HARARE – That former Vice President Joice Mujuru has rattled the cage of the warring post-congress Zanu PF, after she dramatically and unexpectedly announced her re-entry into formal national politics last Monday, is obvious for all to see. What particularly appears to be giving President Robert Mugabe’s brawling party the jitters is the prospect of…
HARARE – Former Vice President Joice Mujuru set the cat among the pigeons in President Robert Mugabe’s warring post-congress Zanu PF after she dramatically and unexpectedly announced her re-entry into formal national politics on Monday while releasing what analysts say was an “attractive and potent” manifesto for her People First movement. The Daily News understands…
HARARE – ZPC Kariba coach, Sunday “Mhofu” Chidzambwa, who has endured a difficult spell at the club, has finally found his voice and is confident of upsetting log leaders, Chicken Inn, in Bulawayo on Saturday. The former Dynamos and Warriors coach had not won a match in the first six league games he had been…
HARARE – Sistaz Open Mic, a free monthly gig for women artists from diverse disciplines, will bounce back on Saturday for the first time since the closure of the Book Café in early June. Over 20 artistes from arts genres that include dance, poetry, theatre, music and comedy will perform between 2pm and 7pm on…
HARARE – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has cut Zimbabwe’s economic growth forecast to 1,5 percent from the initial projection of 2,8 percent due to drought and declining international metal prices. IMF head of mission, Domenico Fanizza yesterday told journalists that the 1,5 percent growth was a “very cautious” figure in light of registered slowdown…
HARARE – The Zanu PF-led government this week brimmed with joy that at least 8 000 graduates from the country’s tertiary institutions have applied to be placed on database for job placements abroad when opportunities arise. For a country that boasts of having an official unemployment rate of 11 percent — one of the lowest…
JOSO – Widespread flooding and landslides in north-east Japan have forced more than 90,000 people to abandon their homes. The city of Joso, north of the capital, Tokyo, was hit by a wall of water after the Kinugawa River burst its banks. Helicopter rescue teams have been plucking people from rooftops. One person has been…
HARARE – President Robert Mugabe’s Zanu PF yesterday dismissed the formation of a new political party by former Vice President Joice Mujuru as a non-event, saying it was not bothered with expelled officials. The politburo, chaired by Mugabe, held a marathon meeting that started around 11am and ended around 9pm last night at the Zanu…
HARARE – New Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC) chairman Tavengwa Mukuhlani has thrown his weight behind national team coach Dav Whatmore insisting he is capable of turning around the fortunes of the team. The former Australian cricketer penned a four-year deal with ZC after initially taking charge of the team for a short stint at the World…
HARARE – Jamaican music star Konshens, whose scheduled tour of Zimbabwe last year was cancelled due to the Ebola outbreak that ravaged parts of Africa, will finally perform in the country next month. Konshens will headline the Castle Lager Summer Celebration set for Old Georgians Sports Club on October 10. The gig, meant to celebrate…
