NEW YORK – Donald Trump loomed large over the final Republican debate before the Iowa caucuses, despite not being on stage. His absence was mocked by his rivals, who tried to fill the space vacated by Mr Trump’s boycott by attacking each other on immigration and other issues. Mr Trump decided to withdraw after Fox…
RUBAVU – Warriors coach Calisto Pasuwa was left a disappointed man after his charges conceded a last minute equaliser against Uganda to round off a disappointing African Nations Championships (Chan) campaign without a win here yesterday. A 49th minute William Manondo strike seemed enough to earn Zimbabwe maximum points but a lapse of concentration by…
HARARE – Zimbabwe U19 cricket bowling coach Prosper Utseya is confident the team will do well at the ICC U19 Cricket World Cup which got underway in Bangladesh yesterday with the hosts beating South Africa by 43 runs in the opener. The locals who are pooled in Group C together with England, West Indies and…
HARARE – When Coca-Cola honoured local musicians who excelled in 2015 on Tuesday in Harare it was interesting to note that not even a single female musician made it into the top 30. Selmor Mtukudzi, daughter to megastar Oliver, told the Daily News that she suspected there was something wrong about the selection criteria. “It…
HARARE – Transport minister Joram Gumbo says government is “restarting the process” of identifying potential investment partners for the dualisation of the Beitbridge-Harare-Chirundu road and rehabilitation of border posts. The ex-Zanu PF parliamentary chief whip said the move had been necessitated by “problems encountered” on the Plumtree-Harare highway and other issues that the State had…
HARARE – The Zimbabwe Chamber of Mines (ZCoM) will today launch its State-of-the-Mining Sector report, in the wake of the sector’s viability challenges. ZCoM chief executive Isaac Kwesu on Tuesday told a news conference in the capital the report was coming in light of rising production costs with volatile international metal prices. “Our industry is…
EDITOR — With the global oil prices tumbling to around $30 a barrel it is of major concern that fuel prices remain high in Zimbabwe with motorists being forced to fork out up to $1,40 per litre for petrol despite being blended with locally-processed ethanol. As the international prices continue to tumble, most countries have…
HARARE – Reports that the Bulawayo City Council has abandoned its violent crackdown on vendors must have come as good news to informal traders in Zimbabwe’s second biggest city and elsewhere. Urban local authorities — particularly in Harare and Bulawayo — and vendors last year turned city streets into war zones as the councils tried…
HARARE – President Robert Mugabe’s warring post-congress Zanu PF is ruthlessly moving to rid itself of all the remaining perceived supporters of former Vice President Joice Mujuru from within its ranks, including dozens of sitting MPs. Well-placed Zanu PF sources told the Daily News yesterday that the move appeared to be a desperate attempt by…
HARARE – Supporters of former Vice President Joice Mujuru’s People First movement got a taste of the violent nature of Zimbabwean politics last week after the home of one of its followers was burnt down in Murehwa by suspected Zanu PF supporters. In a statement yesterday, the Centre for Community Development (CCDZ) said the people…
