HARARE – Former Vice President Joice Mujuru says she will do everything in her power to get to the bottom of the controversial death of her decorated liberation struggle hero husband, Solomon — who she says was murdered before his body was burnt to ashes. Speaking in an exclusive interview with the Daily News on…
HARARE – President Robert Mugabe has once again made it clear that he has no plans to name a successor while he is still alive, also dismissing speculation that he plans to cede power to his powerful wife Grace. Speaking in a belated birthday interview with the State broadcaster, ZBC TV, last night, Mugabe said…
HARARE – Mines minister Walter Chidakwa was yesterday grilled by lawyers in court but defended himself saying he could not be held in contempt over his actions to defy a High Court order okaying the return of Mbada Diamonds (Private) Limited (Mbada) to its Chiadzwa mining site. Chidakwa appeared before High Court judge Joseph Mafusire…
PRETORIA – South African athlete Oscar Pistorius has been denied leave to appeal against his conviction for murdering his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. The Constitutional Court has made the ruling, meaning Pistorius will now be sentenced in April. Pistorius killed Ms Steenkamp in February 2013 after firing four times through a locked toilet door. A manslaughter…
HARARE – Former Vice President Joice Mujuru — who formally presented herself to the nation on Tuesday as the leader of the new political outfit, Zimbabwe People First (ZPF) — has described President Robert Mugabe as a backward and power-hungry man who wants to take the nation down with him to his grave. In an…
BULAWAYO – Highlanders chairperson Peter Dube says he is the best man to take the Premier Soccer League forward and is confident he will beat his Dynamos counterpart Kenny Mubaiwa in Saturday’s election. The PSL chairperson post became vacant after new Zifa president Philip Chiyangwa ordered the league to hold elections to replace Twine Phiri,…
HARARE – Dynamos coach Paulo Jorge Silva says his charges will be ready to face defending champions Chicken Inn in their opening match of the 2016 Castle Lager Premiership season next month. According to the 2016 fixture released by the PSL on Tuesday, the Harare giants will begin their season with a tough away trip…
HARARE – Killer T and Winky D — arguably the hottest Zimdancehall artistes over the last year — will go head-to-head in five categories at the Zimdancehall Awards on tonight at 1+1 Long Cheng Plaza. The two red-hot artistes are headed for a bruising showdown in the Best Artist 2016 (man), Best Collaboration, Song of…
BULAWAYO – Poet and women rights activist Albert Nyathi yesterday began a nationwide tour to audition for a multilingual 20-track album of gender-sensitive and non-sexist songs. The award-winning artist told the Daily News that the project, which seeks to promote gender equality, will be anchored by a documentary. “The major objective of the project is…
HARARE – Yesteryear Pantsula musician Taso has criticised Zimdancehall artistes for lacking creativity. The artiste, who was born Shepherd Kunodziya, told the Daily News that the bulk of songs by Zimdancehall artistes are replete with trivial issues. “I do not see any value in the new genre (Zimdancehall) as the bulk of the artistes tend…
