HARARE – A Zimbabwean business delegation is today expected to meet with counterparts from South Africa at a forum to be held in Pretoria to explore trade and investment opportunities. The delegation is part of President Robert Mugabe’s official three-day state visit to neighbouring South Africa focusing on bilateral and economic cooperation as well as…
HARARE – President Robert Mugabe must wisely use his three-day State visit to South Africa to drum up foreign investment to revive the country’s moribund economy. Since his last State visit in 1994, South Africa has had four different presidents and the country’s economy has grown in leaps and bounds. Until recently, South Africa was…
HARARE – Former Vice President Joice Mujuru last night bluntly told her Zanu PF foes that she could never be expelled from the “genuine” ruling party, while also openly querying for the first time the mysterious death of her husband, General Solomon Mujuru, whose remains were found after an inferno at their Beatrice farm in…
MASVINGO – Acting President Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday suffered another blow to his campaign, with a poor turnout at his rally here confirming the dramatic drop in support suggested by analysts. Analysts have predicted that the crisis-torn ruling Zanu PF party faced a real battle to stay in power in forthcoming elections. A few thousand supporters…
MUTARE – Former Presidential Affairs minister Didymus Mutasa yesterday came face to face with the unyielding nature of President Robert Mugabe’s administration when he was blocked from registering as a Zanu PF candidate for the forthcoming Headlands by-election. His nomination papers, which were filed on his behalf by his chief elections agent Sabina Ranganai Chitema,…
HARARE – There is gnashing of teeth in President Robert Mugabe’s warring Zanu PF, as the party prepares to embark on more brutal purges of its senior officials and at least a dozen legislators perceived to be sympathetic to former Vice President Joice Mujuru. Well-placed sources within the party told the Daily News yesterday that…
HARARE – Just as was the case when the MDC split in 2005, battle lines are drawn between President Robert Mugabe’s formation and the one fronted by disaffected party stalwarts — that include liberation struggle pioneers, war veterans and security sector bigwigs — over the Zanu PF name. The party faction led by Mugabe has…
MASVINGO – Police have banned Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) demonstrations in Harare, Masvingo, Bulawayo and Mutare aimed at protesting against government plans to freeze workers’ wages. The demos were scheduled for this Saturday. Japhet Moyo, ZCTU secretary-general, confirmed the police proscription, but said they have since approached the High Court seeking to reverse…
HARARE – Nhimbe Trust, in partnership with Pamberi Trust and supported by the British Council and Africalia, will launch the Funding Analysis – Modes of Engagement Research Report – conducted and written by Melissa Eveleigh. The launch will be held at the Art Market @ HIFA on April 30. The Report explores opportunities, threats and…
HARARE – This week Zimbabwe remembers legendary sungura musician Leonard “Musorowenyoka” Dembo who died 19 years ago on April 9 aged just 37. Dembo, widely regarded by many as the best sungura musician ever, is perhaps best remembered for his 1991 album Chitekete which sold over 100 000 copies in just three months. The title…
