HARARE – Analysts have described President Robert Mugabe’s planned $1 million birthday bash as an irrelevant cultic celebration of a personality instead of concentrating on millions of people who are starving throughout the country. Mugabe will celebrate his 91st birthday at the luxurious Elephant Hills Resort Hotel in Victoria Falls next Saturday with at least…
HARARE – Mercy Musiyiwa is a 22-year old lady studying photojournalism at Harare Polytechnic. She dreams of becoming a prominent photojournalist. Despite youths constituting thousands of the 1,3 million people living with HIV in Zimbabwe, Musiyiwa is among a handful of youths living openly. Unlike some who acquire it along the way; Musiyiwa was born…
HARARE – The Zanu PF stalwarts who are being hounded from the ruling party for their perceived support of ousted former vice president Joice Mujuru have vowed to take the war to President Robert Mugabe, saying they will not be stopped in their quest to restore democracy to the faction-ridden party. Spokesperson of the party…
HARARE – The minister of Media, Information and Broadcasting Services, Jonathan Moyo, has suggested that there was no other option for Zanu PF except to expel former Presidential Affairs minister Didymus Mutasa from the party. Engaging with Zimbabweans on social media platforms on Thursday evening, Moyo said there was no need to probe Mutasa because…
HARARE – The European Union renewed for another year its sanctions against Zimbabwe, including a travel ban and asset freeze on President Robert Mugabe and his wife, according to a notice on Friday in the EU’s Official Journal. “The restrictive measures should be renewed until Feb 20, 2016,” the notice read. “The application of the…
MUTARE – Government’s decision to slash water bills ahead of the 2013 harmonised elections has backfired as the Zimbabwe National Water Authority (Zinwa) is now demanding payment from the cash-strapped Mutare City Council, a councillor revealed. Speaking on behalf of Mutare Municipality at a Centre for Community Development (CCD) Social Service Delivery Discussion Forum this…
HARARE – The month of June 2015 is the deadline of the International Telecommunications Union by which we must have fully digitalised. But while we are in such haste to move from the analogue to the digital in terms of our broadcasting system, we are still stuck with an analogue president in this digital age;…
HARARE – It can be said without gainsay that Vice President Phelekezela Mphoko has in many occasions not shied away from controversy in the way he has sought to tackle very important political and social issues. One such area has been the clear expression of his disposition towards disability. This is going to be the…
HARARE – Controversial movie 50 Shades of Grey, which premiered last Friday at Ster Kinekor Eastgate and Westgate, won’t be shown again in Zimbabwe, it has emerged. Well-placed sources told the Daily News yesterday that the Censorship Board of Zimbabwe only gave permission to the heavily-censored version of the erotic movie to be shown once…
LONDON – Throughout the years, Africa has continuously remained an incredible well of inspiration for the fashion industry, at times with great results but all too often with a — shall we say — redundant range of stereotypes.In the past 20 years alone, an impressive number of fashion houses have thrived on this fruitfully. Still…
