held fruitful meetings with the airline’s management in Egypt last week. “In light of the cooperation and strong relationship between Egypt and Zimbabwe and given the…
HARARE – A St Matthias Tsonzo School headmaster and his deputy have been sacked by the Anglican Church because they were aligned to deposed bishop Nolbert Kunonga’s Evangelical Anglican Church International, the Constitutional Court has heard. Timothy Kuziwa and his substantive deputy Edward Dumbura filed a Constitutional Court application seeking to assert their fundamental rights…
HARARE – In this final instalment of extracts from the explosive upcoming book, Tuku Backstage, written by Tuku’s former publicist and veteran journalist, Shepherd Mutamba, the author focuses on the chapter ‘To be Tuku’s publicist’ revealing challenges that come with managing the publicity of an A-list celebrity like Tuku. The Daily News was given exclusive…
HARARE – Zimbabwe’s plans to set up a platinum metal refinery could be delayed following the indefinite closure of Zimplats’ Bimha Mine, which collapsed last month putting a dent on the country’s beneficiation plans. Government last year gave the country’s three platinum miners Zimplats, Mimosa and Unki a two-year ultimatum to start processing platinum group…
HARARE – Just days after suffering a 6-0 thrashing at the hands by FC Platinum, troubled CAPS United were afforded an immediate chance to avenge that humiliating defeat. The fading Cup Kings were paired against the platinum miners in the quarter-finals of the Chibuku Super Cup at yesterday’s draw held at Warren Park Beer hall…
HARARE – Touring Bangladesh is never easy at the best of times. The hot and humid conditions, the worry of contracting one of the many stomach bugs, the unwavering stench of the various human bodily functions, and the low and slow wickets, tailor made for the Bangladeshi spinners, who for years have dictated terms to…
HARARE – CAPS United fans are worried at their club’s continued on and off field problems and have called on club president Twine Phiri to find a lasting solution as soon as possible. The Green Machine have been in the spotlight, for wrong reasons, with the club struggling to secure funds needed for the team…
