HARARE – Former Presidential Affairs minister, Didymus Mutasa, last night released a scathing statement regarding his purported expulsion from Zanu PF, accusing President Robert Mugabe of acting unlawfully and breaching the ruling party’s constitution. The statement followed an earlier exclusive interview that Mutasa had granted the Daily News (see today’s lead story) in which he…
HARARE – A defiant Temba Mliswa, the expelled former Zanu PF provincial chairperson for Mashonaland West, went on with his normal duties as a ruling party legislator yesterday, saying he had still to be officially notified about his reported expulsion. Mliswa told the Daily News yesterday that he was “completely in the dark” about the…
HARARE – Radio DJ Munyaradzi Mlimo was yesterday removed from remand on murder charges with Harare magistrate Milton Serima advising the state to proceed with the case by way of summons. Mlimo is jointly charged with Taurai Jani and Mohammed Matare of masterminding the kidnapping and subsequent murder of Tinashe Magorimbo in 2013. Yesterday, Serima…
HARARE – Zanu PF senators have gone a gear up in bootlicking President Robert Mugabe whom they claim to have been anointed by God to save Africa. Congratulating Mugabe on his appointment as African Union (AU) chairperson on Wednesday in Parliament, senators took the bootlicking frenzy to new heights by bestowing their nonagenarian leader a…
HARARE – The High Court has ordered police to return over $78 000 “exhibit money” confiscated from a Mutare man after his arrest on theft charges in 2008. Tendai Mangwiro lodged an application to recover his money following his 2012 acquittal at the Harare Magistrates’ Courts. In the application, Mangwiro, through his lawyer Rungano Mahuni,…
HARARE – Gift Mahlupeka, who allegedly cheated with gospel star Mathias Mhere’s wife Susan Dzinamarira, claims the WhatsApp texts at the centre of the scandal were in fact written by the popular musician himself. Mahlupeka, an upcoming musician and long-time friend of Mhere, told the Daily News yesterday that the intimate messages were designed to…
HARARE – Several leading entertainers will perform at President Robert Mugabe’s birthday bash set for the City Sports Centre tonight. The mouth-watering list of entertainers on the bill includes the rejuvenated Leonard Zhakata, Suluman Chimbetu, Jah Prayzah, Mathias Mhere, Alick Macheso, Tryson Chimbetu, Somandla Ndebele, Tocky Vibes and many others. Macheso returns to Bindura Sungura…
HARARE – Award-winning Tocky Vibes, who picked two gongs at the National Arts Merit Awards (Nama), is determined to make a good impression in the United Kingdom (UK) where he will perform for the first time at the end of the month. The rising star’s manager Elvis Bokosha told the Daily News that Tocky Vibes…
HARARE – Empowerment Corporation (Private) Limited (EC) shareholders have “buried the hatchet”, with company chairman James Makamba calling off a Friday extraordinary general meeting (EGM) and subsequent deal to sell their 40 percent stake in Telecel Zimbabwe (Private) Limited (Telecel). The development comes after a bruising battle between Indigenous Business Women’s Organisation (IBWO) founder Jane…
HARARE – Finance minister Patrick Chinamasa says the European Investment Bank (EIB) should set up office in Zimbabwe, a move he believes is a sign of confidence as the two work towards normalising relations. Heavily indebted Zimbabwe — saddled by nearly $10 billion in domestic and foreign obligations — is currently making token payments to…
