HARARE – The deadly factional and succession wars devouring President Robert Mugabe’s post-congress Zanu PF marred the sombre burial of former Cabinet minister Sikhanyiso Ndlovu at the Heroes Acre yesterday, after two of the ruling party’s myriad opposing groups shamelessly took each other on at the national shrine. The shocking drama — which took place…
HARARE – People living with HIV are complaining that hospitals are forcing them to default on their anti-retroviral drugs (ARVs) while they go through a procedure of switching from three tablets to one anti-Aids drug. Defaulting on the ARVs can cause drug resistance, higher viral loads and disease progression. Some of the patients are going…
OUAGADOUGOU – Burkina Faso’s interim President Michel Kafando has been freed and is in good health, the new junta leaders say. However, Prime Minister Isaac Zida, who was also detained when the presidential guard stormed a cabinet meeting on Wednesday, remains under house arrest. The African Union has suspended Burkina Faso and threatened sanctions unless…
HARARE – The Harare International Carnival (Carnival) kicks-off today with a Jazz Festival at the Spook House in Msasa. The line-up is intriguing with continental and local musicians taking part. Spokesperson for the festival, Munyaradzi Simango said they are bringing back the glory days of the Jazz Festival. Harare Jazz Festival is organised by the…
HARARE – Rattled by the dramatic re-entry into formal national politics by former Vice President Joice Mujuru, President Robert Mugabe is embarking on a new wave of savage purges of her perceived allies in his warring post-congress Zanu PF and government. Well-placed sources told the Daily News yesterday that there was pandemonium and much trepidation…
HARARE – The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) will allegedly use two voter registers in the Marondera Central by-election today, an election watchdog claimed yesterday — a major blow to hopes of a break with a history of chaotic polls. Voters troop to polling stations in three constituencies, Marondera Central, Epworth and Mbire, eager for a…
HARARE – Cuthbert Dube is heading for the axe at Zifa after President Robert Mugabe accused him of abuse of funds from the Africa Cup of Nations qualifier played against Guinea two weeks ago. The long-serving Zifa president has placed his career in jeopardy after failing to account for gate-takings. Trouble started when Mugabe told…
HARARE – The most unforgettable for Zimbabweans, with the memory of the elephant, was uttered by Robert Mugabe: “After all, who is Joshua Nkomo?” He uttered this at the start of Gukurahundi, in which 20 000 people were killed. Nkomo was then leader of PF-Zapu, and Mugabe of Zanu. The parties ended up in a…
HARARE – Zimbabwe is set to establish a National Ports Authority aimed at improving the state of infrastructure and clear bottlenecks at the country’s various ports of entry. A ports authority is a government or quasi-government public authority formed by a legislative body to operate ports and other transportation infrastructure. This comes after President Robert…
HARARE – Music superstar Oliver “Tuku” Mtukudzi will feature Kenyan songstress Suzanna Owiyo, Mbare Trio and Prudence Katomeni Mbofana on his set at the Harare Jazz Festival which kicks off tomorrow at The Spook House in Msasa, Harare. Apart from Tuku, this year’s edition of Zimbabwe’s premier jazz festival will also feature South Africa-based Zimbabwean…
