HARARE – Former Presidential Affairs minister Didymus Mutasa says he will attend Zanu PF’s planned disciplinary hearing against him, if only out of his “enduring respect” for President Robert Mugabe. Commenting publicly for the first time about the mooted hearing in an interview with the Daily News yesterday, the ex-party secretary for administration said he…
HARARE – Zimbabwe High Court has ordered 43 Mainline Freight (Private) Limited drivers to return 39 haulage trucks they confiscated after embarking on an “illegal” industrial action. The South African firm had to file an urgent court application to secure the release of the trucks, which were transporting cargo around southern Africa. High Court judge…
BULAWAYO – The MDC Veteran Activists Association has unveiled a two-roomed house for one of the victims of political violence that engulfed Zimbabwe as the ruling Zanu PF faced the sternest threat to its stranglehold on power from the opposition more than a decade ago. This was the launch of the veterans’ initiative to build…
HARARE – Finance minister Patrick Chinamasa yesterday defended former Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) governor Gideon Gono’s quasi-fiscal activities, saying the interventions were necessary to save the economy from collapse. The trained lawyer told the parliamentary portfolio committee on Finance, which was gathering evidence on the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe Debt Assumption Bill, that government…
HARARE – The heavy rains that have been pounding Harare since Sunday have left a trail of destruction, with several houses being flooded in the capital. Police said yesterday Godknows Marufu, 38, Makariel Chinongwa, 28, and Gabriel Majonga, 37, were trapped in their Toyota Raum and Nissan Sunny vehicles on Sunday night while trying to…
LONDON – In normal circumstances, President Robert Mugabe’s ascension to the chairmanship of the African Union would be the source of national pride. But the local reactions have since shown that people are divided, disinterested and at worst, rubbish the development as inconsequential to their lives. Unsurprisingly, the State media have fervently tried to portray…
HARARE – The Meteorology department has warned people to prepare for more flooding with heavy and persistent rain forecast to sweep across the country. In Harare, where the storms continue to wreak havoc in areas already hit hard by flooding, members of the public rescued people from floodwater overnight on Sunday, according to the police….
HARARE – I have a lot of respect for Germany and its people not because I have had the opportunity of furthering my journalism career there. Where there is misunderstanding or disputes involving foreign groups, the Germans leave it to you to resolve the problems without ever involving themselves in the dispute. The reason is…
HARARE – Former Sports minister David Coltart says the ongoing Zifa saga is an extension of the country’s national and intra-party politics. World football governing body Fifa at the weekend was forced to issue a statement warning that Zifa would be banned from international football if the government goes ahead with its threat to fire…
HARARE – Brendon de Jonge dug deep to fire a final round 68 that saw him climb 12 places at the Waste Management Phoenix Open at TPC Scottsdale in Arizona. The Zimbabwean golfer eventually ended his campaign tied on 26 on six under 278, nine strokes adrift of winner Brooks Koepka of the United States….
