HARARE – More than a century after the invention of the light bulb, the majority of Zimbabweans are still living in the dark, a survey has revealed. According to the survey released on Monday by Afrobarometer, 62 percent of Zimbabwe’s population live in zones served by an electric grid however, the households do not necessarily…
HARARE – The Zimbabwe Peace Project (ZPP), a human rights watchdog, says Zanu PF should put a leash on its “rowdy members” who last week allegedly disrupted a rally by former Vice President Joice Mujuru’s Zimbabwe People First supporters in Harare’s Glen View suburb. The attack on ZPF came barely a fortnight after the Morgan…
HARARE – Between 18 000 and 22 000 cattle may have died so far since last year as a result of the drought caused by El Nino, Zimbabwe Abattoirs Association chairperson Godfrey Chanetsa said. While presenting oral evidence to the agriculture committee, Chanetsa said in some areas where rains came late, they managed to salvage…
DAR ES SALAAM – President Magufuli has ordered the newly sworn in Region Commissioners (RCs) to make sure that they ensure the District commissioners and Municipal Directors are eliminating ghost workers within 15 days. He said the same should be done also in various government institutions by the ministers while urging RCs to stop politicking…
HARARE – Zanu PF’s deadly infighting is getting more intractable by the day, with miffed war veterans becoming increasingly critical of President Robert Mugabe, and now also bemoaning the brutal 2014 purge from the ruling party of former Vice President Joice Mujuru on what they say were “contrived” charges. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday,…
HARARE – Firebrand war veteran and former Zanu PF bigwig, Margaret Dongo, says President Robert Mugabe and the ruling party are “finished” — pointing to the former liberation movement’s brutal factional and succession wars, as well as the increasingly frail nonagenarian’s “grim determination” to hold on to power as evidence of this. The fearless Dongo,…
HARARE – Zifa president Philip Chiyangwa is today scheduled to travel to Cape Town to meet his South Africa Football Association (Safa) counterpart Danny Jordaan regarding the latest match-fixing scandal. Chiyangwa will be joined by Zifa chief executive officer Jonathan Mashingaidze and legal representative Itayi Ndudzo for the trip. The Daily News understands Sports minister…
HARARE – Ex-Zimbabwe cricket coach Alan Butcher is concerned for the local game which he feels is suffering a natural death due to power struggles within the administration circles. The Englishman was in charge of Zimbabwe from February 2010 until the end of March 2013. Since then he has remained an ardent follower of local…
HARARE – Mighty Warriors coach Shadreck Mlauzi says his team is ready to finish off Tanzania and progress to the next round of the 2016 Africa Women Championships (AWC) qualifiers. Zimbabwe face the Twiga Stars on Sunday at Rufaro Stadium carrying a 2-1 lead from the first leg and a draw will be enough to…
HARARE – After featuring on Jah Prayzah’s video Eriza, vivacious Lyn Magodo aka Lady Storm has discovered the power of collaborations as she is working on a duet with Rockford ‘‘Roki’’ Josphats. Magodo, who fronts rhumba outfit Swagga Band, told the Daily News yesterday in Harare at City Sports Bar’s weekly Jam Session that she…
