BULAWAYO – Makokoba constituency Member of Parliament, Gorden Moyo says Zimbabweans’ much-lauded high literacy rate in Africa has not helped them to resist being oppressed by President Robert Mugabe since the country’s independence in April 1980. Briefing journalists in Bulawayo last week, Moyo — a United MDC official — said Mugabe’s leadership had also plunged…
HARARE – The Commuter Omnibus Operators Association has encouraged its members to accept new Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) issued bond coins as a mode of payment by commuters. This comes as many kombi drivers were reportedly refusing to accept the recently issued coins as a form of payment. Cosmas Mbonjani, the Chairman of Greater…
HARARE – The Zimbabwe Republic Police are appealing for information leading to the identification of a human head that was discovered in Kutama on Christmas Day. In a statement issued yesterday, Police spokesperson Paul Nyathi said the human head was found on a dust road in Mabvure-Masiyarwa. “Police are also appealing to the public to…
HARARE – About one million people have died since the HIV and Aids pandemic started wreaking havoc in Zimbabwe in 1985, a government official has said. Director of Aids and Tuberculosis Unit in the Health and Child Care ministry, Owen Mugurungi, said although government has worked hard to stabilise the effects of the disease, it…
HARARE – President Robert Mugabe: Head of State and Government, and Commander-in-Chief of the Zimbabwe Defence Forces. Rating 1 out of 10 As expected, the Daily News team had a tough time assessing the performance of the president of the Republic, as there was not a single positive in 2014 that worked in the long-ruling…
HARARE – Zapu veterans are piling the pressure on newly-appointed Vice President Phelekezela Mphoko, claiming that he deserted the late Joshua Nkomo and the party before independence — which effectively means that his shock appointment to the position may be in direct violation of the venerated Unity Accord of 1987. Zimbabwe People’s Revolutionary Army (Zipra)…
HARARE – Government has deducted $300 off doctors’ salaries for taking part in a “illegal” strike which paralysed the health sector for two weeks. Zimbabwe Hospital Doctors Association (ZHDA) said the development has ruined the festive mood amongst members of the fraternity. “In an unprecedented move that exposes government’s double standards, doctors woke up to…
HARARE – The National Blood Service Zimbabwe (NBSZ) says the ever increasing road accidents are negatively impacting its blood stocks. NBSZ public relations manager, Tichaona Saira, said although it was currently meeting demand, the organisation was upping its blood collection campaigns to cushion road accident victims from shortages. “We are safe now, but you know…
HARARE – Mixed signals and confusing statements are not what Zimbabwe as a country and economy need right now, considering this is what has led us to where we are right now — a collapsing economy. What we desperately need at the moment as a nation is some form of direction and stability, which allows…
HARARE – Zimbabweans face a tough 2015 as the country’s economic prospects are likely to continue waning in the new year, economists have warned. This comes as a huge number of companies have shut down, with thousands losing jobs. According to Treasury statistics, at least 4 160 companies have closed shop since 2011, sending over…
