EDITOR — I am surprised as to what people are getting so excited about with regards the recent political developments in the country. I think this excitement is born out of desperation and frustration. If Mai Mujuru had not been booted out of Zanu PF, do you think she would be publishing that blueprint? This…
HARARE – President Robert Mugabe’s appointment of new 14 ministers to his bloated Cabinet at a time the country is reeling from acute liquidity challenges — spawned by lack of productivity and huge trade deficit — is the final nail in the coffin for the moribund economy. Mugabe, battling internecine fights in his divided Zanu…
MEDELLIN – Zimbabwe’s Tourism minister Walter Mzembi has pledged to lead a strong lobby for the African Union (AU) to fully recognise tourism’s contribution to the continent’s economy by facilitating policies that help its growth. This also comes as the Masvingo South legislator has been re-elected chair of the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO)…
LONDON – Britain on Monday announced it had appointed a minister to deal specifically with the 20 000 Syrian refugees that the country has agreed to resettle from camps bordering the war-torn country. “The queen has been pleased to approve the appointment of Richard Harrington MP as a Parliamentary Under Secretary of State jointly at…
CANBERRA – Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott has vowed to fight for the leadership of the ruling Liberal Party, after a surprise challenge from former minister and one-time party leader Malcolm Turnbull. Members of the Liberal government will meet later Monday to decide the posts of prime minister and deputy prime minister, in a vote…
HARARE – Opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai says President Robert Mugabe and Zanu PF are quacking in their boots about the prospects of the MDC working with others such as former Vice President Joice Mujuru to challenge the ruling party in the eagerly-anticipated 2018 national elections. Speaking at Nharira business centre in Chivhu yesterday, where the…
HARARE – Opposition MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai has apologised to Zimbabweans for agreeing to participate in the 2013 elections in the absence of requisite reforms demanded by the party and Sadc before the controversial polls. Against his better judgment, Tsvangirai, who was the prime minister in an uneasy coalition government between 2009 and 2013, contested…
HARARE – The Daily News can reveal exclusively today that opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai and former Vice President Joice Mujuru have been talking through emissaries over the past few months to explore how they can work together to challenge President Robert Mugabe and the post-congress Zanu PF in the eagerly-anticipated 2018 national elections. While official…
CAIRO – Egypt’s government has resigned and the country’s oil minister has been asked to form a new cabinet within a week, the office of President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi has said. No official reason was given for the government’s resignation. However, a senior source was quoted as saying the aim was to reshuffle the cabinet…
HARARE – Zimbabwe is likely to face another drought in the coming farming season due to effects of an El Nino predicted to hit the country from October to December this year as well as an average to below-average rainfall forecast for parts of the southern African region. El Nino is an irregularly occurring and…
