EDITOR — Can something be done to improve the welfare and conditions of service of security guards? Being security guards does not mean we should not lead better lives. In fact, in some countries, security guards are respected and well-paid because of the importance of their jobs. But here in Zimbabwe, we are treated as…
HARARE – The emergence of many opposition political parties in the country is healthy for a democratic society but this should not divide the electorate. The political parties should work together as a united force to ensure that they can win against Zanu PF, a party currently reeling in dicey and endless factional and succession…
HARARE – More questions have emerged about Vice President Phelekezela Mphoko’s self-touted liberation struggle credentials, amid stunning new claims that he went “AWOL” (absent without official leave) at the height of the war while in exile in Mozambique. In an interview with the Daily News yesterday, former War Veterans minister Christopher Mutsvangwa said Mphoko, 75,…
HARARE – President Robert Mugabe is heading back to the Far East — and specifically to Japan — as the country’s economy and his Zanu PF party continue to implode. The trip, based on the need to boost bilateral investment and economic cooperation deals, comes as the ‘high-riding’ nonagenarian has just taken a savage political…
HARARE – Irate opposition political parties have said Vice President Phelekezela Mphoko must get out the five-star hotel he was been ensconced in at the expense of taxpayers’ money. Mphoko will this week cloak exactly 15 months since he occupied the Presidential suite at the Rainbow Towers in Harare together with his wife, a grandchild…
MUTARE – A three-week nurses’ strike has forced people on anti-retroviral drugs (ARVs) to default on their treatment, an HIV and Aids rights groups has said. Zimbabwe National Network of People Living with HIV (ZNNP+) and Family AIDS Support Organisation officials told the Daily News yesterday that some of their members have gone for days…
HARARE – People’s Democratic Party (PDP)’s deputy secretary Tongai Matutu has implored his leader Tendai Biti and MDC president Morgan Tsvangirai to iron out their differences for the benefit of suffering Zimbabweans. Speaking in an interview with the Daily News, Matutu said there was need for Biti and Tsvangirai to find common ground if they…
HARARE – Junior doctors have refused to sign a government contract of employment which they claim violates women’s rights and fair labour practice. The doctors petitioned Health Services Board (HSB) chairperson Lovemore Mbengeranwa, Health minister David Parirenyatwa and Health ministry permanent secretary Gerald Gwinji on Wednesday. Mbengeranwa confirmed receiving the petition but referred all questions…
HARARE – Three Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) officers allegedly extorted money from motorists during an operation that was meant to clear illegal transport operators. Innocent Nduna, 30, Prosper Takawira, 24, and Abel Nyongani, 24, were charged with extortion when they appeared before Harare magistrate Elijah Makomo yesterday. They were remanded in custody to today for…
HARARE – Former Warriors coach Ian Gorowa has denied any involvement in the match-fixing scandal which has rocked Zimbabwean football since last week. Gorowa said it is “deeply unfair” for the Zimbabwe Football Association (Zifa) to continue dragging his name in the “mud” when they have not heard his side of the story. The former…
