BULAWAYO – The old adage, it never rains but pours seems to be the apt way to describe events unfolding in the MDC faction led by Welshman Ncube as the party continues to lose its influential members. On Saturday, seven members in the party’s youth provincial leadership structures crossed the floor to join the Dumiso…
HARARE – Multichoice intends to cut off Digital Satellite Television, (DStv) viewers who pay their subscriptions in South Africa while residing in Zimbabwe. Without specifying the time when this move will be implemented, DStv parent company Multichoice last week said that an audit had been conducted to determine the accounts that needed to be corrected….
HARARE – The ruling by the Speaker of National Assembly — Jacob Mudenda — to recall 21 MPs from the MDC renewal team on the instructions of the MDC led by Morgan Tsvangirai has generated heated debates with varying opinions being put forward by pro and anti democracy groups. MDC secretary-general Douglas Mwonzora (DM) spoke…
HARARE – As both political tension and citizen anxiety over the country’s worsening economy continue to rise, the government is planning a major crackdown on opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai’s MDC and civil society organisations — who are blamed for the rising anger by ordinary Zimbabweans, as well as the recent mass actions across the country….
HARARE – Two weeks after pro-democracy activist Itai Dzamara was abducted in broad daylight in the Harare high density suburb of Glen View, there is still no trace of him anywhere. The Occupy Unity Square leader, Dzamara was abducted after visiting his barber on a Monday morning, leaving his wife Sheffra, two small children and…
HARARE – A shadowy State media pseudo writer believed to be presidential spokesperson, George Charamba says Morgan Tsvangirai’s MDC is responsible for the disappearance of activist Itai Dzamara. State media columnist, Nathaniel Manheru in his latest column in The Herald yesterday said Zanu PF has nothing to do with Dzamara’s disappearance. “The MDC-T has Dzamara….
HARARE – About 4 000 Zimbabweans workers were retrenched in 2014, a 40 percent increase in retrenchment figures compared to 2013, as the economy continues to nosedive leading to more companies closing shop, the central bank said. According to retrenchment statistics compiled by the Retrenchment Board, 3 881 workers lost their jobs compared to the…
HARARE – President Robert Mugabe’s penchant for globe-trotting has reflected very badly on how the Zanu PF government sets its priorities. The president, who only returned to the country on January 21 from a prolonged annual leave in the Far East, has to date embarked on at least seven foreign trips this year. Mugabe flew…
HARARE – Former Vice President Joice Mujuru says she will challenge the paternity of some of the numerous children who are angling around the estate of her late husband, General Solomon Mujuru. At least 20 children are claiming a stake in the late liberation war icon’s vast estate, believed to be worth millions of dollars….
HARARE – Opposition parties have condemned President Robert Mugabe’s frequent trips abroad, saying it was immoral that he was globe-trotting at great expense to the fiscus at a time when the country is facing many serious challenges, including a comatose economy. Mugabe, who only returned home from a two-month long sojourn in the Far East…
